Aviemore and the Cairngorms Walking Festival 2008

Wednesday 14th May

Code Leader	Walk	Start	Finish	Distance	Grade	Notes
W/1 Glenmore Lodge National Outdoor Centre	Introduction to rock climbing & abseiling. Your chance to add new skills at a great price. Good preparation for starting scrambling.	Meet Glenmore Lodge at 9am OS Grid NH987 094. Car share	End approx 5pm at Glenmore        Lodge.	N/A	Strenuous	Outdoor clothing and a packed lunch, Cost £23 per head (includes all equipment). Maximum 12.
W/2 Military Leader Steve Salem	Mullach Clach a'Bhlair, Carn Ban Mor, Sgor Gaoith Three of the Glen Feshie mountains	Meet at Cairngorm Hotel at 9.30am.  Car share	As Start	23km/15m 7/8 hrs Ascent 976m	Strenuous	Full mountain walking gear, packed lunch. Max 8 Cost £15
W/3 Explore Abernethy Ranger	Glenmore to Nethy Bridge  via Ryvoan Pass. Starting from Glenmore Visitor Centre, journey through a pass, open moorland with great views and the Abernethy Pine Forest reserve to the old Forestry village of Nethy Bridge, with opportunities to see great scenery and wildlife. Includes visit to free Explore Abernethy visitor centre.	Glenmore.Transport from Cairngorm Hotel at 9.15am.	Pickup at Nethy Bridge	15km/9m approx 4/5  hours	Moderate	Stout footwear, suitable outdoor clothing, packed lunch required. Linear walk. Cost £12
W/4 Rory Richardson, Scottish Natural Heritage	Coire Ardair walk. Lochan a Choire, Coire Ardair Grid. Ref. NN 439 883, Altitude 600m.   At the start a fairly steep incline before levelling out to a path along the bottom of the coire. The finish is at a lochan surrounded by steep cliffs which provide a completely different atmosphere to the previous open coire landscape.	Aberarder Grid. Ref. NN 479 875, Altitude 250m. 10.30a.m. for tea, coffee, biscuits. Transport departs from Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore at  9.30am. Car share	As start	9 Km/6m Ascent 400m allow 4 to 5 hours	Moderate	Please take a packed lunch and suitable outdoor clothing as weather conditions in the coire can change rapidly. Maximum Number : 15. PLEASE NOTE:- Boots must be worn and a declaration of fitness signed before commencing this walk. Cost £10
W/5 Highland Council Ranger Duncan Macdonald	Creag Bheag A superb walk through old woodland and up the steep slopes of this marvellous vantage point above Kingussie, the capital of Badenoch.	Transport from Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore 10am	Return transport from Ardvonie Carpark, Kingussie	4 hours; 4km/2½ miles. Ascent 180m	Moderate/strenuous	Full hillwalking gear required. Packed lunch. Cost £10
W/6 Highland Council Ranger  Saranne Bish	Aviemore to Carr Bridge via the Burma Road. A long walk along estate tracks with fantastic views to the Cairngorms and Monadhliath mountains, woodlands, open moorland and the River Dulnain……!	Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore at 9.30am.	Return Transport from Carrbridge to Aviemore	17km/10 miles 7 hours 300 metres ascent	Strenuous	Stout footwear, suitable outdoor clothing, packed lunch required. Cost £15
W/7 AWF Leader	Glenfeshie to Aviemore. A very enjoyable walk, on good paths with no steep gradients. The early part is in pine forest then skirts Loch Gamhna and Loch an Eilein (good views,very photogenic); the later stages are in moorland and open pinewoods	Meet at Cairngorm Hotel at 9.30am.	As start	14km/9m         3 to 4 hours	Moderate	Stout footwear and outdoor clothing.Packed lunch. A linear walk. Cost £15
W/8 AWF Leader	All Abilities Ramble -Inverdruie to Loch an Eilein via Lochan Mor. See the castle on Loch an Eilein, water lilies at Lochan Mor (the lily loch), spot various birds and enjoy views to the mountains.	Meet at Car Park at Inverdruie NH901110 off first road on right at 11am	As Start	10km/6m 138m ascent  Allow 4 hours	Easy	Please wear warm outdoor clothing. Wheelchair friendly public toilet at Loch an Eilein Bring a packed lunch. A limited number of scooters are available locally which must be booked through Aviemore Walking Festival. Donation welcomed for use of scooter. Cost £10 with own scooter.