Glenmore Visitor Centre

The essential starting point for your visit to Glenmore

Find out more about Glenmore Forest Park at the visitor centre. Now ran by Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust. Learn more about the range of trails and activities or use it as a starting point to the park. Go from here to a magical lochan or jump over the road to Loch Morlich Beach.

Outside the centre is a memorial to a company of Norwegian resistance fighters based in Glenmore during the Second World War. They trained in the forest and on the shores of Loch Morlich for daring raids against the Nazi forces occupying Norway.

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Walking trails

Glenmore Forest Park route card (PDF)

Walking

Ryvoan Trail

A trail notice is in effect

There is currently construction work at the Reindeer Centre, affecting a short section of the Ryvoan Trail. Please take care when passing this and follow onsite signage.

Visit the enchanting An Lochan Uaine (The Green Lochan) and enjoy the splendour of the ancient pine and birch forest all around. You can also park at the Allt Mor car park for access to Ryvoan Pass and An Lochan Uaine.

Mostly smooth gravel track with some moderate slopes. Some short fairly steep slopes. One road crossing and short roadside section

3 ½ miles / 5.8 km

Allow 2 ½ hours

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On your quest to the lochan, listen out for red squirrels scampering in the branches or cracking open pine cones overhead.

Activities

Meall a' Bhuachaille hill path

If you want a real workout, there's a great hill route from the visitor centre up to Meall a' Bhuachaille – the hill of the shepherd. The path is a stiff climb from the car park to the summit at 2600 ft (810 metres). It's well worth it for the view from the top towards the rolling Cairngorm plateau and the wide strath of the Spey. There's a clear, easy to follow path to the summit. The path starts at the rear of the visitor centre, marked by a wooden signpost, but there are no further markers along the route. You'll need proper hill walking equipment for this trip. Find out more about the route at WalkHighlands.

Children's activities

If you have children with you, why not follow one of the seasonal self-led trails often put out by the ranger service? Look for the start of the trail at the visitor centre.

Facilities and access

Mountain access

Cycling

Walking

Toilets

Parking (charge)

Visitor centre

Easy-access facilities

Cafe or refreshments

Glenmore Visitor Centre, café and car parking are now owned and managed by Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust. Please see their website for more information. FLS parking passes are no longer valid at this car park.

Camping is not allowed within the car park area. 

Fires and barbecues are not permitted in Glenmore Forest Park. If you need to cook, use a gas stove. For more information on best practice in the outdoors, visit the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.

Toilets

Toilets are only available when the café is open. The nearest available toilets are 1 minute walk from the Visitor Centre, near the bus stop in Glenmore Village. Public toilets are also available seasonally. They’re open at Loch Morlich Beach car park from the 1 April - 31 October. The toilets in Glenmore village are year round at the Highland Council block near the car park entrance.

Car parking information

The Visitor Centre car park is now owned and managed by Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust. Please see their website for more information. As of 1 November 2024, Forestry and Land Scotland parking tickets and passes are no longer valid in this car park.

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Getting here

From the roundabout at the south end of Aviemore follow the signs for 'The Cairngorms' for 6 miles. Glenmore Visitor Centre is easy to spot on the left-hand side of the road, just beyond Loch Morlich.

You can cycle here from Aviemore on the Old Logging Way; a superb, safe bike route that runs for 6 miles from Aviemore to the Visitor Centre.

Using SatNav?

PH22 1QU is the nearest postcode.

Public transport

Buses between Aviemore and the Cairngorm Mountain Railway pass the visitor centre. You'll find details at Traveline Scotland.

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