Aberdeenshire stretches across the north-east lowlands from the North Sea to the Cairngorms. It has a wonderful variety of scenery – rugged coastlines, woodlands, agricultural land, and, of course, hills and mountains. I have had a long association with Aberdeen (my grandfather was an Aberdonian, as is my wife) and I’ve been lucky to live in the north-east since 2006.
However, my grandson was born in 2017 and, since then, we have spent a lot of time in Edinburgh with little time for local walking and even less time for writing. That’s why there are no recent walks included.
Glen Dye
In 2016 there was a proposal to build a 26-turbine windfarm in Glen Dye. I’d never been there and I thought that I…
Bennachie 2017
Rising just over 500 metres from the North-East lowlands, Bennachie is an iconic hills for folks from Aberdeen and the…
Crawton to Catterline 2017
I love coastal walking and, at one time, I thought I might write a guide to the Aberdeenshire coastal path. On paper,…
Glen Tanar 2017
I ripped my Paramo jacket on a gate and handed it in to Hilltrek in Aboyne for repair (recommended). I picked it up and,…
Dunnotar to Skatie Shore 2015
My well-intentioned idea of using public transport to access the Aberdeenshire coastal path and to walk the path in…
Muchalls to Stonehaven 2015
On the ‘official’ maps of the Aberdeenshire coastal path, there’s a gap between Muchalls and Stonehaven, with the…
Aberdeen to Portlethan 2014
The Aberdeenshire Coastal Trail stretches for about 160 miles from Cullen in the north to Montrose in the south. I have…
Clachnaben - December 2013
It’s the heat that gets to me. My daughters, aided and abetted by their mother, insist on an almost tropical level…
Ballater to Aboyne
The Deeside way is a long distance path that follows the valley of the River Dee from Ballater to Duthie Park in…