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Head east along the Main Street towards Kingussie till you
reach the cottage called Eastholm (beside a crash barrier) and turn left up the
tarmac road till it bends left at the passing place near a ruined barn with a
corrugated iron roof. Pass through the gate, (leaving it open or closed as you
found it), onto the moorland track and through the second gate where the track
can be seen crossing over the moor. The site of the Green Bothy can be seen from
a distance in the gully of the burn coming down from the Monadhliath (Monadh
Liath -- the grey mountain range) between A’ Chailleach (A’ Chailleach -- the old woman) and Am
Bodach (Am Bodach
-- the old man). The path, which leads past the waterworks that serves the
village, is well defined all the way to the bothy, (now a ruin). Close by the
bothy is a fine waterfall.
About 10 minutes beyond the bothy you come to a
stone, on the left of the track, marked "J D" with an arrow pointing
across the burn to the Red Well, so called because of the iron content in the
water. You will be able to see the well before you reach the stone. This is a
moorland walk with panoramic views. Wheatears are common in the summer, also
curlews, peewits, oystercatchers and meadow pippets. If you are lucky you could
see ring ouzels in the upper part of the walk. Mountain hares are plentiful on
the moor and red deer are on the high tops.
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