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Woodlands for forest bathing in Highland

9 places in Highland that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page. Find a forest bathing guide in Highland.

Scots pines in Abernethy Forest, StrathspeyAbernethy Forest (RSPB Loch Garten)Ancient Caledonian pinewood around Loch Garten, with wide, firm trailsOak woodland in Ariundle Oakwood Nature Reserve, StrontianAriundle OakwoodSheltered western oakwood above Strontian, thick with mosses and liverwortsForest track through trees in Contin Forest, Easter RossContin ForestMixed woodland near Strathpeffer, with an easy pine trail and views over StrathcononRiver Affric at Dog Falls, Glen AffricGlen Affric (Dog Falls)Old Caledonian pinewood, birch and oak above rapids and dark poolsTrees reflected in Glencoe Lochan, near Glencoe villageGlencoe LochanLochan ringed by tall conifers and redwoods, with an easy path round the waterPath through the trees in Glenmore Forest Park, near AviemoreGlenmore Forest ParkAncient pine and birch around Loch Morlich, below the CairngormsWoodland in Inverewe Garden, Wester RossInverewe GardenLochside garden on the west coast, with huge redwoods over woodland pathsTall trees in Reelig Glen, near InvernessReelig GlenWooded gorge with a rushing burn and some of Britain's tallest treesView across Loch an Eilein to the surrounding pinewood, RothiemurchusRothiemurchus (Loch an Eilein)Loch ringed by old Scots pine, with a level path all the way round

Photos: Abernethy Forest (RSPB Loch Garten), Peter Trimming (CC BY-SA 2.0); Ariundle Oakwood, Trevor Littlewood (CC BY-SA 2.0); Contin Forest, Julian Paren (CC BY-SA 2.0); Glen Affric (Dog Falls), Olaf Meister (CC BY-SA 4.0); Glencoe Lochan, Daniel Kraft (CC BY-SA 3.0); Glenmore Forest Park, Graham Robson (CC BY-SA 2.0); Inverewe Garden, Craig Wallace (CC BY-SA 2.0); Reelig Glen, Julian Paren (CC BY-SA 2.0); Rothiemurchus (Loch an Eilein), GC85 (CC BY-SA 4.0).