Scotland's north-east corner offers a tremendous variety of scenery and walks to match, from long distance footpaths and cross-country routes, to sand dune and cliff-top trails and moderate-level circular hill-walks, where superb panoramas reward relatively little effort. Walking is easily combined with a visit to the many castles, historic gardens and whisky distilleries throughout the area. Signposted walkways, forestry tracks, clifftop paths, mountain ridges, moorland rights of way - it is simply great walking country!

Extensively signposted trails and path networks exist across the Moray forests of Culbin, Roseisle and Speymouth where the shelter of the big trees provides bird-watching and mushroom hunting. Beach walking is a speciality - go for the wide open beaches of Burghead, Lossiemouth, Cullen, Fraserburgh, Balmedie and St Cyrus. If you've a head for heights and suitable shoes, then you might take in some of the cliff paths, notably those at Bullers of Buchan just south of Peterhead.

Walk Aberdeen and Grampian Highlands is a great source of information on walking through the varied coutryside of the area, from coastal paths to forest treks, or hill walking in Royal Deeside. Visit www.walk-grampian.co.uk for more.

Walking Wild Scotland provides useful information for anyone walking in Scotland and the Aberdeen and Grampian area - including moderate to long distance paths, tips, access issues, events and safety. Visit the website at www.walkingwild.com for walks throughout Scotland.

For details of Walking businesses in the Aberdeen and Grampian area why not search the visitscotland.com database of sport and leisure facilities.

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SUGGESTED LINKS:
Walk-Grampian Glenlivet Estate Balmoral Estate
Forestry Commission Upper Deeside