Parking
Druim an Aird car park at Feagour, just off the A86. The lot is small, with no published capacity.
Overview
About Lower Pattack Falls Stroll
Why go
- A short path puts you beside a wooded waterfall
- A clear stop on the A86
Heads up
- The waterfall view can be screened from the path
- Rocks near the water can be slippery when wet
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation262–272 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 Lower Pattack Falls Stroll, 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
Lower Pattack Falls0:00 / 0:32
“You're coming up on Lower Pattack Falls, a quick woodland break from the A86. Allow about fifteen minutes for the short walk to cascades tucked into a rocky gorge.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Upper Falls of Pattack from Gallovie
- A Military Road’s Unintended Use
- Laggan Wolftrax and Dun da Lamh
- A Pine Marten’s Long Pause
- 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 Lower Pattack Falls Stroll
A quick waterfall stopThis is a very short out-and-back to the viewing area below Lower Pattack Falls, where the…
This is a very short out-and-back to the viewing area below Lower Pattack Falls, where the River Pattack drops through a wooded rocky gorge. Allow about 15 minutes for roughly 0.12 mile round trip from Druim an Aird car park. It makes a good leg-stretch on the A86. If you want a longer walk, the separate Falls of Pattack route goes farther through the gorge and woodland for about five miles.
The path and the fallsThe route starts on a firm gravel path with a gentle slope, then uses a short set of steps and…
The route starts on a firm gravel path with a gentle slope, then uses a short set of steps and a narrower compacted path to reach the viewing area. The walk is easy, but the rocks near the water can be slippery when wet. The cascade is close; from the formed path, its view can be partly screened by vegetation, so the sound and woodland setting may be as much of the stop as the view.
Access and nearby facilitiesStart at Druim an Aird car park at Feagour, just off the A86.
Start at Druim an Aird car park at Feagour, just off the A86. The lot is small, with limited space. Dogs are welcome in the woods; keep them under control, or on a lead near wildlife or livestock. The café and toilets at Laggan Wolftrax are a separate, seasonal stop.
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.
