Loch Morlich in Highland

Lovely place, defo be back soon.

Beautiful lake with lots of sandy beaches. Lots of water sports available and a nice cafe too.

Loved it, beautiful, tranquil water, excellent water sports available with good equipment and kit.

This beautiful lake is located near the winter sports resort of Aviemore and therefore directly in the Scottish highlands, the Highlands. From the shore of the Loch (as lakes are called in Scotland) you have a very beautiful view of the Cairngorms. There is a circular route. This takes a good two hours.

Always amazing whatever the weather 👍

Beautiful Loch, clean and tidy beach. Absolutely stunning view. A cafè at the beach to get something to drink or to eat. Unfortunately very very steep prices for instant coffees. They also have toilets at the beach which at times can take a wee while until it is your turn due to high demand. You need to pay for parking (£4 for all day). It can be paid in cash at the machines or via phone call or app. App didn't work for me and neither did phoning the provided number due to not having any network coverage around Loch Morlich. Would be beneficial for visitors and for the provider to make card payment possible or make it possible to purchase parking tickets at the cafè if you have no network or cash.

Just beautiful, walk around the lake,its just beautiful. Holds a lot of beautiful memories ✨️

Lovely loch with beach scenery is beautiful must visit place

Sandy beach, shallow water (great for little kids). Views of the mountains. What else do you need!

A wonderful place. We live locally so we can get there as often as we like. It can get extremely busy during the summer months and car parking can be very difficult.

Beautiful location in middle of Scotland

Unique and beautiful place. Calm energy and vibe. Very laid back. Scenery is fabulous

Excellent for paddleboarding and dog walking, canny cafe aswell.

If the Loch Ness lake is famous, here is one that is worth the detour and where you can enjoy a moment of relaxation on a sand that can be hot, it happens, where you will have the impression of being on an arm of the sea. Be careful like almost all tourist places, parking is chargeable.

Beautiful location well maintained can be very crowded though

Beautiful spot. Worth the visit.

A good place to do water activities with friends and families! Good memories!

Oh my, what a beautiful place! So unusual to find a loch with a sandy beach. Crystal clear water with people swimming and on kayaks etc. High mountains around with snow on top, and we were there at the end of a very hot June! Make sure you drive to the large car park with the sandy beach and cafe, and don't just stop at one of the smaller carparks by the roadside! Apparently on a really hot sunny day it can get really busy, so if you like a bit more peace maybe go earlier or later in the day, or choose a day when it's part sunny/part cloudy - enjoy!

We spend most of the day on the trails and then passed Loch Morlich on a way back to Inverness. I am happy we made a stop there. The lake was gorgeous with clean water and sandy beaches. There is a cafe and you can borrow a watersports equipment if you want. Parking was a bit of an issue. We didn't have change so after running around the lake a bit we got a signal reception and could pay it online.

A beautiful clean Loch with beach for all to enjoy. Overlooked by Cairngorm it's a paradise.

A stunning place overwhelmed with it beauty, best visit out of season as get very busy.

Very nice sandy beach and nice walking trail. Plenty of water sports when weather permits. Cafe closes quite early at 5. There is a pub beside nearby caravan park which is open until late and has great food.

A beautiful loch with breathtaking scenery, fresh water and sand. This loch is one of the cleanest and most respected. Its simply Gorgeous 😍. If you visit Loch Morlich please Respect it this is unique you won't be disappointed.

One the most beautiful Lochs in Scotland. Sand, water, forest and mountains.

Best lake with an amazing view on mountains. Nice hiking trough the forest near by. Beach is anazing

Absolutely stunning place. One from where you wouldn't want to come back.

Beautiful setting and a great juxtaposition of mountains and loch. Very surprised to see a sandy beach but went for a paddle anyway even though the water was fresh on the 29th December 😁

Not too busy, more ducks than people.

what a beautiful place... my Alivometer hits 100 here :-)... the beach, the mountains, the woods...... visited in September and it was very quiet, so we just roamed around for an extra hour or two than planned... didn't want to leave :-) even the drive from Inverness to this place was lovely....... or maybe the Highlands is just my kind of place....

Amazing place! Photographers dream. Doesn’t matter if it is summer or winter, beautiful view. We were walking around the lake. Instagrammable place. Summer time busy. If you are there bring some feed for a ducks.

