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  We had 24 walkers join us for our annual trip to Linn of Dee, including three new walkers making their first outing with the group. A very warm welcome to all of them! With so many great walking options in the area, not only were all four of the recommended...

We had 22 enthusiastic walkers out on the bus for today’s walk in the Angus hills. The bus took the scenic route up Royal Deeside with a comfort stop at Braemar on the way to our starting point for the main walk at Little Forter at the head of Glen Isla. Main Walk –...

🌧️🥾 A Brilliant Day on the Hills! 🥾🌧️ We had 26 walkers out with us today for our trip up Deeside, including lots of new faces to the club. It was great to welcome walkers with a wide range of experience – from seasoned...

On the longest day of the year, the Aberdeen Hillwalking Club headed to Moulin, near Pitlochry, for a beautiful day in the sun. The group split up early on, with some walkers braving a steep ascent up Ben Vrackie and others undertaking their own variations of the...

Heavy Rain, High Winds, and Huge Milestones: A Challenging Day at Loch Muick The day started with a beautiful deception. Leaving Aberdeen under blue skies and minimal wind, nineteen walkers were feeling unusually optimistic. Could the grim weather reports actually be...

Todays` walk between Dunphail and Grantown on Spey attracted 25 enthusiastic hikers for a 15 mile walk, 21 were on board by the time we left the Duthie Park with 3 getting on at Bucksburn and 1 just outside Inverurie. We reached the first drop off point of Dunphail at...

As the Kilt Walk clashes with our Loch Muick Circular walk on 7th June it has been decided to change the usual pick up point at the bus stop outside Allanvale cemetery. Instead the 2nd pick up point will be on Riverside Drive at it's it's junction with Riverside Place...

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...