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Dava Way

Trail conditions in Whole route · model estimate, not a field inspection

Muddy sections763 segments calculated across 4 source parts. Check individual sections and local access notices.

763 segments Check your own GPX

Muddy sections Surface score, 1 avoid to 10 dry

Data confidence: Mixed; see segments

SurfaceSee individual segments

TrackHIKING

Length38.04 km

Drying forecastNo verified whole-route drying time

Weather data: fresh

Rain, last 24h5.57 mm

Temperature14.49 °C

Rain coverage100.0%

Oldest input age6.01 h

Calculated: 16 Sep 2026, 17:42 UTC. Automatically refreshed every 30 minutes.

Sources and coverage · 8 weather cells

Source: metoffice-datahub-land-observations + SEPA rainfall (provisional observations), Open Government Licence

Weather aggregated over route cells, not one representative point.

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Recent or current weather may increase softness on unpaved sections.

Local thunderstorms may be missed because no radar precipitation source is active for this area.

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Before you ride, run or hike Dava Way

Is the whole route dry and open?

No opening status is verified here. This is a model estimate; local puddles, damage and closures may differ. 763 calculated segments across 8 weather cells. Follow land-manager notices.

When will this route dry?

A current surface score does not establish a drying time. Check the rainfall observation time, refresh stale inputs and review local reports before leaving.

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763 calculated route segments

Calculation: 16 Sep 2026, 17:42 UTC · 763 calculated segments across 8 weather cells. Click a segment to locate it on the map. Grey means current conditions are not confirmed. Distance order follows the source geometry for analysis; it is not an official stage itinerary.

Dry: 3.54 km · Wet: 6.79 km · Muddy: 27.48 km · High risk: 0.0 km · Unknown: 0.0 km

Condition	Surface	Confidence
Dry	asphalt	High
Dry	paved	High
Dry	asphalt	High
Dry	asphalt	High
Dry	asphalt	High
Dry	asphalt	High
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Dry	paved	High
Dry	paved	High
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Dry	paved	High
Dry	asphalt	High
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Dry	asphalt	High
Dry	asphalt	High
Dry	paved	High
Dry	paved	High
Dry	asphalt	High
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Dry	asphalt	High
Dry	asphalt	High
Dry	asphalt	High
Dry	asphalt	High
Muddy	ground	High
Muddy	dirt	High
Muddy	unpaved	High
Muddy	unpaved	High
Muddy	unpaved	High
Muddy	unpaved	High
Muddy	unpaved	High
Muddy	unpaved	High
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Muddy	unpaved	High
Wet	compacted	High
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Wet	compacted	High
Wet	compacted	High
Wet	compacted	High
Wet	compacted	High
Wet	compacted	High
Wet	unpaved	High
Dry	paved	High
Wet	unpaved	High

Route and access notes

A Scottish railway-path journey between Forres and Grantown-on-Spey, crossing woodland, farmland and the open Dava Moor. Explore the mapped route and its source limitations before planning your walk.

Planning this route

The Dava Way Association describes a 38 km route following the former Highland Railway. This guide presents the hiking source relation, with one connected line between the Forres and Grantown ends. It is not a prescribed daily itinerary. Most mapped source ways are tagged unpaved, but surface information is absent for roughly 2.5 km. Do not interpret the railway alignment as a promise of a uniformly firm or accessible surface. Use the operator’s route map to choose access points; adjacent stretches of old railway are not necessarily part of the Dava Way.

Access and source limitations

The operator warns that marked parking locations do not grant permission to park. About 7.5 km of the mapped source lacks explicit or straightforward walking-access tags; that is uncertainty, not proof of closure. Check local signs and operator updates. No live closure feed has been verified for this guide.