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Our latest walk took us south into the Kingdom of Fife for a double‑summit day on the Lomond Hills — though not without a few unexpected twists along the way. The morning began smoothly with a pick‑up and a comfort stop in Dundee. However, after Milnathort we met our...

We had a great turnout today — 29 walkers joined us for a gorgeous stroll along the Moray coast. After picking people up at Bucksburn and Inverurie, plus a quick comfort stop in Keith, Kyle, our driver, dropped the first group at Roseisle to start the 12‑mile stretch...

20 attended today for our outing to the Hill of Wirren. We arrived at Edzell square for a comfort break, only to be greeted by a mass of cars and hundreds of runners awaiting to start a half marathon race around the nearby Glen Lethnot. Fortunately after our short...

Members are reminded that the club has organised training in basic navigation using a map and compass and all members are welcome. The event is free and is being held in the Sportsman's club, 11 Queens Road, Aberdeen. The venue is just up from the Dutchmill Hotel and...

We had 27 walkers out today which was down a few from the original 31 who had booked this walk. The bus picked up a few walkers along the A96 en route to the main start point at Colpy. 23 walkers disembarked here to commence the longer walk, just as some light rain...

Members who are intending to participate in the above walk should be aware that a slight change in the walk notes & the route map has been made today,7th March. The mid point of the route was checked out on 7th March & it was found that a large swathe of the...

This was our first walk of the 2026–27 programme, and we had an excellent turnout with 32 walkers, including several joining us for the first time. The weather was overcast and rainy from the start, so waterproofs went on early — a wise decision, as conditions didn’t...

19 walkers braved the torrential rain today. 13 walkers decided to do the main walk starting at the car park near  Suie Hill  in saturated, muddy paths making the walk to the Bennachie Visitor Centre carpark very challenging. 1 walker diverted to Watch Craig and the...

Following the unfortunate original cancellation of this walk due to extreme weather conditions, we rescheduled the outing for a week later on 18th January 2026. A very good turnout of 26 walkers attended on the day and after a comfort stop at Ellon and the chance to...

A Happy New Year Everyone & I trust you had a good Xmas. Due to the severe weather conditions the club has taken the decision to cancel our next walk which was due to take place on Sunday 11th January. The walk will now take place on the following Sunday i.e. the...