North of Scotland LDWA Laich o Moray 50 mile challenge walk

The Laich o’ Moray Challenge is a 50 mile circular walk with a time restriction of 24 hours created by North of Scotland Long Distance Walkers Association. They host a supported challenge walk or this route annually in September.

  • Unsuitable for wheelchairs and buggies
  • Terrain: Varied surfaces

    Terrain: Varied surfaces (the route includes minor road, beaches, coastal paths, disused railway and forestry tracks. Short sections require care, such as the descent from Califer hill via Sourbank and the headland at Burghead)

  • Undulating
  • Some barriers
  • Unsigned
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From Forres the challenge walk takes a scenic route around the town boundaries to the south and east, through local community woods, parklands and peripheral countryside. The route leaves the town at Sueno’s Stone, a Picto-Scottish Class III standing stone and heads to Findhorn along a blacktop path where it then follows the coastline to Lossiemouth on the beach and coastal paths.

From Lossiemouth, the route takes the disused railway line and minor roads to Elgin, then along the River Lossie to the outskirts of the city and west through the Quarrel Woods. Across the A96 and through some more woodland to gain a minor road heading south to Miltonduff Village Hall. Forestry track walking to gain the Heldon hill ridge, then staying high all the way to the Califer viewpoint at the west end of the ridge.

From Califer the route goes SW to Rafford and back to Forres along the Dava Way path.

Please note that the date and time of this walk should be carefully choosen regarding tide times, to enable participants to walk along the beach sections in daylight without fear of getting their feet wet.
For detailed information see the North of Scotland Long Distance Walkers Associatio’s website https://ldwa.org.uk/NorthWestGrampian/W/5616/laich-o-moray-50.html

Contact

 Forestry and Land Scotland – Huntly Office