📌 Kingussie, Highland
★★★
Glen Tromie is a long, straight glen stretching for several miles south from Kingussie – and nearly joining up with Glen Garry on the other side of the Cairngorms. This circuit is merely a taster for the glen, approaching from Ruthven Barracks (also worth a visit) over a low hill, giving great views of steep sided Croidh-la. After a rough and – in places – boggy descent, a good track is followed along the valley floor, eventually returning to the start via Insh Marshes nature reserve. This could be a useful ramble for a day when snow or cloud renders the area’s higher hills inaccessible or unappealing.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Leaving Ruthven Barracks 
Fording the Burn of Ruthven 
Track around Beinn Bhuidhe 
Looking back over Strathspey from the narrow path section 
View ahead to Glen Tromie 
Woods of Glentromie – with a slightly overgrown path 
House in Glen Tromie 
River Tromie 
Track down Glen Tromie 
Track down Glen Tromie 
Track down Glen Tromie 
Track junction just before Tromie Bridge 
Tromie Bridge gorge 
River Tromie below the gorge 
Path opposite Tromie Mills 
Woodland section 
Path overlooking Insh Marshes 
Insh Marshes – viewpoint from the lower hide 
Cycle path return to the start
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Ruthven Barracks, B970 1 mi southeast of Kingussie
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 765996
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.070998,-4.039230
🚆🚌 Train / bus to Kingussie (1 mi)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 11 km / 7 mi | ▲ 340 m | ⌛ 3.5-4 hr
Features: 💂 Ruthven Barracks ★★; 🌊 Tromie Bridge gorge ★★; 🦆 RSPB Insh Marshes ★★
⬤ Moderate | Good tracks & paths for almost all of the route, with mainly gentle gradients. However, descent to Glen Tromie is on a narrower path (easy to miss) with some overgrown sections & very boggy spots.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit: start & Ruthven Barracks – track passes to west of Beinn Bhuidhe summit – Woods of Glentromie – Tromie Bridge gorge – RSPB Insh Marshes (with detours to viewpoint & hide) – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep, horses, cows, rabbits, frogs & toads. Lapwings, curlew, pheasants, butterflies.
Weather: Areas of sunshine between areas of cloud. Feeling humid with thunderstorms forecast, temperature in mid teens.
July 2021
