Safety
A section runs beside the railway; stay on the waymarked path and keep children close there.
Overview
About Railway Path, Carrbridge
Why go
- Easy, mostly flat circuit through pine woods
- One stretch runs beside the railway
Heads up
- Some track sections are rough and can be muddy
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation260–280 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
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 Railway Path, Carrbridge, 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
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- 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
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Trail guide
Hiking Railway Path, Carrbridge
A short forest circuitRailway Path is an easy 1½-mile (2.
Railway Path is an easy 1½-mile (2.4 km) loop through the pine woods around Carrbridge, starting behind the village hall. One section runs beside the railway, and the current route information allows about 45 minutes. It is a good fit for a short woodland outing.
Follow the current waymarksFollow the waymarked tracks to make the circuit, especially where paths meet.
Follow the waymarked tracks to make the circuit, especially where paths meet. An older Carrbridge leaflet gives a shorter 1-mile (1.6 km) figure; current route details list 1½ miles (2.4 km). Use the current waymarks rather than combining the two distances.
Ground and wildlifeMost of the walk is on relatively flat forest tracks, but some stretches are rough and can be…
Most of the walk is on relatively flat forest tracks, but some stretches are rough and can be muddy. Pause in the pines to listen for birds. Dogs are allowed; keep them close and use a lead where signs request. Keep children close along the railway-side section.
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.
