Allt Mhoraich circuit

Summary

This is mostly a quiet moorland walk, making a circuit around Creag Sanais; there are fine views around the upper Spey and Badenoch. There are often livestock on the first section and the farmer requests walkers to leave their dogs behind.

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Terrain

The route is very infrequently waymarked and the path fades to nothing in places. The descent gives rough and wet going.

Getting there

Start

Layby just west of the bridge over the Allt Mhoraich on the minor road between Bridge of Truilm and Catlodge.

Public Transport

None to start.

Start Grid Ref

NN659935

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Walk Statistics

Distance: 5.5km / 3.5 miles
Time: 2 - 2.5 hours
Ascent: 238m (Profile)

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Stage 1

Park just west of the Allt Mhoraich bridge, opposite a gate which has a sign about this walk; there is space for only two cars. After admiring the view over Badenoch opposite, go through the gate and follow the faint track which leads through a rising grassy field towards Creag na Sanais. The Allt Mhoraich is far below to the left, fringed by deciduous woodland.

Stage 2

The path is very faint across the grassy field but you should soon pick up and follow a track which appears to be heading directly for the summit of the crags, before it swings round them to the left. There are good views down the Spey Valley from here. The track soon becomes a path, keeping below the broken crags, and after a couple of marker posts the path itself soon fades to nothing; continue across the trackless moor beneath the crags.

Stage 3

After some distance (the moorland is boggy in places) you'll see a fence ahead; the route bears right here, eventually following the fence to the right as it climbs up round the back of the hill. As you round the back of the hill and begin descending again, keep about fifty yards to the right of the fence, where there is a path in places. There are views across towards the moorland hills above Loch Caoldair.

Stage 4

Continue downhill close to the fence for about a kilometre. It becomes steep at one point, and after that the going becomes boggy. Eventually the edge of a planted area is reached and a fence goes off to the right; follow this, but when the fence turns back left continue straight ahead across wet, rough moorland; the wind turbine by the cottages at Easter Breakachy is a guide when the waymarkers fail.

Stage 5

You should reach a couple more markers as you head towards another fence which encloses the field above Easter Breakachy. Keep to the right of this to reach a fence junction - pass through the gate here and continue ahead. Eventually the route leads down to a gate giving access to the minor road. Turn right along the quiet road to return to the start in around one kilometre.

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