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Moray Coast Trail

The Moray Coast Trail laps over three Landranger maps, 27 (Nairn & Forres), 28 (Elgin & Dufftown) and 29 (Banff & Huntly). Over three quarters of the trail is covered by Sheet 28, which overlaps Sheet 29, such that the latter is only necessary for the last ½ mile into Cullen at the eastern end of the route. The Explorer alternatives are 423 (Elgin, Forres & Lossiemouth), 424 (Buckie & Keith) and 425 (Huntly & Cullen).

The Moray Way

The Moray Way requires either Landranger maps 36 (Grantown & Aviemore), 27 (Nairn & Forres) and 28 (Elgin & Dufftown) or Explorer maps 419 (Grantown-on-Spey & Hills of Cromdale), 423 (Elgin, Forres & Lossiemouth) and 424 (Buckie & Keith). The Moray Way Association has produced a comprehensive map at 1:80,000 scale that covers the entire Moray Way in significant detail (see Appendix C).

Navigation and Waymarking

No special navigational skills are required to walk the official routes of the Speyside Way, Dava Way and MCT. The trails are generally well waymarked, and by following the routes and maps in this guidebook you should have few problems in finding your way along them. The landscape through which most of these routes pass is relatively low lying, and the walker is rarely very far from public roads, villages or towns where help could be sought in cases of emergency. So even if the walker or cyclist does mislay the route, he or she is unlikely to come to any serious grief. The one exception to this is on the Tomintoul Spur, which heads into the hills for several miles, to a height just a little below 2000ft (610m), and where getting lost could have more serious consequences, so a familiarity with map and compass work is strongly advisable. However, the route is well waymarked in this section too, and in normal weather conditions and good visibility most people would be able to negotiate the section safely. The walks described in the Prologue require a much higher level of navigational skill and experience (see below).