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11th January 2026 – Walk from Old Rattray to Fraserburgh (& Festive Meal) Cancelled & Rescheduled for 18th January
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...
3rd December 2025 – Trip to Everest Base Camp – Presentation by Sara & Giada
Sara & Giada have kindly agreed to give members a presentation on their recent adventurous trip to Everest Base Camp. The event is being held in the Alec Cowie bar at the Sportsman's Club, 11 Queens Road, Aberdeen. There is provision for car parking at the rear of...
13th November 2025 – Proposed Programme of Walks for 2026-27
The programme of walks for 2026-27, based on suggestions from club members, has been prepared & approved by the committee. The list of proposed walks has now been published on our website, notwithstanding that the walk programme has still to be ratified by...
9th December 2025 – Winter Film Festival – Mountains on Stage
The above event is being held at the Vue Lighthouse Cinema, 10 Shiprow, Aberdeen on Tuesday 9th December from 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. It consists of four breath taking films relating to extreme mountain sporting activities such as rock climbing,...
9th November 2025 – Potarch to Banchory via Scolty Hill
There were 24 walkers on the bus with a picked up in Banchory. We had a slight detour round Banchory due to the Rememberence Day Parade taking place in the main street. We started the walk at the Potarch car park where some went to look at the 2 granite Dinnie Stones,...
26th October 2025 – Bin Forest & Balloch Wood to Keith
We had 21 walkers get on the bus at the usual collection points with 3 boarding at Bucksburn and another 2 getting on outside Inverurie making a total of 26. The day was overcast with the probability of rain, 21 left the bus at The Bin Forest car park to do either...
12th October 2025 – Lossiemouth to Fochabers
Golden Sands, Coastal History, and Forest Trails: A Lossiemouth Adventure 🌊🌲 What a fantastic day out on the Moray coast! Our latest hillwalking adventure took a slightly flatter, but no less captivating, turn as we explored the stunning stretch...
28th September 2025 – Clatterin Brig to Edzell via Sturdy Hill & The Rocks of Solitude
24 walkers boarded our bus in Aberdeen with 1 other embarking at Portlethen bringing our total to 25 walkers. We had a brief stop at Auchenblae searching in vain for toilet facilities but as there were none the bus continued on through Strathfinella until we...
14th September 2025 – Mill of Tommore to Tomintoul
Twenty walkers set out in autumn sunshine to tackle the scenic spur of the Speyside Way from Mill of Tommore to Tomintoul. With clear blue skies overhead, spirits were high as the group split evenly: ten took on the full 14-mile challenge, while the rest opted for a...
31st August 2025-Tarfside to Aboyne via The Fungle
A reduced number of 16 walkers left Aberdeen to head south to Glen Esk for today's walk from Tarfside to Aboyne where we would follow the old cattle drove route heading north wards to Deeside. In olden days this was an important route used to drive the cattle to and...