Nethy, Achnahannet and Dava Moor

Apart from the gates on the Speyside way this is a really nice loop with the possibility of cafes at Nethy Bridge, and the Speyside Centre as well as back in Grantown.

Start: Burnfield Avenue, PH26 3HH

Parking: Burnfield Avenue, PH26 3HH (EV charger and accessible toilets)

Accessibility issues: Lots of gates on Speyside Way (can be avoided by B970). A few gates on the Dava but generally good latches and hinges. Awkward double gate at 33.8km (NJ 001 303)

Cafes: Grantown

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Route description

• 0km Follow waymarked Speyside Way to Nethy Bridge
• 9.8km Right on unclassified road towards Broomhill
• 12.4km Right then immediately left across A95 (CAUTION: fast traffic). Continue on Broomhill Road (old A95) and forest track to emerge in Speyside Centre car park
• 14.3km Exit Speyside Centre and turn right on A95 (CAUTION: fast traffic for 0.6km)
• 14.9km Turn right at Croft James on road eventually fading to farm track
• 16.8km Right on Carr Road
• 17.7km Straight across A938 (CAUTION: watch out for fast traffic from both sides) to Achnahannet (fades to gravel at 20.5km)
• 21.2km Ignore right turn to house
• 21.9km Right on gradual climb across hillside
• 23.0 Left towards Easter Rynechra shooting lodge*
• 27.6km Right at T junction
• 28.6km Right downhill at Y fork
• 32.6km Left at sandy junction
• 35.3km Left towards Grantown
• 36.2km Continue on tarmac into Grantown
• 37.8km Left onto The Square
• 38.1km Right into Burnfield Avenue

*A short cut is possible at 23.0km by turning right instead of left, giving a direct (~2km) route to 32.6km waypoint.