📌 Glen Feshie, Highland
★★★
🛠️ Route closed due to storm damage (checked April 2024)
The River Feshie has sculpted one of Scotland’s most beautiful glens: this great meltwater river is bordered by miles of ancient and restored Caledonian forest in its middle and lower reaches. This waymarked trail from Feshiebridge explores just a tiny part of the water course, where it flows through a small gorge full of deep potholes, rushing rapids and a variety of fish species. The woodland return is less interesting, but you may be lucky and spot a red squirrel – also look for wood ant nests. The western wall of the Cairngorms is well seen from deforested stretches, with scree runs and heather leading the eye up to Creag Mhigeachaidh. The shorter Frank Bruce Sculpture Trail shares the same car park and is featured here separately.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish by the B970 just northwest of Feshie Bridge, 1 mi east of Kincraig
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NH 849046
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.118203,-3.902115
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 3 km / 2 mi | ▲ 50 m | ⌛ 1-1.5 hr
Features: 🌊 Feshiebridge gorge
⬤ Easy | Clear paths & tracks, only a little ascent.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – Feshie Bridge & Feshiebridge gorge to south – branch right (west) at 🧭 NH 850034 – return by track to west. Route is a variation of the Feshie Woodland Trail marked in yellow 🔗 here (Feshie Woodland Trail)
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Wood ants, small birds in the forest.
Weather: A few bright spells though mostly cloudy, temperature in mid to high teens.
July 2021
