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Discover · Keith · AB55

Whisky town, hidden glens

A working Speyside town with the Isla running through it — distilleries, a Saturday show field, and glens that open into waterfalls ten minutes from the high street.

All areas

Photography by Nathan

Keith in pictures

On foot

Local walks

The routes worth knowing — from a flat riverside hour to the glen behind the town.

The Glen of Newmill

5 km Moderate Newmill On lead (livestock)

A wooded glen walk north of the town along the burn, climbing gently to a quiet waterfall that runs gold after rain.

The Isla & the Auld Brig

3 km Easy Town centre Dog-friendly

A flat riverside loop along the River Isla through Keith, linking the 1609 packhorse bridge and the kirk.

River & glen

The Spey, woods & distilleries

Salmon water, birch woods and the malt trail — Speyside at its quietest.

The River Isla

Riverside Flat Town centre Dog-friendly

Gentle riverside paths through the heart of Keith — herons on the shingle and the old Auld Brig of 1609.

Strathisla

2.5 km Easy Distillery On lead

The walk out to Strathisla, the oldest working distillery in the Highlands, through barley fields and birch.