Culbin

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About Culbin

Some tree felling work at Wellhill/Buckie Loch/Findhorn Bay areas of the forest until March. Some diversions will be in place. Please obey all signage.

Welcome to Culbin. This is no ordinary forest and Culbin's fragile shoreline is no ordinary coast.

The Wellhill car park gives direct access to the spectacular Hill 99 trail and the rest of the forest. Leaflets, including a map of the forest, are available here, along with toilet facilities.

Download the Culbin leaflet (PDF 3.5Mb)

More information

For full information on the fascinating history of this forest please visit the main Culbin website at www.culbin.org.uk.

Check before you go - for details of trail closures, diversions and changes to listed events see the updates page.

How to get there:

Culbin is in Forests of Moray and Aberdeenshire.

By car from Forres take the A96 west to the Findhorn bridge, then follow the Culbin Forest signs towards Kintessack (three miles) and then Wellhill.

By car from Nairn take the A96 east to Brodie, turn left over the railway and follow the Culbin Forest signs along the unclassified roads to Cloddymoss and Kintessack. Wellhill is one mile beyond Kintessack.

By train: The nearest station is Forres, three miles from Wellhill on foot, or a ten minute taxi-ride.

By bus: Local buses run from Forres to Dyke and Kintessack, villages close to Wellhill, on schooldays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Just ask the driver or any other passenger for advice on the best place to walk from.

By bike: National Cycle Route 1 runs through the south side of Culbin, around 800 metres from the main car park at Wellhill.

Forres is the nearest town or village.

OS Grid Reference: NH997614
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com

Other places to go in Forests of Moray and Aberdeenshire

Facilities:

Activities

	Hill 99 is the only formal waymarked trail, but use the Culbin leaflet to explore this unique and diverse jewel in the crown of Forestry Commission Scotland. Hill 99 trail
	Culbin's flat landscape provides ideal roads for family cycling.
	Culbin’s wide range of tracks, trails and paths provides a wonderful choice for riders. Cloddymoss has the best access for horse-boxes and from there you can either head east towards Findhorn Bay and Buckie Loch, or west towards the less-visited Nairn end (but please avoid the fragile saltmarshes).
	The diverse range of habitats and unique history make Culbin an ideal place for your school's environmental education visits.
	Man has had links to this area for 3000 years. Look out for evidence of our impact in the most unlikely places!
	Follow the Hill 99 trail for a squirrel's eye view across the forest and for miles to the north.