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| Beach Huts and East Beach, Hopeman | 
Here's some views from a little jolly, setting off from home...
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| East Beach and Daisy Rock, Hopeman | 
It was a lovely day - I was even down to a tee shirt for a while!
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| Looking back (west) towards Hopeman and Burghead | 
Enjoy!
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| West from above Clashach Cove | 
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| Beautiful Cove Bay near Hopeman | 
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| Lookng back (west) from above Clashach Quarry | 
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| Yellow | 
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| Rafe - Moray Coast Trail, east of Cove Bay | 
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| Primrose Bay | 
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| Primrose Bay (views west) | 
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| Coastguard watchtower - west of Covesea | 
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| Caves and stacks near Covesea | 
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| Views west from near Covesea | 
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| More caves and Covesea Lighthouse | 
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| Rafe - near Covesea | 
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| Rafe has the beach to himself - near Covesea | 
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| Looking back to Covesea Lighthouse | 
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| Losiemouth from West Beach | 
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| Looking west along Lossiemouth West Beach | 
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| Bridge over the River Lossie | 
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| Rafe - teetering on the Lossie Bridge | 
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| Rafe - views east along Lossiemouth East Beach | 
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| Lossiemouth from East Beach | 
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| Rubbish sculpture east of Lossiemouth | 
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| Looking back towards Lossiemouth | 
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| Looking west from by Innes Links | 
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| WW2 Defences - Moray Coast near Lossiemouth | 
We stopped for a spot of lunch, tucked into the undergrowth, out of the wind, beside the first pill box on this bit of the Moray Coast Trail.
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| WW2 Defences - Moray Coast near Lossiemouth | 
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| Moray Coast Trail near Kingston - views east | 
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| Moray Coast Trail near Kingston (Binn Hill Rifle Range) | 
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| Views west from Moray Coast Trail near Kingston | 
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| Bridge over the Drainer Burn, Kingston | 
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| School Brae path between Kingston and Garmouth | 
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| Garmouth village | 
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| Rafe - Spey Viaduct | 
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| River Spey and Spey Viaduct | 
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| River Spey near Spey Bay | 
I made use of the lovely cafe at the 
Whale and Dolphin Centre at Spey Bay - good coffee...
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| Rafe and ears at Spey Bay | 
...before Jim came to pick us up - a little footsore and windswept - but another great walk completed.
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| Views east along the spit at Spey Bay | 
Route: Hopeman (Home), E along Moray Coast Trail National Trail route to Spey Bay (via Lossimouth, Kingston, and Garmouth).
Maps:  OS Explorer 423 Elgin, Forres & Lossiemouth and OS Explorer 424 Buckie & Keith
Statistics:  Distance: 27.8km  Ascent: 200m  Time: 7 hours
Moray Coast Trail
 
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