Archives for 2010
Winter walk
Writer and broadcaster Cameron McNeish joined Kingussie Community Development Company (KCDC) members Dick Webster and Andy Dunn and COAT West Cairngorms Access Project Officer Ewan Thain on a fine mid-winter’s day to walk from Lynchat through to Newtonmore. The group set-out early past historic Raitts cave above Lynchat and more or less followed the old […]...
Carr Bridge Riverside Path opens
Riverside walk improves access for all in Carr Bridge Significant improvements have been made to a popular walk along the river Dulnain at Carr Bridge. The route takes path users from the pony trekking centre and ‘Gurkha bridge’ 1500m along the river to the village shops and historic stone bridge. Members of the community turned […]...
Access to River Spey for Street of Kincardine
Riverbank access open at Street of Kincardine A short walk from the main road through Street of Kincardine down to the banks of the River Spey has been improved by upgrading an existing path. Boat of Garten and Vicinity Community Council and residents of the small village of Street of Kincardine have welcomed the improvements […]...
Sponsored walk marks Kingussie path opening
Kingussie to Newtonmore via Loch Gynack – upgrade complete An upgrade to the existing path along the shores of Loch Gynack above Kingussie is giving walkers the chance to follow the old drove route through to Newtonmore, with stunning views into Glen Banchor and the surrounding hills whilst keeping their feet dry! The route which […]...
HLF Award
Best foot forward for Scotland’s landscapes with major Heritage Lottery investment Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced funding of £720,000 towards the £2.1 million Cairngorms Mountain Heritage project to repair 94kms of eroded mountain paths in the Cairngorms. The largest continuous area of high ground above 1,000m in Britain, the unique landscape of the […]...
Local MP Opens Path Link to Highland Society Bridge, Braemar
Sir Robert Smith, MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, formally opened the long awaited path linking Braemar to the Highland Society Bridge. The 1.2km route provides much needed and improved access for locals to the wider network from Glenshee Road, and had been identified as a high priority project by the Cairngorms Outdoor Access Trust (COAT). The […]...
Highland Society Bridge to Glenshee Road, Braemar
A new 1200m link path has been created from the Highland Society Bridge over the Clunie Water to the Glenshee Road and ultimately up to the Queen’s Drive. The aspiration to complete a link path from the new bridge to the Glenshee Road was adopted in the Caringorms National Park Authority’s Core […]...
Volunteers Ready…!!!
The Cairngorms Walking to Health Project has just completed a major volunteer training initiative to deliver a suite of Health Walks in the Cairngorms. Volunteers from Badenoch and Strathspey have been finding out how to lead Health Walks. The course included training on how to set up and lead walks, as well as basic First Aid […]...
New Year New You – Walking to Health expands into new areas
Cairngorms Outdoor Access Trust Cairngorms Outdoor Access Trust (COAT) is an innovative environmental charity created to promote sustainable access to the Cairngorms area. One aspect of our work is a ‘Walking to Health’ project, supporting health improvement and community development. The project is supported by grants from Paths to Health, (national voluntary sector organisation supporting […]...
Riverside Path, Carrbridge
Following a request from Carrbridge Comunity Council to look at the Riverside Path near the centre of Carrbridge village, COAT have worked with the Highland Council, Seafield’s Estate and other local landowners to upgrade the path and overcome current problems arising from inundation of the path. Standing water on the path following inundation in November […]...
