Fochabers to Craigellachie

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Ynske Fawcett
on the July 30, 2018

Beautiful hike - looking over the Spey Valley. We often saw ...

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The Tour

A slightly more challenging day from Fochabers to Craigellachie through woodland and passing the base of Ben Aigen.

20.6 km

5:45 h

392 m

345 m

Climb steeply as you leave Fochabers to be rewarded with expansive views over the Spey Valley and the Boat o’ Brig. Walk through a stretch of mixed forest and farmland before reaching the small village of Craigallachie. The Craigallachie Hotel boasts 550 malt whiskies behind its bar.

Author

Catherine Allan

Updated: August 23, 2019

Details

Highest point

293 m

Lowest point

38 m

Tips, hints and links

This walk appears in the following itineraries:

WSSSW1

WSSSW2

WSSSW3

WSSSW4

WSSSW5

Turn-by-turn directions

Start

Fochabers (head southwest to pick up the Way on West Street) (40 m)

Coordinates:

Geographic

57.614014, -3.097014

UTM

30V 494204 6385742

Destination

Highlander Inn car park in Craigellachie

Turn-by-turn directions

These maps and routes are designed to be used in conjunction with our traditional documentation. We have recently embarked on a conversion initiative to bring the two elements together, and this itinerary will be covered in due course.

In the meantime, using the two elements alongside each other should go a long way to ensure you have a safe, enjoyable and problem free day.