Speyside Way and Tomintoul Spur
Explore the Speyside Way and Tomintoul Spur at your own pace on a self-guided walking holiday. Accommodation, luggage transfer and custom holiday pack included.
Speyside Way and Tomintoul Spur
https://www.contours.co.uk/speyside-way-and-tomintoul-spur
A self-guided walking holiday from Buckie to Newtonmore, following the course of the spectacular River Spey
From £385 per person
Follow the Speyside Way along the River Spey, covering 86 miles on foot. The trail heads inland from the wave-battered coastline through birchwoods and pastures, with views of heather-clad hills giving way steadily to the rising peaks of the Cairngorm Mountains. The Speyside Way keeps to clear paths and tracks, which are chiefly low-level save for a hillier foray from the riverbank between Ballindalloch and Grantown.
The trail is alive with welcoming villages and a wide variety of wildlife, from ospreys to dolphins, while budding historians will love the Pictish relics, standing stones and ancient castles. Some of Scotland’s most famous distilleries await, too, including Glenfiddich, Machallan, and Cardhu. Overall, the Speyside Way is an approachable, settled route through a wild and beguiling landscape. If you fancy an extra adventure, tack on the Tomintoul Spur and clamber over the moors to one of the highest villages in Scotland.
From £1200 per person
The Tomintoul Spur extension juts from the trail at Ballindalloch. It adds a 15-mile trek up through the wild moors of Glenlivet to one of the highest villages in Scotland. It’s a steeper trail than you’ll find on the rest of the Speyside Way, but the climb awards phenomenal views from Carn Daimh over the surrounding Cairngorm Mountains – and presents an opportunity to visit the famous Glenlivet Distillery.
The extension then reunites with the main trail where it left off, and the holiday continues to complete the remainder of the full Speyside trail to Newtonmore.
Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
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SPW1+TOM1 | From Buckie to Newtonmore | 8 days walking | £1200 | |
SPW1+TOM2 | From Buckie to Newtonmore | 9 days walking | £1330 | |
SPW2+TOM1 | From Buckie to Newtonmore | 9 days walking | £1330 | |
SPW2+TOM2 | From Buckie to Newtonmore | 10 days walking | £1450 |
Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
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SPWSB1 | From Craigellachie to Grantown-on-Spey | 2 days walking | £385 |
“Wonderful scenery and lovely quiet walk, enhanced by spectacular weather.”Mr Trees, UK
“The Tomintoul spur is superb.”Mr Heath, UK
“As usual, everything was very well organised.”Mr Maier, Germany
“All very good.”Mr Joyce, UK