Welcome to the area

Accommodation, Activities and Food

Accommodation, Activities, Transport and Food The information below, with many links to local websites, is provided by Visit Cairngorms, with thanks to Kathryn Owen. Introduction We look forward to welcoming you to the spectacular Cairngorms National Park - this is a special area and you are going…

Accommodation

 ACCOMMODATION IN THE AREA PLEASE NOTE - there will be free sleeping space for finishers at HQ (the plan is for a marquee, with flooring, in a quiet area of the site). Here are some links to help you get started booking your accommodation.  They're arranged with from closest to furthest from the…

Timetables

  Some Timetables For convenience here are some public transport timetables that may be helpful. However, these are for a guide only, and users should check with the bus/train companies for changes, strikes, etc. Scotrail timetable for Trains to Aviemore from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth and Inverness…

Nadair- Nature

Meet the neighbours you may be lucky enough to meet on the walk.   Aspen Capercaillie Cloudberries Goldcrest Golden Eagle Haggis Osprey Pine Marten Ptarmigan Red Squirrel Reindeer Salmon Snow Bunting Twinflower Wildcat _______________________________________________________ Aspen   Ah, Aspen. …

Daylight hours

How many hours of daylight will there be on the walk?   You may have heard of 'Da Simmer Dim'.  In Shetland and Orkney, these are the long summer nights between mid-May and mid-July. In Speyside, we're a little further south, but we still get long daylight hours. The Speyside Team have checked and…

Future Walks

Future Walks

Click here to be taken to the upcoming social walk programme for this Local Group.

Past Walks

Past walks

click here to be taken to an interactive database containing details of all the social walks this Local Group has organised since January 2008

Local Group News

Long Distance Paths

click here to be taken to the latest news updates for this Local Group.

National LDWA

National LDWA

click here to be taken to the home page of the LDWA National website

LDWA Walks

The LDWA organises many challenge events and local group social walks, as well as listing many more organised by other organisations. Challenge events are normally between 20 and 100 miles and must generally be completed within a defined time limit. Social walks are normally led walks of around 20 miles.

Click here to go to the LDWA website.

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