Parking
Park at Nethy Bridge Visitor Centre / Community Centre on Dell Road; follow local path signs to the riverside start a short walk away.
Overview
About Broomhill Trail, Nethy Bridge
Why go
- Riverside walking with a distinctive historic bridge turnaround
- Gentle gradients and a short half-day commitment
Heads up
- Narrow earthy tread with several stiles
- Soft ground and slippery stiles after rain
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Cairngorms map
Full mapElevation196–211 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
3 active Cairngorms alerts
- CautionStorm Boelo high windsStorm Boelo will bring extremely windy weather to the Cairngorms; take extra care and limit time outdoors. - The Park Authority expects the very windy weather to last until Monday 26 October.Official details
- ClosureGlenmore wildfire closures and dangerous treesWildfire damage has closed Allt Mor car park and the path to Sugarbowl/Utsi’s Bridge; keep out of the closed area.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Cairngorms Tour Guide
Your drive to Broomhill Trail, Nethy Bridge, narrated.
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.
See the Cairngorms audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Explore Abernethy and the River Nethy0:00 / 0:35
“You're coming up on Explore Abernethy, the small visitor centre inside Nethy Bridge Community Centre. Stop here for forest maps and a look at the wildlife sightings board before choosing a walk.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Castle Roy and its Courtyard
- The Redstart’s Quivering Tail
- A Flood for the Timber
- The Treecreeper’s Upward Spiral
- 298 audio storiesacross Cairngorms’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Red Deer, Reindeer, Osprey, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 260 trails, 90 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Broomhill Trail, Nethy Bridge
The walkAn out-and-back of 3 miles (4.
An out-and-back of 3 miles (4.8 km) follows the River Nethy from Nethy Bridge to Broomhill Bridge, then returns the same way. Allow 1½–2 hours. The route is low and gentle, but the mostly narrow grassy and earthy path has several stiles and can be soft after rain; stiles may be slippery when wet.
At Broomhill BridgeThe turnaround is the long timber bridge across the River Spey, a 15-span structure built in…
The turnaround is the long timber bridge across the River Spey, a 15-span structure built in 1894. Dippers are associated with this river walk; pause quietly by the water and look for them, though sightings are never guaranteed. The bridge itself makes the clearest photo stop; its full timber span is most striking from beside the river.
Starting in Nethy BridgePark at the Nethy Bridge Visitor Centre / Community Centre on Dell Road and follow local path…
Park at the Nethy Bridge Visitor Centre / Community Centre on Dell Road and follow local path signs to the riverside route, a short walk away. Turn around at Broomhill Bridge. Dogs are allowed; keep them on a short lead or close to heel, especially from April through August near ground-nesting birds or livestock, and follow local signs.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Cairngorms
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.
