Parking
Start at Inshriach forest car park at Feshiebridge, signed from the B970. Daytime parking is free; there are no toilets at the car park.
Overview
About River Feshie Trail
Why go
- Close views of the River Feshie on a compact loop.
Heads up
- Rough footing, steep pitches and narrow bridges.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation231–256 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 River Feshie 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
Feshiebridge and Frank Bruce’s Sculptures0:00 / 0:34
“You're nearing Feshiebridge, where the Frank Bruce Sculpture Trail makes an unusual woodland break. The gentle one-mile circuit takes about forty-five minutes through trees and a former walled garden.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Loch Insh, Paddling and the Boathouse
- Kincraig’s Lochside Loop
- The Bird That Sounds Like Stones
- A Swan Family’s First Crossing
- 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 River Feshie Trail
Riverbank loopThe River Feshie Trail is a short circular walk from Inshriach forest car park at Feshiebridge.
The River Feshie Trail is a short circular walk from Inshriach forest car park at Feshiebridge. The published distance is 1¼ miles (2 km), with about an hour allowed. It follows a narrow natural path beside the river, then returns through woodland. The draw is a close look at the stone-bottomed river on a compact outing.
Footing and effortThis is a demanding short walk, not a smooth stroll.
This is a demanding short walk, not a smooth stroll. Much of the track is narrow and grassy, with uneven rocky patches, short fairly steep slopes and narrow bridges. Rain can leave the path muddy. The official grade is strenuous; take time on the rougher stretches and bridges, especially if footing is wet.
Dogs and facilitiesDogs are allowed, but keep them on a lead in Inshriach Forest from 1 April to 15 August to…
Dogs are allowed, but keep them on a lead in Inshriach Forest from 1 April to 15 August to protect ground-nesting birds. The car park has free daytime parking and a picnic area, but no toilets. Kincraig is the nearest place for food; public toilets are in Aviemore, Glenmore or Kingussie. Choose this loop for a brief river walk, not the much longer Feshiebridge–Uath Lochans–Loch Insh circuit.
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.
