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GLEN TRUIM AND DALWHINNIE
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A short car tour that can be done in no more than an
hour... but there are several places to stop along the way....
Take the main road out of Newtonmore south, to join
the A9, turning right at the
junction (south). After a couple of miles, take the right turn to
Glentruim and follow this road, past the entrance to Invernahavon Caravan Park and
through the woods until you come out at a splendid viewpoint
which overlooks Upper Strathspey, towards Laggan. Stop here,
where you will see the Clan Macpherson Memorial Cairn, which contains pieces of stone
contributed by clan members throughout the world. If you like, take a short walk through
the field to your right (being careful to close gates after you) and you will be rewarded
with another view, out over the River Spey towards the crags of Creag Dhu. Continue along
the road past Breakachy farm until you reach a T junction, where you turn left for
Dalwhinnie. If you bear to the right
instead, and carry on for half a mile or so, you will reach Caoldair pottery and cafe, where you can
enjoy a snack and a drink before doubling back to head for Dalwhinnie. Returning to the Dalwhinnie road, as you climb the
hill, look behind you for different view over the strath towards Creag Dhu, which by now
has a conical shape as you are seeing the hill end-on.
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After a few miles, you will reach Dalwhinnie, where the Dalwhinnie Distillery will be obvious.
The Distillery welcomes visitors and is a most interesting experience - quite apart from
the excellence of the samples!
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Dalwhinnie Distillery
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| Leaving the distillery, go back the way you came, but
as you climb out of Dalwhinnie and cross the railway bridge, turn right off this road onto what was the old A9, heading
towards Crubenmore and Crubenbeg, following the River Truim. At the point where this road
joins the A9, you will see a large lay-by. Stop here and take the short walk down the narrow road to your
left, to the bridge at the Falls of Truim.
The more adventurous can take the track downstream
from the bridge to the rocks at the falls, otherwise, you can use the easier tracks above
the falls to walk above the river. In September and October, after rain, you will see many
Salmon leaping these small falls - sometimes so close you
could almost reach out and touch them.
Returning to the car, turn left
onto the A9 for the short trip back to Newtonmore
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Falls of Truim |
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