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6th March 2022 – Montrose Circular (Scurdie Ness and Boddin Point)
We had a good turnout of 28 walkers for today’s walk starting in Ferryden on the south side of Montrose. The walk headed eastwards to Scurdie Ness Lighthouse and followed the coast to the Mains of Usan farm. We tried to avoid the cows by going round the farm but...
7th March 2022 – Next Walk – Route & Map Changes
The route notes & maps of the next Club outing on 20th March 2022 have been reviewed in the light of the recent storms which have felled & damaged many trees. The walk from Milltown of Towie to Tarland via Pressendye & the walk to Tomnaverie Stone Circle...
Heather Eddie
It Is with deep regret that we report the death of Heather Eddie on 3rd January 2022. Heather was very well known to us all having been a stalwart member of the Club and Secretary for the past 27 years. Both she and Martin participated in regular outings during this...
6th February 2022 – Forvie Sands Circular
The original scheduled walk was to be a circuit around Loch Kinord and a visit to Burn O Vat, however storm damage and blocked paths prevented this outing, The Committee quickly rearranged the walk and a group of 21walkers headed to the Forvie Nature Reserve for a...
Revised Walk 6th February 2022
Due to the recent storm damage the paths around Burn o Vat / Dinnet Reserve are closed. The committee has had to change the walk and is now going to be Forvie Sands Circular. The walk route has been updated on the website and the pickup time remains 9:00am. Sorry for...
Walk Programme for 2022-23
Hello everyone. A programme of walks for the new season has been approved & the full programme can now be viewed on our website under "Walks" then "Forthcoming Walks". The list is comprised mainly of walks from last year's programme which could not proceed due to...
January Walk cancelled
In light of recent Scottish Government guidance concerning the spread of the latest Omicron version of Corona virus, the Committee has reluctantly agreed that we should cancel the next scheduled walk on 9 January 2022. Instead, we will rearrange this walk to take...
Sunday 12th December 2021 – St Cyrus to Inverbervie
On Sunday 19 members set out on the last walk of 2021. This was a coastal walk along the Kincardineshire coast taking in the pretty fishing villages of Johnshaven, Gourdon and Inverbervie. After the recent storms and wet weather we were lucky in having a dry though...
Important Information re 2nd Pick-up Point for Next Walk on 12th December 2021
Due to planned roadworks on Great Southern Road it has been decided to change the 2nd pick-up point which is at the bus stop outside Allanvale cemetery & across from the side gate to the Duthie Park on Great Southern Road. For this walk only the pick-up point has...
North East Mountain Trust (NEMT) – Winter Lectures 2021-22
The NEMT have prepared a series of talks on various subjects which you may find interesting. Due to the current Covid restrictions these are virtual talks and you can access them by using the link to the NEMT website from our website under "Links". The talks are on...