Start Date and time: Saturday 15th June at 4pm (Meeting/Registering at 1.30pm)

Start/Finish Location:  Start at the Elgin Library in Cooper Park (Grid Ref: NJ218631) and finishing on Findhorn Beach 

The Route: This is a 25 mile challenge walk. From Elgin the walk goes west along the River Lossie & through Quarrelwood, then south to Torrieston walks. From here it goes west over Heldon Hill to Califer viewpoint, then south Rafford and then west to Dava Way and Forres. Then going around Forres to the Coastal Trail at Suenos Stone and onto Findhorn.

There will be a BBQ on the beach at Findhorn for participants to enjoy at the end of the challenge walk from 'city to sea'. Unless you have made other arrangements, a minibus will transport you back to Forres, so please make sure you leave a car there on Saturday and get public transport to the start in Elgin. There are regular buses and trains between Forres and Elgin during the day.

Participants: This LDWA challenge event is for experienced walkers only and participants should have recently completed walks of over 15 miles. Although this is not a led walk, participants can walk with the tail end marshals, who will guide them along the route. All other participants must be able to navigate to the checkpoints, see in the dark and contact the organisers if need be. Drop to the back if you need assistance with navigation!

Booking a place: Booking by SiEntries. The SiEntries booking system is now live for this event and there are only 100 places, so please book early to guarantee a place.  

Entrance Fee: £15 for LDWA Members, £25 for non-members

Maps: O/S Explorer map 423 covers the whole route. Here is a downloadable map and elevation profile.

GPS: A GPX file of the route is available to download: Heldon Hill Sunset Walk GPX file

Route Description: Download the route description as: Word Doc or a PDF 

Event Contact: Julie Cribb (Julie.Cribb@uhi.ac.uk)