Parking
The mapped start is Granite House on Main Street. The Newtonmore paths map marks a car park near Balavil Hotel, close to the start.
Overview
About Strone Road Walk
Why go
- Open views toward Cairngorm and Braeriach on a short village circuit.
Heads up
- A long moderate slope, with several sections on minor roads.
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Cairngorms map
Full mapElevation247–297 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 Strone Road Walk, 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
Newtonmore’s Wildcat Hunt0:00 / 0:31
“Newtonmore's Wildcat Centre is ahead, the starting point for a village treasure hunt.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Cairngorms Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Clan Macpherson Museum
- Highland Folk Museum
- The Raven’s Rolling Flight
- The Poet Behind Ossian
- 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 Strone Road Walk
A short village circuitStrone Road Walk is a 1.5-mile (2.
Strone Road Walk is a 1.5-mile (2.4-km) loop around the northern edge of Newtonmore, following minor roads and pavements through crofting land. Allow about an hour. It suits a short outing from the village with open mountain views; the long moderate slope means it is more than a flat town stroll.
The loop and its gatesStart at Granite House on Main Street.
Start at Granite House on Main Street. The circuit heads east along the village road, bends north around Strone, then returns through Newtonmore. Expect surfaced road and pavement rather than a continuous off-road path. Cattle grids have gates; close them behind you and keep dogs under close control on farmland.
The viewCairngorm and Braeriach rise to the east, with Strone moor to the north and west and Drumochter…
Cairngorm and Braeriach rise to the east, with Strone moor to the north and west and Drumochter Pass to the south. Those open views are the payoff; this is a village-edge road walk, not a rough mountain trail.
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.
