Glen Quoich
This
remote and beautiful glen has one of the best stretches of ancient
pinewood in Deeside. By the river, you can find The Earl of Mar's
Punch Bowl, a natural pothole from which the Earl of Mar is reputed
to have served punch to his Jacobite colleagues in 1715.
Location
9 miles, 14.5 Km (12mins) west of Braemar, along an unclassified
road. Facilities
- Informal car park and picnic spot at the road end.
- Low-level walks along the Glen, picnicking and pools for swimming.
- Popular access point to the Munro, Beinn a' Bhuird.
- Can be reached by bicycle from Braemar through the Upper Strath
Dee to Glen Quoich (17 mile, 27 km return trip on road and rough
track).
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