Parking
Use the village car park by Kincraig Community Hall, then walk to the start on Suidhe Crescent.
Overview
About Leault Trail
Why go
- Open views across farm fields to the surrounding hills
- A varied loop through village, woodland and working farmland
Heads up
- Rough, uneven grass and short slopes; parts of the route use roads and pavements
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Cairngorms map
Full mapElevation233–262 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 Leault 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
Kincraig’s Lochside Loop0:00 / 0:22
“Kincraig is coming up, and the Lochside Loop is a good choice for an hour through oakwood and along Loch Insh. Start by the Village Hall and follow the circuit back through the village.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- A Swan Family’s First Crossing
- Loch Insh, Paddling and the Boathouse
- Feshiebridge and Frank Bruce’s Sculptures
- The Bird That Sounds Like Stones
- 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 Leault Trail
Is this the right walk?Leault Trail is a roughly 3-mile loop from central Kincraig through broadleaved woodland and a…
Leault Trail is a roughly 3-mile loop from central Kincraig through broadleaved woodland and a working sheep farm. Choose it for a varied local walk with open views across the surrounding hills; it’s a countryside circuit, not a summit hike. Allow about two hours for this moderate route.
The route and the groundThe loop leaves the village, crosses woodland and farmland, then returns to Kincraig.
The loop leaves the village, crosses woodland and farmland, then returns to Kincraig. You’ll use a mix of local roads, pavements and grassy track. Some of the grass is rough and uneven, and a few short moderate slopes break up the walk. Expect a varied village edge and working-farm landscape rather than one continuous surfaced path.
Access through a working farmThe mapped start is on Suidhe Crescent in Kincraig.
The mapped start is on Suidhe Crescent in Kincraig. The loop passes through a working sheep farm. Dogs can join, but keep them on a short lead or close at heel near livestock; stay out of fields with lambs or other young animals.
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.
