Speyside Way – Day 7

20th May 2022: Kincraig to Newtonmore – 13.5 miles I met another of my fellow guests last night as I was putting a bottle of water in the little communal fridge in the dining room. He was sitting at the dining table, poring over his map and we got talking about our respective walks. He […]

Speyside Way – Day 6

19th May 2022: Boat of Garten to Kincraig – 13 miles It seems I jumped to premature (and incorrect) conclusions last night, and in my grump I bundled Fraoch Lodge in with the Boat House B&B. The two establishments couldn’t be more different and I apologise for any slight (on the former) that may have […]

Speyside Way – Day 5

18th May 2022: Grantown to Boat of Garten – 11 miles The Ben Mhor Hotel is cheap. It’s £42.50 for a single en-suite room, so almost half the price of yesterday’s room. But that’s the only good thing I can say about the place. It’s cheap because it’s cheap! I’ve only seen one member of […]

Speyside Way – Day 4

17th May 2022: Cragganmore to Grantown – 15 miles Day 4 on a long distance walk is when stuff begins to hurt. I’ve done plenty of two day walks this year, I’ve even done plenty of 6 or 7 consecutive local walks, but they’re only 4 to 6 miles normally and even over Easter, when […]

Speyside Way – Day 3

16th May 2022: Dufftown to Cragganmore – 15 miles I imagine today’s walk report is going to be quite short. Despite the route only being a couple of miles short of yesterday’s, it didn’t hold anything like as much appeal, so I’m not sure what to write about. I suppose I should start with last […]

Speyside Way – Day 2

15th May 2022: Fochabers to Dufftown – 17.5 miles I have the full set, all nine of them: 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6. I remember hearing each set of hourly chimes from the village clock throughout the night! It turns out yesterday’s 5:15am was actually a long relaxing lie-in. There’s […]

Speyside Way – Day 1

14th May 2022: Buckie to Fochabers – 11 miles Oh my goodness, I’m in post-walk heaven! I’ve had one of the best showers I’ve ever experienced outside my own home, and I’ve just finished a triple scoop chocolate waffle ice cream! The actual walk was pretty good too, so at the moment I have very […]