Parking
A car park is marked beside Dulnain Bridge Village Hall; the map does not confirm parking at the forest entrance. From the hall, follow the local paths map to the Fraser Road access.
Overview
About Skye of Curr Trail
Why go
- Mostly firm forest tracks with short moderate slopes
- Good pinewood habitat for red squirrels
Heads up
- The full circuit returns along a road
- Can be muddy in winter
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Cairngorms map
Full mapElevation236–280 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 Skye of Curr 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 area
The Speyside Centre: Clootie Dumpling and Gardens0:00 / 0:30
“The Speyside Centre is coming up, a family-run garden centre off the A95 near Dulnain Bridge. It's a handy break for coffee, baking or lunch, with plants and Highland gifts to browse afterwards.”
Plays on the road 1 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Discs Beneath an Oak Leaf
- Grunts Above the Treetops
- Water’s Path Through Solid Rock
- Castle Roy and its Courtyard
- 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 Skye of Curr Trail
The loopSkye of Curr is a 1.5-mile (2.
Skye of Curr is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) circuit through pine plantation, with a forest leg and a return along Skye of Curr Road. Allow 45–60 minutes. The published figure is 1 mile (1.5 km), while the complete loop between both forest access points and back on the road measures about 1.5 miles. Start at the Fraser Road forest access and check the local map; some directions may list the shorter woodland section alone.
UnderfootThe forest leg is mostly firm gravel, with short stretches of firm earth and brief moderate…
The forest leg is mostly firm gravel, with short stretches of firm earth and brief moderate slopes. Earth sections can get muddy in winter. The road is the return leg, so stay alert to traffic.
Red squirrelsThe pinewood is a good place to look for red squirrels, though sightings are never guaranteed.
The pinewood is a good place to look for red squirrels, though sightings are never guaranteed. This is a forest walk, not a viewpoint hike.
Croft countryThe road passes long, narrow field patterns left by local crofting.
The road passes long, narrow field patterns left by local crofting. The land was divided into small plots for growing crops and keeping livestock; look across the roadside fields as you close the loop.
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.
