A walk from Nairn to Cawdor and back with Anne and Mairi.

16th October 2105



We decided to do this walk after Anne and Mairi had been to Nairn and seen the walk signposted. I downloaded instructions and a GPX route from Walkhighlands

This was a beautiful but cold autumn day to do this 12.4 mile walk. Mairi had a day off for some public holiday. Anne and I are on holiday. We drove through to Nairn. We parked in the library car park at about 11:35 and made our way to the start at the clock-towered court building on Nairn High Street.

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Very soon you turn onto Church Street.


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And make your way past the cemetery and down to the river.

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Not far after is the railway bridge which is quite impressive.

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We kept on up the river passing the Jubilee Bridge.

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From which I took this picture looking back to the railway bridge.

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There is still some blossoms around.

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We passed a park area on the right and started to leave Nairn behind.

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We crossed the River Nairn by the Firhall Bridge and continued up the other bank.

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The route is fantastically signposted.

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Eventually you have to cross the main road at Howford. The path follows the road for a short distance.

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And then onto the Geddes Burn Bridge. It was built by the Royal Engineers in 1999.

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We were getting peckish and were looking for a seat or even a log in the sunshine but none came. So at 12.40  we just moved down beside the river onto some gravel. Not very comfy but at least getting the sun’s warmth. We had a nice picnic – roll, crisps and chocolate biscuit helped on its way with apple juice.

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So modest I can’t resist a ‘selfie’.

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Refreshed a bit we moved on up the river.

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Graeme’s Pool is rather a sad place. 14 is so young to die.

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The going gets muddy for a while and then reaches a stone embankment. This took us out the trees and it felt warm in the sun. This continued for quite a while.

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Getting nearer Cawdor mistakes could be made on finding the right paths but these white arrows made it very clear.

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Autumn is definitely here.

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At last we reached this wee bridge and arrived at Cawdor.

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We headed to the village store and bought ice creams and a sweety and juice to help us on the way down. We reached the shop about 2.40.

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Then it was time to head back! Anne had wet feet. Mairi had a blister. I am suffering from a bad knee at present but it felt much better. But we were tired.

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I didn’t take any pictures on the way back. We stopped at the bridge over the Geddes Burn and had a wee picnic sitting on the step. We kept a good pace reaching Nairn High Street at about 4.40. Anne went into Nickel and Dime. Mairi and I got money from the Bank of Scotland. We got to the car at 4:50.

We came back to Balloch and got Chinese carry outs which we just ate in the car. What a nice day.