| Moray Coast Trail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Moray Coastal Trail atCovesea. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 72 km (45 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Moray,Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designation | Scotland's Great Trails | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Use | Walking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation gain/loss | 410 metres (1,350 ft) gain.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | All Year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waymark | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TheMoray Coastal Trail is a long-distance path in North-EastScotland that runs along the coastline of the Moraycouncil area. The route, which is 72 km (45 mi) long, runs betweenForres andCullen. It is designated as one ofScotland's Great Trails byNatureScot, and connects with two further Great Trails: theSpeyside Way at Spey Bay, and theDava Way at Forres.[2] The Moray Coast Trail can be combined with sections of these two routes to form a 153 km (95 mi) circular route known as theMoray Way,[3] and forms part of theNorth Sea Trail via the Moray Firth Trail.[4] The trail is primarily intended forwalkers, but many sections are also suitable forcycling andhorseriding.[5] An alternative route for cycling, the Moray Coast Ride, shares some sections of path with the Moray Coast Trail, and forms part of theNational Cycle Network'sRoute 1.[6] About 23,000 people use the path every year, of whom about 1,000 complete the entire route.[7]
The Scotland's Great Trails website recommends that the trail be walked west to east (from Forres to Cullen), due to the direction of the prevailing winds.[2] In this direction, the following settlements are passed: Forres,Kinloss,Findhorn,Burghead,Hopeman,Lossiemouth,Spey Bay,Portgordon,Buckie,Findochty,Portknockie, Cullen. Places of note along the route are theCovesea Skerries Lighthouse andBow Fiddle Rock.
The trail was severed when theSpey Viaduct collapsed on 14 December 2025.[8]
