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Loch Morlich Beach

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Loch Morlich Beach

Recommended by 153 hikers out of 156

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Cairngorms National Park

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Location: Aviemore, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Loch Morlich Beach – Loch Morlich Beach loop from Aviemore

26.8km

07:02

220m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Utsi's Bridge – Loch Morlich Beach loop from Boat of Garten

13.9km

03:56

280m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Loch Morlich Beach – Loch Morlich Beach loop from Boat of Garten

7.85km

02:06

90m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Dan Hobson

February 6, 2019

Loch Morlich is a freshwater loch surrounded by award-winning sandy beaches. From the loch beaches, you are afforded spectacular views of the snow-clad peaks of the northern Cairngorms. Managed by the Forestry Commission, the bay at the end of Loch Morlich provides is ideal site for a wide range of activities, including water sports and hiking.

Dominiek Van Dooren

June 24, 2023

You don't expect to find it in a forest in Scotland, but it's there. A sandy beach on a lake, Loch Morlich.

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Brian

March 5, 2016

Loch Morlich (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Mhùrlaig) is a freshwater loch in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of Highland, Scotland near Aviemore. The loch is home to a watersports center with kayaking, sailing and windsurfing among the activities available. There is also a yacht club and cycling routes around the loch. The loch is at the foot of the Cairngorm mountains, just a few miles from Aviemore.

Long stretches of its shoreline are formed of sandy beaches. In 2009 these beaches received a Seaside Award by the Keep Scotland Beautiful (KSB) campaign, the first time that this had been given to a fresh water loch. At 300 metres above sea level it also became the highest beach to be given this award.

When examined closely the sand of these beaches contains large amounts of broken glass. However, this glass does not come from careless tourists discarding bottles irresponsibly, but is in fact left over from the Second World War when the area around Loch Morlich was used as a commando school. In particular it was used as a training area for the Kompani Linge (the Norwegian Independent (army) Company, trained by the British Special Operations Executive) because of the close resemblance of the area, both in landscape and climate, to Norway. A memorial to the Kompani Linge can be found outside the Glenmore Forest Park visitor centre.

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Location: Aviemore, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Loch Morlich Beach

1. Loch Morlich Beach – Loch Morlich Beach loop from Aviemore

2. Utsi's Bridge – Loch Morlich Beach loop from Boat of Garten

3. Loch Morlich Beach – Loch Morlich Beach loop from Boat of Garten

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