Lake
Loch an Eilein
Aviemore, Scotland
Flat 5 km walk round a pine-fringed loch with a ruined castle on an island.
- Price
- Car park charge
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Loch an Eilein sits in the Rothiemurchus forest with a ruined 14th-century castle on its island. A flat gravel path circles the loch. Red squirrels and crested tits turn up on the pines, and it's a lovely place to swim on a warm day.
Good to know
- Easy buggy-friendly path
- Visitor centre cafe at the car park
- Car park charge applies
- Best time
- Early morning for mirrored water
- Getting there
- Car park off Rothiemurchus road, flat path
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Parking
- Toilets
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