Beautiful place. Lots of walking routes and the lake is great for various water sports. The canoes are fun - highly recommend!

Really fantastic with ability to swim

Great beach in the mountains (sounds wierd but that's what it is). Good cafe (quite busy) and options to rent watersports gear. Parking gets busy but good value at £4 for the day (bring coins)

Views amaxing. Very helpfull friendly boating staff

Beautiful beach in the middle of forest

Loch morlich is the most fantastic place but best enjoyed when it's quiet

A perfect place to relax and admire wonderful landscapes. I definitely recommend it

Beautiful place to walk the dog and relax

Great beach at the loch.glenmore camp site excellent.clean facilities. Pine Martin bar was great also does food.plenty of walks in the forest. Near Aviemore for shops and restaurants.helpful and friendly staff on site..

Lovely setting but can be crowded at weekends.

One of the most stunning Scottish lochs I've seen yet / you can hire canoes/ paddle boards and there's also a sailing club or just go for a swim like I did

Cold yet so peaceful.. brisk wind today and not manybfolks around on a Thursday so nice for walks and exploring in the quiet..

Beautiful view on Cairngorms and Lake Morlich from nearby woods

A simply Stunning location, great views in every direction and loads of parking

Great place for a walk around, excellent views and little cafe called the Pine Martin, great friendly staff

Beautiful Loch in the heart of Avimore. Walk around it takes about an hour / half depending on weather. Plenty of parking. Stunning views. You can paddle board from here. Make sure you pay for parking. It's cheap. Worth visiting and not far from the heart of Avimore. Plenty of walks around it and off to other areas.

Loch Morlich is a stunning freshwater lake located in the Cairngorms National Park just a few miles from Aviemore. It is a beautiful place with plenty of things to see and do. Amazing shoreline is formed of sandy beaches. Loch Morlich is also home to a watersports centre, a yacht club and cycling routes. #letsguide, #cairngorms, #cairngormsnationalpark, #glenmore, #forest, #forestpark, #naturereserve, #lochmorlich, #beach, #relax, #hiking, #sugarbowl, #foresttrails, #lochan, #campsite, #mountains, #loch, #aviemore, #badenoch, #strathspey, #highland, #ksb, #keepscotlandbeautiful, #seasideaward, #beach, #sandybeach, #sunbathing, #cycling, #yachtclub, #kayaking, #sailingand, #windsurfing, #lake, #freshwater

Wild motorhome camped here - totally recommended but be responsible... Great walks around the loch. Hire a boat or kayak ..also a pub on the loch..5 mins from aviemore

Fabulous place for swimming and other watersports, lots of families enjoying the area, dog friendly for responsible owners, beautiful sunsets, great triathlon organized there by Dirty events. Good toilet facilities and camping sites

Beautiful loch on a sunny day. Coffee/tea and snacks available.

Took kayaks out for wee paddle! Beautiful place would recommend camping enjoy sun set/rise

Lovely loch which you can walk all the way around in a couple of hours. The beach area is busy if the weather is good but a few minutes walk either side and it is wooded and quiet. Lots of wild camping going on this year but assume this is due to covid travel difficulties rather than something seen every year.

Brilliant loch with a beach. Very good for kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, etc. Gorgeous views. Definitely worth a visit

Very nice Place. Quiet and beautiful

Popular spot gets busy quick lovey views

Loch Morlich is situated in the Cairngorms National Park a short drive from the lovely town of Aviemore. I have been several times, however took my two daughters over and enjoyed 27 degree sunny days and made the swimming very enjoyable to cool down. There are plenty of facilities on the beach, including watersports, food, ice-cream and drinks. Just beware that if it's a nice day then it's very busy, and therefore you may need to park quite a walk from the beach itself. Otherwise I can highly recommend for a great family day out.

Scenery beautiful if you like watersport ideal destination they have the kit rent too

Wonderful day out for the family. Watersports and cafe available.

Beautiful loch. Looks very busy place sometimes.

Really amazing here, very picturesque and the water is so calm and warm in July. The mountains and forest border beautifully. Plenty to do, renting from the nearby water sports guys.

I'm sure the facilities are ok but just too many people about.

A wonderful place to relax with your family. Just keep it clean and don't light a fire

Really lovely loch with a very well maintained trail heading around it. Only downside which is no fault of the loch is just the quantity of cars parked around near and around it. I suppose it's just too popular! If you're like me and don't really like the sound or sight of cars, then take the trail from loch morlich to loch an uaine (aka the emerald loch) for a bit of a quieter experience.

