THE DAVA WAY

The Dava Way stretches over 38 kilometres from Grantown-on-Spey in the Cairngorms National Park to the stone-built town of Forres in the county of Moray. Mostly following the line of the old Highland Railway Line, it provides traffic-free, relatively straightforward walking and has a fine gradation of scenery from the Spey at Grantown, through the bleak and empty moorlands around Dava and on into a long descent through the more fertile and pastoral landscapes of Moray around Forres.

The route also provides a key link between two other Long Distance walks. At Grantown it connects with the Speyside Way, whilst Forres is the start of the Moray Coast Trail. As the Moray Coast Trail also meets the Speyside Way at Spey Bay, the three routes together provide the opportunity to make a fine and very varied circular walking tour of the region.