Ballater Walking Festival Brochure 2020

Tuesday 19 th May Strenuous Walk 7: Broad Cairn and Cairn Bannoch - 2 Lochs, 2 Munros Distance 24km/15mls Ascent 870m/2854ft Walking time approx 8 hrs Map Landranger43/44 Departure 8 am Start NO 309 851 Finish NO 309 851 Whilst the nearby cliffs of Lochnagar are famed and celebrated, the magnificent beetling black precipice of Creag an Dubh-loch is much less known. On this fine hill walk, we will visit this great crag and its lonely loch before ascending Cairn Bannoch and Broad Cairn to make a return to Loch Muick, taking the south bank path back to the Spittal of Glenmuick. Medium Walk 8: Glen Feardar Distance 16km/10mls Ascent 450m/1480ft Walking time approx 6 hrs Map Landranger 44 Departure 9 am Start NO 234 938 Finish NO 188 914 We start this linear walk going through birch woods and open moors with wonderful views of Lochnagar, visiting the late Queen Mother’s picnic house and a restored cruck framed cottage at Auchtavan, an 18 th -19 th century fermtoun. We then continue on, ascending through Glen Feardar, the Glen of High Water. We cross a stream at a ford and head back south through the Invercauld Forest with Craig Leek to the east. Our destination is the car park at Keiloch. Easy Walk 9a: The Tarland Way Distance 11km/7mls Ascent 150m/490ft Walking time approx 5 hrs Map Landranger 37 Departure 10 am Start NJ 529 986 Finish NJ 481 043 From Aboyne, we will walk through the wrought iron gates towards Aboyne Castle, then head westward along an avenue of trees. A short detour from the track, we will visit a stone circle. The Way then winds up and down through forest. From the road bridge at Coull we will walk along the southside of the Tarland Burn. Before reaching Tarland, we will turn south and visit the recumbent stone circle with wonderful all round views and finish in the village square. Easy Special Interest Walk 9b: Heritage /Archaeology Tarland Distance 12km/7.5mls Ascent 330m/1080ft Walking time approx 5 hrs Map Landranger 37 Departure 10 am Start NJ 481 043 Finish NJ 481 043 We will travel back in time around Tarland on a circular walk from the village square, taking a trip back over 4,000 years ago to Tomnaverie stone circle, built by Bronze Age farmers. We will visit Culsh earth house, an Iron Age underground storage chamber and follow an old drove road up to the slopes of Pittenderich, to take in the view over the Howe of Cromar and beyond. The route we take descends through moorland and woodland, passing Douneside House to return to Tarland. (Moderate ascent and short steeper section, mostly on grass / gravel paths).