Lodging · Cairngorms National Park
A forest base for lodges, heated pods and group camping
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Cairngorms Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Cairngorms National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Badaguish and the Creagan Gorm Ridge“You're approaching the access to Badaguish, the starting point for the Creagan Gorm ridge circuit.”
Plays on the road 1.2 km from Badaguish Outdoor Centre in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
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Badaguish Outdoor Centre is an accommodation and group-outdoors site in a clearing in Glenmore Forest, east of Aviemore. It brings together self-catering lodges, heated camping pods and group tent camping, so it works best as a base for a Cairngorms stay or an arranged group visit rather than an unplanned day stop. Check with the centre before visiting without a booking; public walk-in access to the grounds and facilities isn't clear.
Speyside Trust set up Badaguish to make outdoor holidays available to people with additional needs. It began with camping, then added a respite lodge, and the Trust has provided outdoor opportunities for young people for more than 30 years. The surviving stone farm steading appears on mid-19th-century Ordnance Survey maps and now houses meeting and café space.
Wildlife
159 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
63 sightingsReindeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
102 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
37 sightingsBlack GrouseMost seen around 4 AMSighting map
72 sightingsRed GrouseMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
82 sightingsPine MartenMost seen around 9 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Cairngorms. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ChallengingCreagan Gorm and Meall a’ Bhuachaille Ridge16.5 km · 6.5 hr · At the trailheadA long ridge ends at an 810 m shelter cairn.
ModerateLoch Morlich Trail5.6 km · 2 hr · 2.2 km awaySandy shores and Cairngorm views on a low-climb lochside loop.
EasyBeach Trail, Glenmore2.4 km · 1 hr · 2.2 km awayA short forest loop to Loch Morlich’s sandy shore.
ChallengingMeall a’ Bhuachaille Circuit8 km · 4 hr · 2.5 km awayA green lochan, a bothy and a proper hill summit.
ModerateRyvoan Trail5.6 km · 2.5 hr · 2.6 km awayAncient pinewoods lead to a vividly green woodland lochan.
ModeratePine Knoll Trail2 km · 45 min · 3.2 km awayA short loop beneath twisted pines, with wood ants and summer dragonflies.
ModerateRyvoan Pass: Glenmore to Nethy Bridge15.7 km · 4.8 hr · 3.6 km awayWalk from Glenmore through the pass to Nethy Bridge.
ChallengingBynack More from Glenmore22.5 km · 7 hr · 3.7 km awayA long Munro out-and-back to a wide view over Moray.
Beach · 2.1 km awayLoch Morlich BeachA sandy freshwater beach with the Cairngorms across the water.
Restaurant · 2.3 km awayThe Pine Marten Bar & ScranAn alpine-style meal stop for hikers, skiers and campers.
Campground · 2.5 km awayGlenmore CampsitePine-forest camping, with Loch Morlich’s sandy beach a short walk away.
Visitor center · 2.5 km awayGlenmore Visitor CentreGet local walk advice before choosing your Glenmore route.
Sight · 2.7 km awayCairngorm Reindeer CentreA mountain walk brings you close enough to hand-feed reindeer.
Sight · 3.2 km awayHayfieldA Glenmore stop for a pine-lined walk and snow-day sledging.
Campground · 4.2 km awayRothiemurchus Camp and Caravan ParkA pinewood base for tents, caravans and nearby walks.
Sight · 4.4 km awayAn Lochan UaineA vivid green loch at the end of a proper woodland walk.Parkwolf’s Cairngorms ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
