The Aviemore Blog

Guides and planning help for Aviemore, written from what we found on the ground.

26 October 2026 Cycling around Aviemore Which Rothiemurchus and Glenmore trails suit your bike and your family, what the two hire shops actually… Read more → 14 September 2026 The Strathspey Railway from Aviemore The steam line to Broomhill: which days it still runs through 1 November, how to find Platform 3 in Aviemore… Read more → 10 September 2026 Loch Morlich and Glenmore Forest Park The beach, the watersports, the pine trails and the reindeer — how to reach Glenmore by bus from Aviemore… Read more → 1 September 2026 Aviemore Without a Car: Train, Bus and the Old Logging Way How to do Aviemore without driving — the Highland main line, Stagecoach 30 up the ski road, the Old Logging… Read more → 31 August 2026 Loch an Eilein: the Island Castle Walk in Rothiemurchus The circuit of Loch an Eilein south of Aviemore — a level hour in the pines, a ruined castle you cannot land… Read more → 31 August 2026 Rothiemurchus: the Estate South of Aviemore Rothiemurchus estate from Aviemore — Caledonian pinewood, Loch an Eilein, the farm shop at Inverdruie… Read more → 30 August 2026 When to Visit Aviemore: Ski Season, October Colour and the Midges The best time to come to Aviemore — unreliable ski snow, summer pinewood trails, October birch, Easter and… Read more → 29 August 2026 Parking in Aviemore: Grampian Road, Rothiemurchus and the Ski Road Where to leave the car in Aviemore — the council park on Grampian Road, Rothiemurchus and Loch an Eilein… Read more →
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