Parking
Start behind Carrbridge Village Hall. Village parking is near the information point and bus stops. Capacity, charges and facilities were not verified.
Overview
About Carr Plantation Trail
Why go
- A full loop connects mature pine woods with a distinctive piece of local history.
Heads up
- Narrow, rough sections and a short stretch on a road interrupt the otherwise relatively flat walk.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation253–279 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 Carr Plantation Trail, 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
Carrbridge's Coffin Bridge0:00 / 0:31
“Up ahead in Carrbridge is the old packhorse bridge, a narrow stone arch over the River Dulnain. Built in seventeen seventeen, it carried funeral parties towards Duthil Churchyard, earning the name Coffin Bridge.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Landmark Forest Adventure Park
- A Pine Cone’s Weather Response
- Songs That Worked the Cloth
- The Thrush’s Snail Anvil
- 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 Carr Plantation Trail
The loopCarr Plantation Trail is a moderate 3-mile (4.
Carr Plantation Trail is a moderate 3-mile (4.8 km) circuit from behind Carrbridge Village Hall, through mature Scots pine and past the former parish poorhouse site. Allow about two hours.
UnderfootMost of the walk follows relatively flat forest tracks and paths.
Most of the walk follows relatively flat forest tracks and paths. Some sections are narrow and rough, and the circuit includes a short stretch on a road.
The poorhouse siteThe former parish poorhouse dates to about 1864; the circuit passes its site on the way through…
The former parish poorhouse dates to about 1864; the circuit passes its site on the way through the pinewoods.
Start and dogsThe trail starts behind Carrbridge Village Hall.
The trail starts behind Carrbridge Village Hall. Village parking and bus stops are near the information point; keep dogs close and on a lead where signs request.
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.
