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Day 2 of 6 · Inverness · The Classic Cairngorms & Royal Deeside

Day 2 — Aviemore

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A nature day out from your base in Inverness, with 1 h 37 on the road.

Aviemore
Rothiemurchus Forest, looking south east from grid reference NH917090. © photographed in 2008 by User ML5 — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 2 · Aviemore · United Kingdom

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day 2 0 nights 49 min on the road53 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: body of water reached from the stage (Loch an Eilein).

programme
7 h
road
1 h 37
  • Hiking around Loch an EileinInterest nature 15Place Loch an Eilein, 3.6 km away · exact place name★★☆☆☆ · known in 9 languages — article “Loch an Eilein”“Loch an Eilein is a small irregularly shaped, freshwater loch in the Rothiemurchus Forest about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Aviemore, Scotland in Cairngorms National Park. Loch an Eilein comes from the Scottish Gaelic and means 'Loch of the island'.” — after Wikipedia

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    3 h
  • Wildlife watching at Loch Garten Osprey Centre

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    4 h

To add if time allows: Steam train ride on the Strathspey Railway (2 h) · Dinner featuring local Scottish game in Aviemore (2 h)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Wildlife watching at Loch Garten Osprey Centre

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