Glenmore Forest Park

An easy, family-friendly walk in the Cairngorms National Park.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.73 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 371 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 361 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,401 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,093 ft

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Description of the walk

(S/F) Start the car park of the Glenmore Visitor Centre. Take the road east-south-east (Glenmore Lodge Road) which passes just beneath the "Reindeer House”. This path runs along Norwegian Lodge then Glenmore Lodge.

(1) Pass by a path on the right and keep climbing into the forest.

(2) After a kilometre and a half you will overlook a lovely little loch called An Lochan Uaine.

(3) After a short stop at the loch, retrace your steps over a short distance and take the path that leads right into the forest.

(4) Take a moment to enjoy the view of the mountains opposite (to the south) where Scots go to ski in winter. The trail then leads to a wider forest road. Continue to walk this road a further roughly 1.8 km to reach the Visitor Centre (S/F).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,099 ft - Glenmore Visitor Centre
  2. 1 : mi 1.01 - alt. 1,138 ft - Intersection, continue straight on
  3. 2 : mi 1.98 - alt. 1,194 ft - An Lochan Uaine
  4. 3 : mi 2.04 - alt. 1,194 ft - Y-intersection, turn right
  5. 4 : mi 2.58 - alt. 1,378 ft - Landscaped viewpoint
  6. S/E : mi 3.73 - alt. 1,093 ft - Glenmore Visitor Centre

Notes

Beneath the Glenmore Visitor Centre there is a large camping site on the shore of Loch Morlich with a nice sandy beach.

Reviews and comments

5 / 5
Based on 1 review

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
marmotte19
marmotte19

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 11, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk in the Scottish Highlands.

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