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Aviemore to Boat of Garten 5<br />

Map 6<br />

Category: Off-road cycle path<br />

Distance: 4 miles/7 kilometres<br />

Time: 30 m<strong>in</strong>utes<br />

Gradient: Gently undulat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Surface: Ma<strong>in</strong>ly gravel path<br />

A95(T)<br />

The Strathspey Railway<br />

(Tra<strong>in</strong>s run Easter to October)<br />

Boat of Garten<br />

Start/<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ish<br />

To Grantown<br />

-on-Spey<br />

B970<br />

Speyside Way<br />

This is a wonderful off-road route where you can<br />

forget all about traffic and soak up the mounta<strong>in</strong><br />

scenery. It follows an off-road variant of <strong>National</strong><br />

Route 7 and passes through heather moorland,<br />

p<strong>in</strong>e forest, and lichen-rich birch woods.<br />

Street of<br />

K<strong>in</strong>card<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Access the route from the southern end of<br />

Aviemore, the tra<strong>in</strong> station, or off the ma<strong>in</strong> street,<br />

and turn left along a m<strong>in</strong>or road. After go<strong>in</strong>g<br />

through a hous<strong>in</strong>g estate the route leaves the<br />

town beh<strong>in</strong>d: views of the Cairngorm’s deep<br />

northern corries open up on the right. Cont<strong>in</strong>ue<br />

to jo<strong>in</strong> a very quiet road for the f<strong>in</strong>al mile which<br />

leads easily through Scots p<strong>in</strong>e to the attractive<br />

village of Boat of Garten, the Osprey village.<br />

A9(T)<br />

A95(T)<br />

Avie<br />

Lochan<br />

Loch pan<br />

Carraigean<br />

Strathspey Steam The Railway<br />

Speyside Way<br />

Lochan Dubh<br />

Loch Dallas<br />

West<br />

Croftmore<br />

Auchgourish<br />

B970<br />

River Spey<br />

Pityoulish<br />

Loch<br />

Pityoulish<br />

Aviemore Visitor Centre<br />

(Cairngorms <strong>National</strong> Park)<br />

A9(T)<br />

Start/<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ish<br />

Dalfaber<br />

Aviemore<br />

Miles<br />

0 1<br />

Craigellachie <strong>National</strong> Nature Reserve<br />

(Scottish Natural Heritage)<br />

2<br />

Aviemore Station<br />

The Strathspey Railway<br />

(Tra<strong>in</strong>s run Easter to October)<br />

0<br />

Kilometres<br />

1 2<br />

3<br />

B9152<br />

Nordic Ski<br />

Centre<br />

Inverdruie<br />

Hotel<br />

Coylumbridge<br />

Mounta<strong>in</strong> Rescue<br />

Post<br />

B970<br />

A9(T)<br />

Doune of Rothiemurchus<br />

(Historic Houses Association)<br />

Rothiemurchus Estate<br />

Mounta<strong>in</strong> bike tracks<br />

The Old Logg<strong>in</strong>g Way<br />

(to Glenmore)<br />

To Cairngorm<br />

Mounta<strong>in</strong><br />

Loch Alvie<br />

B970<br />

13<br />

B9152<br />

To Pitlochry<br />

and Glasgow<br />

Loch<br />

Morlich<br />

14

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