📌 Kincraig, Highland
★★★★
The wooded expanse stretching from Glenmore to Glen Feshie is one of the largest areas of ancient Scots pine forest left in the UK. A short and steep climb to Farleitter Crag gives awesome views across miles of forest canopy, with the barren Cairngorms and Monadhliath plateaus rising beyond. A cluster of marshy lochans (the Uath Lochans, with uath pronounced as wah) at the foot of the hill adds birdwatching opportunities to a walk that somehow feels more like a slice of Canada than Scotland.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish in Inshriach Forest, minor road 2 mi south of Kincraig
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NH 835023
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.096638,-3.924469
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 5 km / 3 mi | ▲ 130 m | ⌛ 1.5-2 hr
Features: 💧 Uath Lochans (Hawthorn lochans); △ Farleitter Crag (340 m)
⬤ Moderate | Good level paths around the lochans with boardwalk sections; steep climb to summit on track then path; tracks and paths for return.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – path around east side of the two northeast lochans, north side of southern (largest) loch, to track junction at 🧭 NH 834021 – Farleitter Crag – Badenoch Way to 🧭 NH 828029 – start. Route is a longer variation on the trails marked in white / red 🔗 here
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Several deer in the forest on descent from Farleitter Crag. This is a good walk for spotting red squirrels.
Weather: Mostly cloudy, only a few degrees above freezing but dry; breezy on the summit with melting snow visible on higher ground.
March 2013
