| Dava Way | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 38 km (24 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Moray & Highland, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Established | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designation | Scotland’s Great Trails | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Use | walking and cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation gain/loss | 146 m (479 ft) gain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest point | 321 m (1,053 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | all year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waymark | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dava Way is a 38 km (24 mi) long-distance path that mostly follows the route of the former Highland Railway between Grantown and Forres. The railway line, built as a route between Inverness and Perth, opened in 1863 and closed in 1965. The route was reopened as a long distance path in 2005. It is listed as one of Scotland's Great Trails by NatureScot, and links directly to two further Great Trails: the Moray Coast Trail and the Speyside Way.[1] It is currently the shortest of the Great Trails,[2] but can be combined with sections of the Moray Coast Trail and Speyside Way to form a 153 km (95 mi) circular route known as the Moray Way.[3] About 5,000 people use the path every year, of whom about 400 complete the entire route.[4]
- ^ "Dava Way". Scotland's Great Trails. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Trails". Scotland's Great Trails. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "The Moray Way". Moray Council. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Scotland's networks of paths and trails: key research findings" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. August 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.