Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival
Scotland’s Midsummer Outdoor Festival: 13-23 June 2025
Finding traces of pilgrims, geological surprises and the riches of nature. Stories of ancient times and midsummer magic around a fire with a lovely evening gin and tonic.
Experience the outdoors from a different view with this paddle adventure!
This is a varied and motivating walk with a variety of trees and plant life using informal woodland paths high above the River Findhorn and gorge with dramatic views of the rushing water below.
Seven-mile hilly loop taking in the historic Lecht Mine and wonderful Scalan Seminary buildings.
Join us as we go for a gentle walk around the beautiful Gordon Castle Estate. We'll stop off along the way for some mindful moments and learn about the importance of regular nature connection practice.
A Soundwalk Through History: Encounter the hidden stories of Picts, Jacobites, and Water Beasties that creates an intriguing walking and listening experience.
2.5 mile stroll along River Avon and surrounding countryside. Followed by an optional BBQ and raffle at Kirkmichael Green Hall. A great chance for residents and visitors to chat and share experiences
A Soundwalk Through History: Encounter the hidden stories of Picts, Jacobites, and Water Beasties that creates an intriguing walking and listening experience.
Discover nature in a new and exciting way - merging the digital with the natural in this site-specific immersive audio-visual experience which will start with a dusk walk to find out about the effects of light on wildlife.
Experience the outdoors from a different view with this paddle adventure!
Enjoy a relaxing train journey from Dufftown to Drummuir and a scenic return walk back to Dufftown
Join The Findhorn Dunes Trust, a charity set up by gift in 2000, to explore and discover the importance of the 175 acres of dunes along the Moray coast.
A walk through Elgin discovering how the city and royal burgh was shaped by those living in the middle ages.
Discover the ancient art of safe and sustainable foraging while learning about the amazing connections between plants, fungi and wildlife.
Experience the outdoors from a different view with this paddle adventure!
A heritage walk with local historian Dr John Barrett.
Join naturalist Dan Puplett for an exploration of our fantastic wildlife. We will look out for birds, mammals, insects and more as well as the clues they leave behind.
Cluny Hill is a wooded area close to the centre of Forres whose inhabitants have derived pleasure from it for generations. An evening stroll through it shows why!
The Laich of Moray is as much a sightseeing tour as exercise, with stately homes, a castle, ancient churches and the option for an exciting excursion out to the Coast Guard Tower and coastline where we can admire views of the Moray Firth.
A guided walk of this historic 18th-century planned town and Capital of Strathspey.
Hear about the oldest graveyard in Elgin, and other High Street History.
Gentle circular walk with lots of stops to hear stories attached to the trees in the centre of Elgin.
A linear walk with Dorenell and Glenlivet Ranger Services along Moray core path SP29 from Bridgehaugh in Glenfiddich through to Glenlivet.
Guided walk of Glenbeg, Grantown-on-Spey’s hidden gem. Accompanied by a local STGA guide, historian and author. History, heritage, nature and great views of Cromdale Hills & Cairngorms.
Artist Lise Olsen will be popping up in various locations across Moray throughout the Festival to introduce the Moray Way Soundwalk.
“Have a go” at surfing event for complete beginners or improvers with all the kit included!
Join us on this coastal trail from Hopeman to Burghead and discover the abundance and variety of our local coastal habitats, from plants to seaweeds, foods and medicine.
This is a taster walk for those interested in joining the local group of the Long Distance Walkers Association.
The Dava Moor, a wild, bleak or romantic spot north of Grantown. Walk with John as he reveals the history, legends, placenames and former settlements of a previous time.
Explore the hidden histories, archaeology, and wild landscapes of Glenlivet
Artist Lise Olsen will be popping up in various locations across Moray throughout the Festival to introduce the Moray Way Soundwalk.
Medieval history, improvement landscapes, reptilian footprints, millstones, quarries - and Picts at Burghead..
A wildlife safari walk in the Glenlivet Hills!
Cluny Hill is a wooded area close to the centre of Forres whose inhabitants have derived pleasure from it for generations. An evening stroll through it shows why!
Learn about the natural medicines, foods, useful woods and more on this gentle walk in a lovely community woodland.
Artist Lise Olsen will be popping up in various locations across Moray throughout the Festival to introduce the Moray Way Soundwalk.
Join The Findhorn Dunes Trust, a charity set up by gift in 2000, to explore and discover the importance of the 175 acres of dunes along the Moray coast.
A linear walk with Dorenell Ranger Service linking Glenfiddich lodge and Blackwater Lodge, finishing at the Dorenell Visitor Centre.
Find out more about bumblebees & surveying, from identifying and recording bumblebees in your garden to becoming a 'BeeWalker' - counting bumblebees on a fixed monthly walking route.
A guided walk around the remains of the largest Cistercian Monastery in the North of Scotland, including the Abbot’s House, which is not usually accessible.