Nairn to Forres

A long, pleasantly rural route mostly on asphalt along quiet back roads, with forestry, heather and farmland and occasional houses. A short off-road footpath at Dyke may be wet or muddy. Passes through the restored site of Kingsteps Quarry. A bus stop at Brodie has a good service to Nairn, Inverness, Forres, Elgin and Aberdeen.