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< Activities - Walking
in and around Forres.
Forres and the surrounding area offers some beautiful forest, river
and coastal walks suitable for most abilities.
For Ornithologists Forres is a treasure trove, with sea & estuary
birds mixing with wood & moorland species all easily accessible
to the keen ‘twitcher’.
Cluny Hill & Grant Park
The Cluny Hills and Grant Park form the centre of a network of walks
for all abilities. A peaceful walk through these charming woodlands
on a summer’s evening is just the thing before retiring. For
the somewhat more energetic climb to the top of the Cluny Hills
visiting the historic Nelson’s Tower, if you go to the top
there is an excellent view across the Moray Firth.
Sanquar
Pond
There are relaxing walks around Sanquhar Loch, a stretch of freshwater,
which originated as an ornamental pond for the now demolished Sanquhar
House. The stream which feed the Loch is the selected source of
water for Benromach Distillery.
 Culbin
Forest
A beautiful coastal pine forest, planted in the 1920s to help stabilise
the drifting sand dunes, miles of marked out walking trails and
cycling
is also allowed.
For
more information visit Culbin
forestry commission webpage.
About 5 miles from the centre of Forres, car Parking is Free , parking
is at Cloddymoss.
Findhorn
The beach at Findhorn is ideal for a leisurely walk, it is possible
to walk about 10miles along the beach to Burghead but most people
prefer a relaxed stroll along the beach and through the sand dunes.
Along the shore are relics of the past, old wartime pill boxes that
now sit half submerged in the sand. If you are lucky you may see
ospreys fishing in the bay or Dolphins swimming by offshore.
Roseisle
6 Miles from Forres by car- From A96 at Forres take the B9011 to
Kinloss, drive straight through Kinloss on the B9089 to (Burghead).
Entrance is signposted 6 miles(10km)on left. For more information
visit the Roseisle
forestry commission webpage. Please note: there is a charge
of £1 for Car Parking.
(yearly
parking tickets can be purchased at The Forres Tourist Information
Centre in Forres High Street, Tel : 01309 672938)
Randolphs
Leap
About six miles south of Forres just off the A940 is one of the
north east's best-kept secrets, the very beautiful Randolph's Leap,
a spectacular gorge on the River Findhorn, ........why not stop
in at Logie Steadings
Visitor Centre after your walk, they have a Tea Room
and various Arts and Craft shops to browse through.
The
Sluie Gorge
Situated just off the A940 about 4 miles from Forres on the Forres
to Grantown Rd. Sign Posted - Sluie Walk.
A Forest walk along the edge of a deep gorge on the Findhorn river,
trees include fine specimens of Scots Pine and douglas fir which
were planted over 100 years ago. Be careful
with children & pets as part of the walk is right next to very
steep drops, the marked trail is 4.5 miles long.
The Dava Way
The Dava Way is a marked walking trail going from Forres
to Grantown-on-Spey following mostly what was the old Highland Railway
Line, the trail is about 40 Km long and is suitable for resonably
experienced mountain biking.
A brochure on the walk is also available and for further information
please visit their website.
We hope to include some of the other walks soon.
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A
New full-colour guide to some of the best walks in the Forres area
has just been published by The Forres Footpaths Trust. 
