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Badenoch & Strathspey Group

We are the Badenoch & Strathspey Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

 Condense cars and drive 28 miles to Dufftown, parking at the Isla Way carpark,  Walk to the nearby station for the  Whisky Line train which leaves at 10.30. The fare to Drummuir is £5.00, but we can get a discount if we are more than 10 people. Take the train to Drummuir station (20 mins) and then walk on the Isla Way through wood land, visiting the walled garden, to Loch Park for an early lunch.  Then the route climbs through forest on a good track to a open viewpoint before descending, with amazing views, back to Dufftown, finishing along part of the old railway track. 

Saturday, 30 August 2025
Start time:
9:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.5km / 6.5mi
Ascent:
190m / 623ft
Type:
circular

Please book your place on this walk with the walk leader at the latest by Thursday 28 August, so we can notify the railway of numbers travelling.  A donation of £5 is recommended when sharing transport and you will need £5 for the train fare.  Coffee/tea is available at the adjacent Sidings Cafe before and after the walk.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Starting point

Grid reference:
NJ 03499 28101
Nearest postcode:
PH26 3QG
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Start time:
9:00 am

Burnfield carpark, Grantown

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking