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Lossiemouth to Spey Bay Walk

8.08 miles (13 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This walk follows a section of the Moray Coast Trail from Lossiemouth to the Spey Bay Nature Reserve in Kingston on Spey.
The route runs for just under 8 miles along a fairly flat coastal path.
The walk starts at Lossimouth Harbour Marina and heads south to cross over the River Lossie to the beach at Seatown. You then head south east along the beach, passing the sand dunes and Boar's Head Rock. You continue south east to finish at Spey Bay where you will find a wildlife rich nature reserve. The reserve notably includes the largest shingle beach in Scotland and a range of other habitats such as coastal grasslands, brackish saltmarsh and wet woodland. It's a great place to look out for wildfowl and dolphins with butterflies common around the pretty wildflowers in the summer months.
On the eastern side of the reserve you can pick up the long distance Speyside Way and enjoy a walk or cycle along the River Spey. To the west the trail continues to Hopeman and Burghead.

Lossiemouth to Spey Bay OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Lossiemouth to Spey Bay Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

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Photos

Lossiemouth - geograph.org.uk - 2000064

Lossiemouth

The dunes at Lossiemouth - geograph.org.uk - 3887350

The dunes at Lossiemouth

Lossiemouth from the East Beach - geograph.org.uk - 703091

Lossiemouth from the East Beach

Sand Dunes by East Beach - geograph.org.uk - 703164

Sand Dunes by East Beach. Some areas are more densely covered in marram grass than others, and are thus better able to resist erosion by the wind.

Nature Reserve, Kingston - geograph.org.uk - 279706

Nature Reserve, Kingston

Mouth of the River Spey - geograph.org.uk - 3191593

Mouth of the River Spey

Spring Tide at Birdwatch Corner - geograph.org.uk - 3388198

Spring Tide at Birdwatch Corner

Spey Bay - geograph.org.uk - 2065532

Spey Bay. In the warmer months breeding terns fill the skies and bottlenose dolphins are regularly spotted at the mouth of the estuary.

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