Upcoming Events
The Festival 2026 programme is now open with more events being added over the next two weeks, including: ‘The Odyssey Walk’, last time for ‘Lime Lines Walk’, the new ‘Runways in the Grass – RAF Dallachy’, ‘River, Fibre & Landscape – Speyside Way’, ‘River to Dram’ events, the popular ‘Garmouth & Kingston: a brief history walk’ and more!
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Events
Clues in The Wild – Natural Navigation and Wildlife Signs
Sanquhar Woodland Mountain Bike Trails Car park for Sanquhar Woodland Mountain Bike Trails, Forres, United KingdomClues are all around us if we know where to look. Discover the art of nature detection and learn to read the stories in the landscape!
Get Tickets £15.00 – £18.00
Glenfiddich to Glenlivet
Allan Reid Car Park Allanreid car park, Glenlivet, United KingdomA linear walk with Dorenell and Glenlivet Ranger Services along Moray core path SP29 from Bridgehaugh in Glenfiddich through to Glenlivet.
Get Tickets £20.00 – £25.00
From the Woods to the Sea – Guided Forest Bathing Nature Walk
Findhorn Hinterland Trust The Park, Findhorn, Moray, United KingdomA relaxing sensory walk, that incorporates simple mindful invitations to help us relax and restore in the gorgeous area of the Findhorn Hinterland woodland and the surrounding dunes.
Get Tickets £15.00 – £18.00Glenbeg : Grantown’s Hidden Gem
Glenbeg Road Glenbeg RoadGuided 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.
Get Tickets £10.00 – £12.00
Drawn Into the Landscape: Geology and Art Along the Moray Coast
Portknockie Harbour MorayA circular walk and sketch around the Portknockie coastline, exploring the geology, heritage and landscape of the area.
Get Tickets £10.00 – £15.00
Tour of Forres (LDWA Taster Walk)
Sunken Garden Grant Park, Forres, Moray, United KingdomA taster walk for people who are interested in joining the North of Scotland Long Distance Walkers Association. Come along and meet some of our regular members on a tour around Forres.
Sold Out Free
Explore the Dava Moor from Jesus Saves Stone
The Jesus Saves Stone A939 south of Dava, Moray, United KingdomThe 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.
Get Tickets £8.00 – £12.00
Forres: A Walk in the Middle Ages
Forres War Memorial St Catherine's Rd, Forres, Moray, United KingdomA heritage walk with local historian Dr John Barrett.
Get Tickets £14.00
Garmouth & Kingston: a brief history walk
Garmouth & Kingston Community Hub Macleans Buildings, High St, Garmouth, Moray, United KingdomAn exceptional heritage walk with local writer Rob Wallen around Garmouth & Kingston.
Get Tickets £10.00
A Rafford Ramble
Rafford Parish Church Moray, United KingdomFree for MWA members, this is a short, informative, circular walk through farmland, woods & along quiet country roads with some local history thrown in for good measure.
Get Tickets Free – £8.00
Useful Nature Foraging Walk
Sanquhar Loch Car Park Sanquhar Road, Forres, Moray, United KingdomLearn about the natural medicines, foods, useful woods and more on this gentle walk in a lovely community woodland.
Get Tickets £16.00 – £21.00The Smugglers Trail
East Auchavaich Car Park East Auchavaich Car Park, Chapeltown, Moray, United KingdomA remote upland walk through the Braes of Glenlivet, following historic whisky smuggling routes with big skies, wild moorland, rich heritage and sweeping Highland views throughout.
Get Tickets £10.00
Glenfiddich and Blackwater Lodge by E-bike
Glenfiddich Trail Car ParkA challenging 37km E-bike ride from our Glenfiddich trailhead over to Blackwater Lodge, up through Dorenell wind farm to the base of Cooks Cairn and then back down Glenfiddich via the Suie.
Get Tickets £10.00 – £15.00Dunearn Nature Walk
Dunearn Burn car park Darnaway Forest, United KingdomA stunningly beautiful walk through ancient and new woodland, with stunning views, amazing nature and a highly qualified and experienced guide.
Get Tickets £12.00 – £17.00
St Colm, Covenanters and Confessions
NTS Car Park - Auldearn Boath Hill, Auldearn, Moray, United KingdomJoin NTS Brodie Castle and Estate volunteers and staff, also our guest, artist/writer Helen Wright, long-standing resident and creator of the Gowdie mural, as we explore historic Auldearn.
Get Tickets £16.00Farmers , Fishwives, Foresters and Foes. Some visitors to the markets and fairs of Forres.
Community Centre - Forres House High Street, Forres, Moray, United KingdomA gentle, evening stroll to illuminate some of the activities which made the ancient Borough of Forres the vibrant centre that it has been through the ages.
Get Tickets £5.00 – £10.00
Journey to the Centre of Findhorn Bay
Findhorn Bay Bird Hide Findhorn, Findhorn Bay Local Nature Reserve, Moray, United KingdomWe shall walk a circular route, probably anti-clockwise, from the bird-hide carpark (G.R. NJ 053633), 300 mtrs south of the Findhorn Ecopark entrance. We shall stop ocasionally.
Get Tickets £12.00
Cromdale Hills from Avonside
Balcorach Car Park, West Avonside , United KingdomA moderately challenging and long hill walk taking in the full Cromdale ridge and visiting two large commemorative cairns on the western edge of Glenlivet Estate.
Get Tickets £10.00
Brodie Castle Estate Walk
Brodie Castle and Estate Brodie, Moray, United KingdomA unique insight from our Assistant Head Gardener into Brodie Castle's beautiful Estate discussing its beauty and heritage and looking to how the conservation work undertaken will shape it's future.
Get Tickets £12.00
Kinloss Abbey – Preservation in Action at the Abbey
Kinloss Abbey Trust Kinloss, Forres, Moray, United KingdomA 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.
Get Tickets £10.00
Walk the Dava Way from Dava to Grantown
Burnfield Ave/Museum Car Park Burnfield AveJoin John Halliday from Strathspey Tours on a walk along the Dava Way from near Dava Station to Grantown.
Get Tickets £15.00
Lochindorb Circuit
Car park area beside gate at the east end of Lochindorb as approached from Dava Moray, United KingdomThis is a new walk for 2026. Explore the wilds and scenery of Lochindorb and part of the Dava Moor. A circular walk around the loch, which is famous for its connections with the Wolf of Badenoch and the island castle. Learn about the kelpies and fairies, the location of the novel 'The Key Above …
Get Tickets £8.00 – £12.00
Quarry Wood: a Victorian mystery 100-million-years in the making
Leggat Quarry Car Park Quarry Wood, ElginJoin local geologist Dave Longstaff on a 3-4 hour walk in Quarry Wood to look at the geology and to discuss a controversy that confounded early Victorian scientists.
Get Tickets £5.00 – £12.00
Altyre Ecological Walk
Dallas Dhu Distillery Mannachie Road, Forres, Moray, United KingdomA medium length, flat, circular walk exploring a range of habitats and ecosystems as well as looking at some historical features and opportunistic wildlife spotting.
Get Tickets £15.00 – £22.00
