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Six of us set off from Keiloch car park to go to the Prince’s Stone. We had all diligently listened to the weather forecast and applied sun cream, packed sun glasses and hats before setting off from home. We needn’t have bothered, the weather had not listened to the same forecast as us and weContinue reading “Ballochbuie Forest Sunday 21st of August 2022”

The Correen Hills are an area of rolling, open heather moorland, rising to 518 metres (1699 feet) at the dome of Lord Arthur’s Hill, the highest point of the area, north of Alford. The hills give a very pleasant circular walk from near the tiny hamlet of Tullynessle. Thirteen walkers gathered there before heading onContinue reading “LORD ARTHUR’S HILL – 6TH MARCH 2022”

Fourteen walkers gathered at the beach car park in Inverbervie on a bright and breezy day. I had carried out a recce for this walk in similar weather conditions, possibly even more windy.  Storm Corrie hit us in between my recce and the day of the walk, so I had no idea what to expect.Continue reading “INVERBERVIE – GOURDON – JOHNSHAVEN – BENHOLM – INVERBERVIE CIRCULAR – SUNDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2022”

This was another excellent turnout following the success of the Barmekin Hill walk. The most difficult obstacle to overcome for the 17 walkers was getting to the start point at Huntly. Road works at Inverurie meant a protracted diversion via Aberdeenshire (well, Kemnay) or, in the case of Brian and myself, Old Meldrum. Anyway, weContinue reading “CLASHMACH HILL & HUNTLY – SUNDAY 23 JANUARY 2022”

The day dawned clear and frosty – a balmy minus 4 Celsius at the gates of the Dunecht Estate. The sun glistened on the frosted ground. Not a breath of wind. A perfect day for walking. Twenty well-clad walkers gathered at the start point; cloud-breathing dragons, our breath freezing in the air.  We were raringContinue reading “Barmekin Hill – SUNDAY 9 JANUARY 2022”