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Ryvoan Bothy

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Ryvoan Bothy

Name: Ryvoan Bothy
Rating: 2

Recommended by 59 cyclists

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Cairngorms National Park

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Location: Nethy Bridge, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Glenmore Forest and Boat of Garten loop from Aviemore – Cairngorms National Park

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2. Loch Morlich and Glenmore Forest from Aviemore – Cairngorms National Park

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3. Nethy Bridge and Boat of Garten loop from Aviemore – Cairngorms National Park

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erwinsikkens_com

August 5, 2025

The Ryvoan Bothy is an authentic and, above all, small bothy. Because it's also relatively close to a large parking lot and visitor center for Glenmore Forest Park, and the path to it is easy to walk and cycle, it's likely to be crowded. Therefore, it wasn't my favorite during my cycling trip through the Cairngorms, but it does offer excellent accommodations with a few sleeping places, a table and chairs, and a stove.

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Jim Sutherland

February 19, 2019

An open shelter which can often be shared with other walkers or bikers.

Michèle Linton-Sinclair

January 3, 2024

An MBA Bothy Ryvoan is situated on the Thieves’ Road which runs from Nethy Bridge south towards Glenmore. It was formerly a farm which was abandoned in 1877 and over time, the attached byre was lost leaving a single room remaining. The bothy was renovated by the MBA in 1967. The poem I leave tonight from Euston was written by a lady called A M Lawrence who lived at Burgh on Sands, Cumbria in the 1950’s, and who spent a good deal of her childhood at Nethy Bridge. There is a tradition that a copy of the poem is kept on the door at Ryvoan.

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Location: Nethy Bridge, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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