Long distance
Speyside Way
Follows the River Spey from the Moray Firth coast into the Cairngorms, passing through the heart of Scotch whisky country.
Quick facts
- Distance
- 105 km/ 65 mi
- Typical days
- 5
- Total ascent
- 1100 m
- Difficulty
- easy
- Start → Finish
- Buckie → Aviemore
- Best direction
- North to South
✔ Waymarked throughout
Our take
The Speyside Way is a walker's Scotch whisky tour. Low-level, easy terrain, and a distillery or three on the route every day. The Glenlivet-to-Aviemore southern section gets quietly spectacular as you enter the Cairngorms. A brilliant first long-distance walk that happens to involve a lot of drams.
Highlights
- Distillery visits at Aberlour, Glenlivet, Cardhu
- The Aberlour suspension bridge
- Grantown-on-Spey
- The southern approach into Aviemore
Best months
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Accommodation
Well-served by hotels and B&Bs. Pre-book whisky tastings separately.
Resupply
Plentiful. Aberlour, Craigellachie, Grantown-on-Spey, Aviemore all have shops and pubs.