Parking
Clash Wood car park at Tomnavoulin (OS grid NJ 208 265); the waymarked loop starts here.
Overview
About Clash Wood Path
Why go
- Farmland views toward the Ladder Hills
- A short, waymarked circular walk
Heads up
- Mostly a managed forestry road walk, not a summit route
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation277–417 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
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 Clash Wood Path, 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
Clash Woods and Càrn Daimh0:00 / 0:25
“You're coming up on Clash Woods, the starting point for Càrn Daimh and a shorter woodland loop.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- 298 audio storiesacross Cairngorms’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
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- Works offlinemaps, 260 trails, 90 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Clash Wood Path
A short plantation loopClash Wood Path is a 2-mile (3.2 km) circular walk from Clash Wood car park at Tomnavoulin.
Clash Wood Path is a 2-mile (3.2 km) circular walk from Clash Wood car park at Tomnavoulin. It climbs a forest road, loops around the plantation’s edge, then returns downhill on the access track. Allow about an hour. Choose it for a short woodland walk with an open view toward the Ladder Hills; the separate Carn Daimh Circuit is the longer hill outing.
Get the turns rightFollow the red arrows with a tree logo.
Follow the red arrows with a tree logo. From the car park, keep uphill past the first right-hand turn and take the second right. Follow the plantation perimeter until you rejoin the track at the junction overlooking Easter Corrie farmhouse; turn left and descend to the car park. The second right is the key turn to get right.
Farmland views and replanted treesOn the climb, look back across farmland toward the Ladder Hills; ravens are often seen overhead.
On the climb, look back across farmland toward the Ladder Hills; ravens are often seen overhead. Tree sizes vary through the plantation as the estate fells and replants it. Dogs can come under Scotland’s access rules when kept properly under control; livestock are considered unlikely on this route.
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.
