Aviemore and the Cairngorms Walking Festival 2009

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Wednesday 13th May

Code	Leader	Walk	Start	Finish	Distance	Grade	Notes
W/1	Military Leader Steve Salem	Monadh Mor & Ben Bhrotain.Across the Big Moss to Monadh Mor and Ben Bhrotain from Achlean.	Meet at Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore at 8am. Starts from Achlean in Glenfeshie.	Achlean	28km with 1569m of Ascent.  Time is 10 to 12hrs	Very Strenuous	Full mountain walking gear, packed lunch.  Cost £15
W/2	Cairngorm Ranger Service	Ben Macdui Cairngorm plateau trek to the summit of Scotland's 2nd highest mountain. You will be taken on a walk that is both informative and spectacular.	Cairngorm Ranger Base, car park at the top of ski road at 9am. OS Grid NH990 060. Car share or Service Bus. Check in to Cairngorm Hotel on your way.	Cairngorm Ranger Base	8 Hours	Strenuous	Mountain walking kit, including boots, Packed lunch and adequate drinks. Max 10 Min 4 £20 per head
W/3	Explore Abernethy Ranger	Glenmore to Nethy Bridge  via Ryvoan Pass. Starting from Glenmore Visitor Centre, journey through a pass, open moorland with great views and the Abernethy Pine Forest reserve to the old Forestry village of Nethy Bridge, with opportunities to see great scenery and wildlife. Includes visit to free Explore Abernethy visitor centre.	Glenmore. Transport from Cairngorm Hotel at 9.15am.	Pickup at Nethy Bridge	15km/9m approx 4/5  hours	Moderate	Stout footwear, suitable outdoor clothing, packed lunch required. Linear walk. Cost £10
W/4	Highland Council Ranger - Saranne Bish	Aviemore to Carr Bridge via the Burma Road. A long walk along estate tracks with fantastic views to the Cairngorms and Monadhliath mountains, woodlands, open moorland and the River Dulnain……!	Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore at 9.30am.	Return Transport from Carrbridge to Aviemore	17km/10 miles 7 hours 300 metres ascent	Strenuous	Stout footwear, suitable outdoor clothing, packed lunch required. Cost £12
W/5	AWF Leader	Glenfeshie to Aviemore. A very enjoyable walk, on good paths with no steep gradients. The early part is in pine forest then skirts Loch Gamhna and Loch an Eilein (good views,very photogenic); the later stages are in moorland and open pinewoods	Meet at Cairngorm Hotel at 9.30am.	As start	14km/9m         3 to 4 hours	Moderate	Stout footwear and outdoor clothing.Packed lunch. A linear walk. Cost £10
W/6	AWF Leader	Ord Ban & Loch an Eilean A craggy hill overlooking Loch an Eilean with great views from its summit	Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore at 10.30am.	As start	13km/8miles Ascent 285m 4 hours	Easy to Moderate	Stout footwear, suitable outdoor clothing, packed lunch required. Cost £10