After a short stretch of farmed land the walk rises through an open wooded area and then out into open heather-clad moorland, with spectacular scenery of hills like Lochnagar in the distance. Three or four streams have to be crossed but should not pose a problem, unless there has been a lot of recent heavy rain. The route undulates a little but the climbs are fairly gentle.

After leaving the moorland, the walk proceeds through a short wooded section of pine trees. It then emerges to more open grass and bracken-covered landscape with more stunning, almost alpine views over the Deeside hills. From here it gradually descends along grassy path, past the remains of old settlements, to a farm track on the way back to the start.

Scotland - Aberdeenshire - Braemar & Balmoral

View a road map to the starting point of this walk.