📌 Newtonmore, Highland
★★★★
Where is the true heart of Scotland? Despite competing claims from Schiehallion, the centre of the country (when including the islands) is pinpointed by the Ordnance Survey and many old travel books as Glen Truim in the Cairngorms National Park – a feeder valley for more famous Strathspey. And the region could hardly be a better poster boy for Scotland’s allure: mighty hills, powerful rivers, verdant straths and rich wildlife. This short out-and-back walk leads to the picture-perfect viewpoint of Creagan an Fhithich above the confluence of the Truim and Spey rivers, with stunning views across the Cairngorms and Monadhliath Mountains.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at track junction just southwest of Mains of Glentruim, minor road 4 mi southwest of Newtonmore
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 679942
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.019970,-4.178281
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗Verge parking – don’t block access
📝 Key info
▶ 2 km / 1 mi | ▲ 90 m | ⌛ 45 min
Features: ✞ Clan MacPherson Memorial / viewpoint; △ Creagan an Fhithich (411 m)
⬤ Easy | Clear track with some ascent, narrowing to path for very last section.
Download file for GPS➡️ Out-and-back walk with detour to memorial at start: start – Clan MacPherson Memorial / viewpoint – return to start & follow track, keeping right at junctions – Creagan an Fhithich – return by outward route
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Cuckoos & pheasants heard, butterflies.
Weather: 10°C, sunshine & large clouds, light wind.
May 2021
