River Dulnain

The River Dulnain rises in the Monadhliath Mountains and flows northeast through uninhabited country to Sluggan. There it is crossed by Sluggan Bridge, built by General Wade for a military road now part of National Cycle Network Route 7. After Sluggan the river turns east, passing under the A9 bypass of Carrbridge and the mainline railway. The river continues through Carrbridge, where the old Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge gives the village its name. Nearby stands the bridge carrying the B9153 road, once the A9. The final stretch runs east-northeast to Dulnain Bridge alongside the A938 road before it reaches the Spey. The river’s Gaelic name, Tuilnean, means ‘flood stream’, describing its response to heavy rain. It empties into the Spey after passing beneath the A95 road and the remains of the Strathspey railway bridge.