Hi guys is this place got good phone Signal

Stunning Loch, with sandy beaches round edge. Was so picturesque. We visited twice whilst staying in the highlands as you can see weather was so different each time. Clean toilets, parking and there is a cafe but we did not visit

Lovely Loch and great place to stop. Quite busy road not too far away so traffic noise can be obvious but still a beautiful place.

Quiet and a great place to watch the world go by and walk the dogs.

Beautiful place but cafe shut at 5 even although the place was mobbed - also no changing facilities

The view is breathtaking however, it's indeed a very touristic spot... Very full and not wild at all. You can hear the road from the loch and the car park is few meters away.

What a stunning place! Took me back. spectacular beach, and views. I'll be back!

Must wounder full place on earth so nice

Fabulous views and great paths to walk around, approx 5.8 km

What a beautiful place this is. Absolutely stunning! Stop for a couple of hours if you are passing by or just plan a whole week there. Couldn't get enough of the scenery!

Love the walk round Loch Morlich.Not at all strenuous.

If you had an ideal nature scene in your head, you'd probably think of water, forests, beach and mountains. This is what Loch Morlich is

One place you can be and sunbath while admiring the snow on top of the mountains surounding you.

Great place when sun is out so much water sports to do

Well worth a vist...take your deckchairs for the warm weather and your swimwear...Google for the photos

This is the highest natural sandy beach in the UK and the water here is absolutely clean and perfect. The water and the loch bed are so clean that it takes any colour of the sky, and so it is crucial coming here on a beautiful day. When the sky is clear, the loch is the bluest blue you'll ever see, it is so surreal. The scenery is to die for and the walk around the loch is enjoyable and memorable with many spots for perfect photographs. At night, it is so dark around the loch you can see all the constellations so clearly. Plenty of parking spots nearby. My most favourite loch in Scotland.

Like all other 5* reviews, I can only confirm that this is a very nice place. The walk around the lake is very pleasant and not difficult at all. Fun to do with the family. Don't forget your camera.

Gorgeous place, family walk around the lake and drive up to Cairn Gorm railway station. Stunning views all round

Beautiful location! Easy to find! Car park right on the waters edge! Absolutely breathtaking at this time of year with the snow on the mountain tops!

Beautiful beach and the opportunity to camp with friends and family

Amazing place!!! Up there on hottest week of the year, water crystal clear, beach clean. You can hire canoes paddle boards and kayaks. The scenery is stunning, lying in the lukewarm water and there is still snow on the cairngorms .

My favourite place in the whole world!!! Beautiful, gentle and picturesque all round!!! You can rent boats and canoes for a leisurely cruise across the tranquil waters of the loch.

A cool loch between the pine trees and with an amazing view of the highlands.

Fun at the beach with water sports and brilliant views/surroundings good amenities

Incredible views. Worth the visit.

Scotland is definitely worth a trip.

Definitely a place to stop if you're up for a visit. You Can do as much or as little as you please. Where we stopped, you can do a couple of the nature trail walks, hire stand up paddle boards or kayaks, go for lunch or just sit in the sand at the highest above sea level beach in Scotland. Easy to find and the whole area is well looked after and very clean.

Stayed in Aviemore a few times - we always take a drive to Loch Morlich and enjoy a walk along the beach. View is absolutely stunning

One of scotlands most beautiful areas. If you enjoy watersports, snowsports and hiking then you won't find many places better in Scotland. Stop in Aviemore or camp at one of the designated campsites around the area or if your feeling like bear grylls why not wild camp. Can be busy during the summer months so plan your trip wisely. If you do decide to camp please don't set fires and take your rubbish away with you.

One of the most beautiful areas I've visited

Lovely place anytime of the season

Nice place, the weather was amazing so we had great pictures :-)

Wow what a stunning place this is!! A must see

Stunning place. Maybe a little bit too crowded.

My favourite place in the Cairngorms.

Pretty little spot. Loch An Eilean is a little more picturesque though.

beautiful lake surrounded by forest parklands and snow capped mountains in the background. we came at the end of may and it was quite chilly still. you can hire kayaks and do a lovely walk around the lake. there's a car park right next to the lake.