Aviemore and the Cairngorms 40 Shorter Walks Pocket Guidebook

by: Paul and Helen Webster
The Cairngorms are Britain's largest National Park, a place where mountains rise in a wilderness of high plateaux, deep corries and empty glens. But the vast tracts of surviving Caledonian forest, sparkling lochs, heather moors and tumbling rivers also make this fantastic walking country for those who prefer a gentler pace.

This guide features 40 shorter walks, many ideal for families, stretching from the ancient region of Badenoch and the wildlife-packed upper reaches of the Spey Valley, through the outdoor sports hub of Aviemore to Grantown and Tomintoul, then over Ballater and Royal Deeside to Braemar.

Each walk entry begins with distance, time and terrain together with an outline of the walk area followed by route finding instructions and a simple colour sketch map. Colour photographs are also included throughout the book.
The walk locations are:

Badenoch
Insh Marshes Invertromie Trail - 4.5 km
Creag Bheag from Kingussie - 7 km
Lower Glen Feshie Sculpture Trail - 4.5 km
Uath Lochans and Inshriach Forest - 4 km
Newtonmore Wildcat Trail - 11 km
The Falls of Truim - 9 km
Pattack Falls and lost village - 4.5 km
Black Wood and the hill fort - 8.5 km

Aviemore and Strathspey
Loch Morlich circular - 6 km
Craigellachie Woods over Aviemore - 2.5 km
Loch an Eilein and Loch Gamhna - 7 km
Ryvoan Pass - 10.5 km
Corrie of the Snows - 6 km
Rothiemurchus and the Iron Bridge - 7 km
Meall a'Bhuachaille from Glenmore - 8 km
Nethy Bridge and Dell Woods - 3 km
Castle Roy and Craigmore Wood - 5.5 km
Loch Garten osprey loop - 9 km
Ellan Wood from Carrbridge - 3.5 km

Grantown-on-Spey and Tomintoul
Anagach Woods and Speyside Way - 11.5 km
Viewpoints walk from Grantown - 5 km
Glen Brown round - 7 km
Tomintoul tour to Carn Daimh - 11 km
Glen Avon and Queen's View - 5 km
Glenmulliach lookout - 6 km
The Livet Path - 9.5 km

Ballater and Royal Deeside
Glen Tanar and drove roads - 8 km
The Vat return - 6.5 km
Wild side of Loch Kinord - 6 km
Seven Bridges and Knock Castle - 10.5 km
Craigendarroch oakwoods - 4 km
Loch Muick and Balmoral Estate - 12.5 km

The Braes of Mar
Keiloch Crag and the Fog House - 5 km
Jock's Road to Loch Callater - 11.5 km
Morrone Birkwood - 4.5 km
Lion' Face and the Cromlins - 5.5 km
Dee tour from Braemar - 5 km
Colonel's Bed from Inverey - 5 km
Linn of Dee to Derry Lodge - 11 km
The Linn of Quoich - 4.5 km

ISBN 9780955454875 Pages 96 (2016 reprinted 2018) 105mm x 148mm