The main path of the Speyside way runs from Aviemore to Buckie and it is some 65 miles in length.  There is also the option to take separate paths off the main track to Tomintoul (15 miles) and Dufftown (4 miles).

This path take around 7 days to complete depending on whether you go direct to Buckie or take the detour to Tomintoul and Dufftown.  It takes you from the Highlands across Speyside and the whisky capital of the world.

The fist day is the shortest walk and it starts in Aviemore which is on the main Inverness to Edinburgh Rail route.  You enjoy some spectacular scenery here as the area is surrounded by the cairngorm mountain range.  The start point for the walk is the police station and you walk through a woodland trail to Boat of Garten.

The next day is still a relatively short day and it takes you the chance to see some fantastic wildlife at the Abernethy Nature Reserve.  You end up at Grantown on Spey which is one of the larger towns on the route.

The next two days offer a more challenging route as you go from Grantown on Spey all the way to Craigellachie covering 27 miles in total.  Through this route you will find the heart of whisky country, with plenty of distilleries coming out from dufftown.  You can enjoy a few drams or a tour of one of the many distilleries.  There is also an option of visiting Dufftown, which is know as the whisky capital of the world.  That is only about 4 miles from Craigellachie.

The last two days are slight shorter as you cover 23 miles from Craigellachie to the end point in Buckie.  At your final point you will see Buckie harbour having made it all the way to the East coast of Scotland.