Daviot Wood circuit, Daviot

A short leg stretcher in forestry with good views and a chance to see red squirrels and roe deer. The noise of the A9 is ever present for the first half of the route.

Terrain

Short easy walk on paths and tracks, gentle up and down.

Public Transport

None to start.

Start

Daviot car park. Open start point in Google Maps for directions.

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Walk Description

Stage 1

To reach the start, turn off the A9 at Daviot and follow the signs for Daviot West, turn right to pass the school and the car park is on the right before the quarry entrance - there are recycling bins. The route starts by heading up the path from the north end of the car park, climbing uphill and passing to the left of a mast. There are good views back of Daviot Church and across the River Nairn.

Stage 2

Keep straight on where an unmarked path leaves to the left and keep following the blue posts. The path heads between young pine trees with yellow broom blossoming in the spring and summer. When a felled area is reached turn left onto another straight path which soon reaches a bench at a junction. Keep straight on here.

Stage 3

The path heads into taller trees, keep straight on until it reaches a crossroad with a track. The path ahead heads to one of General Wade's military roads. Instead turn left.

Stage 4

Soon pass a water building on the left and keep on the main track which is a shared cycle route, waymarked in yellow. As it heads through mature pines this is one of the best areas to see red squirrels in the wood - listed out for the scratching sound they make as they run up and down the trunks. Keep straight ahead downhill when another track joins from the left. The track soon reaches the back of the quarry and the Daviot road. Turn left here and follow the road back to Daviot where it emerges opposite the car park.

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