📌 Dufftown, Moray
★★★
This circular walk links two towns at the heart of Speyside – Dufftown and Aberlour – by following old railway beds, returning over a low hill. The circuit passes close to several whisky distilleries and a ruined castle, and follows the rivers Fiddich and Spey for several miles, making this perhaps the perfect introduction to what Speyside’s all about, distilled into a single walk. The route could be stretched to span a very full day indeed if you stop at some of the tourist attractions – of if you pause for refreshment at some of the several cafes, delis, restaurants or shops along the way.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Balvenie Street (A941) / Albert Place junction, Dufftown town centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 324401
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.445945,-3.128673
🚌 Bus to Dufftown
🚗 Street parking
📝 Key info
▶ 20 km / 12 mi | ▲ 340 m | ⌛ 5-6 hr
Features: 🏠 Dufftown ★; 🏰 Balvenie Castle ★★★; 🥃 Glenfiddich Distillery ★★★★; 💧 River Fiddich; 💧 River Spey; 🌉 Craigellachie Bridge ★★; 🏠 Charlestown of Aberlour
⬤ Moderate | Easy paths & tracks, mostly with easy gradients but a longer ascent / descent between Aberlour & Dufftown.
Download file for GPS➡️ Antilockwise circuit: start & Dufftown – 206m hill to NNE – Balvenie Castle – Glenfiddich Distillery – Keith & Dufftown Railway (Dufftown station) – Craigellachie old station via Speyside Way – Craigellachie Bridge – Charlestown of Aberlour via Speyside Way – Green Moss, Knock of Gownie – Hillside Farm – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Roe deer, cows & sheep in adjacent fields. Pheasants, corvids, woodpigeons, a jay, tits included crested tit, siskins, treecreepers, goldcrests, swallows. Mallards in the River Spey.
Weather: Early sunshine replaced by a cloud sheet, breaking through the afternoon.
September 2025
