Discover · Elgin · IV30
Cathedral city of the north
Moray’s market city, gathered around the ruins of its great cathedral and the slow loop of the Lossie — the busy centre of the whole region.
Photography by Nathan
Elgin in pictures
On foot
Local walks
The routes worth knowing — from a flat riverside hour to the glen behind the town.
The riverside path, Elgin
An easy hour along the water from the centre of Elgin — flat, pram-friendly, and quiet by mid-morning. The light is best an hour after sunrise.
The glen & waterfall loop
A steeper woodland circuit up into the glen, finishing at a hidden fall that runs gold after rain. Boots in winter; worth it in any season.
River & glen
The Spey, woods & distilleries
Salmon water, birch woods and the malt trail — Speyside at its quietest.
The Spey at Elgin
Gentle riverside paths along one of Scotland’s great salmon rivers — herons, old bridges, and the Speyside Way threading through. Flat and open the whole way.
The distillery trail
A walkable loop linking the local distilleries through birch woods and barley fields — the air smells of malt, and there’s a dram at the end if you want one.
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