Ten local Grantown-on-Spey walks near me

Grantown-on-Spey boasts an array of walking, cycling and dog friendly walking routes that weave through mature Scots Pine woods, leading either to the serene banks of the River Spey or toward expansive vistas of the Cairngorms. These paths and trails offer varying terrains, each providing a unique perspective of Strathspey’s natural beauty, history and culture.

Our Top Ten Grantown-on-Spey Walks and Trails

·         Grantown’s Heritage Trail

·         Anagach Woods Trail

·         Viewpoint Walk

·         Glenbeg Walk

·         Inverallan and Cairn Distillery Walk

·         Castle Grant Policies Walk

·         Grantown Health Walk

·         Dava Way

·         Speyside Way

·         Grantown Health Centre Woodland Walk

The Grantown Hub will be an ideal central location to commence or end your walk. Advice by local volunteers with a wealth of local knowledge will be at hand. Maps of routes in various formats will be available and local guidebooks recommended.

For those who want to delve a little deeper into landscape and buildings they have seen, there will be a range of photographic and published records available to view in The Grantown Society’s archive, accessible in the Grantown Hub.

Map of Grantown walks from an old guide book

Planning Your Local Walk

Most of the local walks in and around Grantown are well signposted.  The town heritage trail has twenty-one informative signs attached to buildings and the Anagach and Viewpoint walks are sign posted from the Square or entrances to the woods.

Longer national trails such as the Speyside Way and Dava Way also have several information boards and way signs on the approaches to Grantown. The ‘Grantown-on-Spey & Hills of Cromdale,’

Local Ordnance Survey Map OL 61

Ordnance Survey Map OL61 and ‘Lochindorb, Grantown-on-Spey & Carrbridge’ Ordnance Survey Map OL60 covers the area at a scale 1:25000 to provide all the detail and information to enhance exploring the area on foot or by bike.

Local Ordnance Survey Map OL 60

The Cairngorms National Park Authority has also produced a Grantown-on-Spey Paths leaflet with maps and further information about the area. https://bitly.ws/33XK5

The Highland Council also have a downloadable PDF guide of twelve local walks: Independent Walks Around - Grantown-on-Spey.

No matter which walk you choose or in which season, you’re sure to be captivated by the diverse natural beauty, history and culture of Grantown-on-Spey and surrounding area. So, grab your walking boots and get ready to explore this picturesque corner of the Scottish Highlands based in the Cairngorms National Park.