📌 Logie, Moray
★★★
The River Divie is a tributary of the better known River Findhorn, with the two water courses joining just downstream of the Randolph’s Leap beauty spot near Logie Steading. The smaller tributary more than matches up in scenic terms: there are abundant rapids, cloaked in forest and overlooked by a well-built – and at times spectacular – path along the gorge rim. Dunphail House (private) marks the southern end of the route, after which woodland tracks lead back to the start. We first tried this walk many years ago but broken bridges rendered it all but impassable; happily all infrastructure issues have been fixed at the time of writing in 2024 and the circuit is accessible again – though one bridge still feels unnervingly shoogly, high on stilts above foaming rapids.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Logie Steading, B9007 6 mi south of Forres
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 007505
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.533776,-3.660291
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 7 km / 4 mi | ▲ 170 m | ⌛ 2 hr
Features: 🏠 Logie Steading; 🌊 Findhorn & Divie gorges & waterfalls
⬤ Moderate | Clear paths & tracks, some rougher, muddy or steeper sections.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit: start & Logie Steading – Bridge of Logie via River Findhorn east bank – follow west bank of River Divie upstream – cross footbridge at 🧭 NJ 003489 – follow east bank to Kinnaird Bridge – pass around north side of Dunphail Castle – Oakfield – Bridge of Logie – start via main access drive
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Roe deer below Dunphail Castle, cows in fields around Logie Steading. Two birds of prey, woodland birds, speckled wood butterflies.
Weather: Well broken cloud, temperature in high teens.
May 2024
