Ballater Walking Festival Brochure 2021

2021 BWF Walk Descriptions Free Walks. Saturday 15 May. Moderate WALK 1. Cairn Leuchan and Pannanich Hill Distance 14 km ( 7.5 ml). Ascent 700 m. (2333 ft.) Approximate time 5 hrs. Map. Landranger 44. GR Start and End: N0 370 958 Departure. 09.00. Walk from Ballater. Assemble at the Hut on the Green. We leave Ballater by the Royal Bridge and enter into the forest. We pass the Mackenzie Monument and continue up past the old Curling Ponds. Here we turn right and approach the Glen Muick Estate. Passing through a gate we take a steep ascent up to the Pannanich Ridge to the trig point where there are stunning views of the Dee Valley. We then follow the ridge round to the right passing Craig Vallich and on to a small bothy. We continue on up to Cairn Leuchan past peaty bogs. We return by taking the land rover track back towards Ballater passing Alan’s Prop and taking the Seven Bridges path back to Ballater from the Bridge of Muick, to the Royal Bridge and home. Saturday 15 May. Easy WALK 2. Cambus O’May Circular Distance 12km (7.5 ml). Ascent Negligible Approximate time 5 hrs. Map. Landranger 44. GR Start and End: 370 958 Departure . 10.00. Walk from Ballater. Assemble at the Hut on the Green. We depart from Ballater via the Royal Bridge and enter the Pannanich forest. We turn left leading us to the site of the Dalmochie lumber camp. We turn right on to the B976 then cross over to the river path leading to Torphantrick Wood. We cross the Dee via the Cambus O’May suspension bridge and then proceed along the Deeside Way passing the picturesque ‘Cut Away Cottage’. We return to Ballater passing the Cambus O’May Creamery which produces artisanal cheeses and the Tullich graveyard which houses war graves and displays celtic relics. This is a long flat walk. The path on South side of the river is less defined but the Deeside Way is level and is popular with cyclists and walkers.