Posts for June, 2025

Timed Race, Style Comp, Live Music, Food, Prizes and More

Urban orienteering involves using a map to find controls in the town. Run or walk, the aim is to find the right controls, in the right order. There will be long course and short course options. Courses should take 20-40 minutes. There are pre-printed maps and electronic timing. Families and children are welcome, but children (U16) must be accompanied by an adult. See the website for full details and please enter before the 22 June to make sure you can get a map.

Loch Muick Guided Walk
A fairly level circuit around the spectacular Loch Muick on the Balmoral Estate provides good views of the surrounding mountains and the local flora & fauna.

The walk takes in the impressive Glas-allt Shiel house on the shore of the loch. Queen Victoria built it in 1868 and is nicknamed ” Widow’s House”

There is an optional detour to see some waterfalls, just let your guide know your ability.

Loch Muick – The “loch of the swine” on the Royal Balmoral Estate. See Regeneration of the Highland Environment and the late Queen’s picnic spot (where you can stop for lunch as well). Transport needed.

Morven from Cairngorm Bothies is a there and back route of 16-17km with about 800m of ascent which would equate to approx 8 hrs hrs including stops.

A low Carbon Footprint walk from the Cairngorm Bothies to The Jewel of Deeside; the “Big Mountain” standing alone surveying Mighty Lochnagar; the awe inspiring Cairngorms and beautiful Royal Deeside.

Meeting Point is at the Solar array at Cairngorm Bothies.

Loch Kinord & Muir of Dinnet Guided Walk
A beautiful circuit around Loch Kinord in the Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve. The walk is excellent for nature lovers with plenty of flora and fauna both on and around the loch and in the surrounding birch woodland.

Loch Kinord – a short walk around Loch Kinord in the beautiful Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve – full of wildlife on the loch and in the surrounding Birch woodland. Included in the walk is the popular hidden gem; the Burn o’Vat – a fantastic example of a bowl-shaped “pot-hole”; a geological feature carved out by glacial meltwater at the end of the last Ice Age around 10,000 years ago. Please note Transport is needed.

Experience the Speyside Way Ultras: two races, two epic adventures! Choose between a 50km run from Tamdhu Distillery to Buckie or a challenging 100km route starting in Aviemore and finishing in Buckie too. Immerse yourself in the enchanting beauty of pine forests, serene riverbanks, and rolling hills while passing historic distilleries that craft the world’s finest whisky!

Talk hosted by The Grantown Society. Drinks may be taken through from the bar.

The Rotary Club of Spey Valley is proud to present its second Charity Classic, Sports and EV Car Tour on Sunday May 11th 2025 sponsored by Arnold Clark Mercedes-Benz.

Starting in Aviemore the route of approximately 150 miles takes participants to The Moray Coast, lunch at Cullen returning to Aviemore through Speyside. The tour will conclude with a meal, presentations and prize giving.

Entry is free with donations Macmillan Cancer Support – because cancer can affect the patient’s life in so many ways the charity does whatever it takes to give people the support they need.

CRY- Cardiac Risk in the Young– works to reduce the frequency of young sudden cardiac death (YSCD) and offers support to families affected by YSCD. Every week in the UK at least 12 young people die of undiagnosed heart conditions. CRY is a UK registered charity founded in 1995.

The Rotary Club of Spey Valley – supports local, national and international charities as well as local causes.

Highland League: Strathspey Thistle FC v Wick Academy FC, Seafield Park, kick-off 3pm. Parking at ground at vehicle owner’s risk. Overflow parking at Burnfield Avenue car park (200m). Team sheets, merchandise, £50 raffle drawn at half-time. Hot and cold drinks and snacks. For hospitality packages in the Mackellar Suite, email [email protected]

Highland League: Strathspey Thistle FC v Brechin City FC, Seafield Park, kick-off 8pm Parking at ground and at Grantown-on-Spey Golf Club (by their kind permission) at vehicle owner’s risk. Overflow parking at Burnfield Avenue car park (250m). Hot and cold drinks and snacks available. Team sheets, merchandise, £50 half-time raffle drawn at half-time.