Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
NEED TO KNOW
01479-861261;
www.cairngormmountain.org
; adult/child return £9.95/6.50;
10.20am-4pm May-
Nov, 9am-4.30pm Dec-Apr
Sights
STRATHSPEY STEAM RAILWAY
( 01479-810725;
www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk
; Station Sq; return ticket per adult/child £11.50/5.75)
Strathspey Steam Railway runs steam trains on a section of restored line between
Aviemore and Broomhill, 10 miles to the northeast, via Boat of Garten. There are four or
five trains daily from June to September, and a more limited service in April, May, Octo-
ber and December.
An extension to Grantown-on-Spey is planned (see
www.railstograntown.org
); in the
meantime, you can continue from Broomhill to Grantown-on-Spey by bus.
| Heritage Railway
ROTHIEMURCHUS ESTATE
(
www.rothiemurchus.net
)
The Rothiemurchus Estate, which extends from the River Spey at
Aviemore to the Cairngorm summit plateau, is famous for having Scotland's largest rem-
nant of
Caledonian forest
, the ancient forest of Scots pine that once covered most of the
country. The forest is home to a large population of red squirrels, and is one of the last
bastions of the Scottish wildcat.
The
Rothiemurchus Estate visitor centre
( 01479-812345; admission free;
9am-5.30pm)
, a mile southeast of Aviemore along the B970, sells an
Explorer Map
detail-
ing more than 50 miles of
footpaths
and
cycling trails
, including the wheelchair-access-
ible 4-mile trail around
Loch an Eilein
, with its ruined castle and peaceful pine woods.
| Forest
Activities
BOTHY BIKES
( 01479-810111;
www.bothybikes.co.uk
; Dalfaber; per half-/full day £16/20; 9am-5.30pm)
Located
just outside Aviemore on the way to Cairngorm, this place rents out mountain bikes and
can advise on routes and trails; a good choice for beginners is the
Old Logging Way
,
| Mountain Biking
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