📌 Grantown-upon-Spey, Highland
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Anagach Wood spreads east from Grantown-on-Spey, filling the gap between the town and a wide loop of the River Spey. Capercaillie, red squirrels and crested tits all call this Scots pinewood home, though you’re very unlikely to catch a glimpse of the former. A number of waymarked trails explore the forest; this easy route starts from the edge of town and follows the Speyside Way through the trees, returning along the riverbank.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Anagach Wood car park, Forest Road, 5-min walk east of Grantown-on-Spey town centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 035275
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.328227,-3.604907
🚌 Bus to Grantown-on-Spey
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 11 km / 7 mi | ▲ 60 m | ⌛ 3 hr
Features: 🌳 Anagach Wood; 💧 River Spey
⬤ Easy | Clear woodland / riverside paths & tracks, only short inclines.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – River Spey via Anagach Wood & Speyside Way – follow north bank of River Spey upstream to just short of A95 – Ladies Garden Wood – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Woodpigeons, treecreepers, goldcrest, swallows, wrens, tits. Crossbill heard. Sheep in fields next to river, mallard ducks.
Weather: A little blue sky, then overcast. 9°C at start, rising a little.
September 2025
