SCOTLAND
■Distance: 12 miles/19.5km ■Time: 5½ hours ■Grade: Challenging
SEE FEATURE ON PAGE 40
Cairngorms route over the This classic dye of the clothes washed in hue, said to be such from the see, with its dazzling green The ‘Green Lochan’ is a must something of a wildlife haven. wildcats roam, this forest is capercaillie, crested tits and Pine forest where the native immediately into Caledonian Visitor Centre, stepping Starting close to Glenmore Glenmore and Strathspey. views of the Northern Corries, Morlich, offers superlative extension around Loch Meall a’ Bhuachaille, with between 2000-3000ft) of Corbett (Scottish mountains the loch by local fairies! The path climbs from the iconic Ryvoan Bothy to Meall a’ Bhuachaille, where cloudberries, abundant in the Arctic regions of Scandinavia, can be found.
CHALLENGE WALK
Across the ridge, views north over Abernethy, Scotland’s largest Caledonian Pine forest, accompany the ridge before descending through conifer and pine to Loch Morlich and around its shoreline.
1 Start
From Allt Ban car park walk upstream, taking first L path which weaves through forest leading to a gravel track. Turn R going NE on gravel track, shortly crossing small footbridge, keeping L, eventually passing Green Lochan. (Perfect place for a swim or fairy spotting!) The track leaves the pine forest, keeping on L path, as it ascends to Ryvoan Bothy.
PLAN YOUR WALK
ROUTE
Start/parking Free layby parking, or park at Allt Ban car park opposite layby (P&D), grid ref NH980094, postcode PH22 1QY Is it for me? Long walk with clear paths, navigation needed in forest.
Gravel, tarmac and mountain path Stiles None
PLANNING
Nearest town Aviemore
Refreshments Pine Marten Bar Glenmore (01479 861253), Glenmore Visitor Centre & Café
Public toilets Glenmore Visitor Centre & Café
Public transport Bus 30 Aviemore-Glenmore Visitor Centre (stagecoach bus.com), Nearest train station Aviemore
Maps OS Explorer OL57; Landranger 36
2 2½ miles/4.1km
Turn L at Ryvoan Bothy, ascending Meall a’ Bhu
