Boat of Garten is a small village and also blog post community in Badenoch as well as Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. In 1951, the population was less than 400; in 1971, it was practically 500; in 1981, it was virtually 700, and also the very same in 2001. Boat of Garten lies in between Aviemore and also Grantown-on-Spey. It lies to the northeast of Aviemore, just north of Auchgourish and east of Kinveachy. Grantown is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) away. Loch Garten exists to the southeast of the village. Positioned at an elevation of 220 metres (720 feet) above water level, it lies 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from the River Spey in the Cairngorms National Park. Being close to the Cairngorm Hills. it remains in view of the Lairig Ghru and also the northern Braeriach corries. The area in between Boat of Garten as well as Loch Garten is within the Abernethy Forest National Nature Reserve, Boat of Garten getting on the forest fringe.