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The Moray Way Companion

A Comprehensive Guide to The Dava Way, The Moray Coast Trail and the Speyside Way
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The Moray Way Companion guides readers across an extensive route formed from the Moray Coast Trail, the Speyside Way, and the Dava Way. Covering diverse landscapes from ancient royal burghs and charming coastal villages to historic WWII sites, fertile valleys rich in distilleries, and wild open moorlands, it showcases a richly historical part of Scotland. The journey culminates at the dramatic Divie viaduct before returning through tranquil woodlands and pastoral scenes to Forres.
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Ideal for walkers, hikers, and outdoor enthusiasts interested in exploring Scotland's scenic and historic trails, especially those keen on long-distance routes combining coastal, valley, and moorland landscapes.

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The Moray Way consists of all or part of three previously existing routes: the Moray Coast Trail, the Speyside Way and the Dava Way. Together they cover a huge and varied range of landscapes.This book is the ideal guide to much of what this beautiful and richly historical part of Scotland has to offer.

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The Moray Way consists of all or part of three previously existing routes: the Moray Coast Trail, the Speyside Way and the Dava Way. Together they cover a huge and varied range of landscapes. This book is the ideal guide to much of what this beautiful and richly historical part of Scotland has to offer.

The largest town, Forres, is an ancient royal burgh. Between it and the next biggest town of Lossiemouth lie the coastal villages of Findhorn, Burghead and Hopeman, connected by some of Scotland's finest coastal scenery and beaches.

Eastwards, beyond intact remains of Second World War defences, lie Garmouth and Fochabers. The former, many centuries ago, was the main port of Moray. Here the Moray Way turns south, following a course through the fertile Spey valley. Its many distilleries are part of the considerable variety of interest as the route continues to the resort town of Grantown.

A final stage northward crosses the wild openness of Dava Moor, reaching eventually the spectacular Divie viaduct where there is a dramatic change to gentler woodlands and pastoral landscapes as the trail leads back to Forres.

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Forres Gazette describes it as 'a comprehensive guide to the long distance route made up of three of Scotland's Great Trails.' The Inverness Courier praises it as 'a great companion guide from someone who knows the route and the area possibly better than anyone.'

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780277936

Publisher: Birlinn General

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Birlinn Ltd

Illustration: Colour & maps throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 393g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Norman Thomson has been charmed by the Moray countryside since first encountering it in boyhood. After some years teaching at Gordonstoun he moved to England but kept returning on holidays before making it his permanent retirement home. In 2009 he and Ann Dunn launched the concept of the Moray Way and later helped co-found the increasingly popular Moray Walking Festival.

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