The Speyside Trail - Craigellachie to Knockando

Dawn was breaking over Ben Rinnes as we headed off for the start of our eight mile section of the Speyside Way, from Craigellachie to Knockando. It was hovering around freezing - ideal for testing the new Icebreaker merino wool underlayers and Berghaus High tech outer layers the kids bought me for my birthday. There was a thin layer of snow on the track and surrounding fields and hills for the whole journey - very picturesque. Jet was busy raising pheasants, and alarming Roe deer in adjoining fields, panicking at one stage over the swaying motion of a pedestrian suspension bridge which we were walking across, with her. She bolted back to the side we started, and was considering swimming the river, until we coaxed her across finally, rewarding her for being so brave! It was a long haul today and some muscles were complaining, but they will have a rest as my walking buddy is off to the States for a fortnight shortly, and I will have to resort to the treadmill while she is away, to be fit enough to pick up where we left off, on the Moray Loop. At this stage we have completed about 50 of its 93 mile length...not bad going over seven sections.

Dawn was breaking over Ben Rinnes as we headed off for the start of our eight mile section of the Speyside Way, from Craigellachie to Knockando. It was hovering around freezing - ideal for testing the new Icebreaker merino wool underlayers and Berghaus High tech outer layers the kids bought me for my birthday. There was a thin layer of snow on the track and surrounding fields and hills for the who…  (read more)

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