Easywasy can organise your journey on the Speyside Way, a mostly easy and
well signposted walk. It passes through some of Scotland’s
most varied and beautiful scenery. First opened in 1981, it is one
of Scotland’s four official long distance walks - extending
65miles (105km) long with the option of interesting spurs to Dufftown
(4miles/6.5km) and Tomintoul (15miles/24km) making the total distance
84miles (135km).
From the centre of Buckie
near Buckie, the route travels west along the shore of the Moray
Firth to reach Spey Bay. Turning south it follows the winding River
Spey on paths, old railway tracks, forest trails and through farmland
to reach the the Cairngorm Mountains and the Highland Resort of
Aviemore. Along the way there are many attractive villages and small
towns, distilleries, castles and a wide variety of historical sites.
A special feature of this area is the rich and varied bird-life
ranging from the seabirds and waders of the Spey estuary to the
eagles, buzzards and ospreys of the inland mountains and lochs.
This walk is generally flat and suitable
for all the family but, there are two significant climbs - one on
the shoulder of Ben Aigan (270m) and the other over Carn Daimh (450m)
on the Tomintoul Spur.
Accommodation
The Speyside Way can
offer hostels, b&bs, inns, guest houses and hotels. However,
it should be noted that not all types are available at every stage.
You will see from our guidelines on the PRICES and BOOKINGS Page
that we have banded the different types of accommodation. This provides
an indication of what you are likely to pay. And, you can choose
a mixture of types of accommodation each day - a Youth Hostel, one
evening, and a Hotel, the next. It is designed to be totally flexible. |
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