1) River Dee Circular Walk – Upstream
Distance 4 miles/6 km. Time 1 ½ hours. Grade easy.
A pretty riverside walk giving excellent views over the river and west
along the Dee valley.
- Starting from the village centre take the Charleston Road to the
Boat Inn. Descend the steps and go right along the riverside path,
passing underneath the Dee Bridge. Continue for about 1 km before turning
right at the way marker through the woods to the Rhu-na-Haven Road.
- For the shorter route continue straight ahead, cross the Bridge
View Road and along Huntly Road back to the centre of the village.
- Alternatively, for the main route, turn left as far as the way marker
to the right into the woods just before the main A93 road. The path
goes through the Lady Wood to the Community Centre where you turn right
along Bridge View Road and then left before the bridge to return to
the Boat and hence the village centre.
2) River Dee Circular Walk – Downstream
Distance 2 ½ miles/4km. Time 1 hour. Grade easy for most of the
way, but involves a short section of scrambling to get past an eroded
bank beside the river. This attractive route follows the riverbank down
river for almost 2km, passing many favourite salmon pools on the way.
- On leaving the riverside you can either return to the village directly
or cross the bridge over Tarland Burn into the Bell Wood, a newly acquired
Community Woodland.
- As for the Red route, reach the Boat Inn, descend to the riverbank
and turn left. Keep to the riverside path and cross stiles, looking
out for fishermen and for any beasts that might be drinking down by
the river edge. Cross the deep ditch and scramble past the eroded bank
and continue as far as the water treatment works.
- Turn left as marked and walk between the fences to the Low Road,
before returning back along the Low Road to the village.
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