Parking
Start at the Macpherson Memorial on Glen Truim Road (PH20 1BS). A separate car park or parking capacity is not identified.
Overview
About Glentruim Forest Viewpoint Walk
Why go
- Broad summit views for a short outing
- A clear fingerpost marks the viewpoint spur
Heads up
- The steep climb is rough and can be muddy
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Cairngorms map
Full mapElevation314–402 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 Glentruim Forest Viewpoint Walk, 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
Glentruim Forest's Viewpoint Walk0:00 / 0:24
“Glentruim Forest is ahead, with a viewpoint walk starting at the Macpherson Memorial. For a short outing with a wide view over Badenoch toward the Cairngorms, take the signed viewpoint spur rather than the forest loop.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
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- 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 Glentruim Forest Viewpoint Walk
The walkThe Glentruim Forest Viewpoint Walk is an out-and-back from the Macpherson Memorial to Creagan…
The Glentruim Forest Viewpoint Walk is an out-and-back from the Macpherson Memorial to Creagan an Fhithich. The mapped corridor is about 0.64 mile each way, so the full return is roughly 1.3 miles. Allow about an hour. Follow the blue waymarkers into the forest; after about 165 metres, a fingerpost points right for the viewpoint spur.
The climbThe track starts gently, then turns into a long, fairly steep climb.
The track starts gently, then turns into a long, fairly steep climb. Expect rough, rutted ground and muddy patches; the short distance does not make this a gentle forest stroll. From April through August, keep dogs on a short lead or close to heel near ground-nesting birds and livestock; stay out of fields with young lambs.
Creagan an FhithichThe open summit has a cairn and bench, with broad views over Badenoch toward the Cairngorms.
The open summit has a cairn and bench, with broad views over Badenoch toward the Cairngorms. Creagan an Fhithich means “the crag of the raven.” For the clearest sense of the view, look west over the winding Spey valley, then turn northeast toward the higher hills.
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.
