Winter on Bennachie

This being the final day of around 10 days of winter weather I wanted to get a walk in before the thaw commenced. Getting to the start would involve some snow-covered roads so I settled for Bennachie, which involved a short drive west from the A96 at Inverurie passing through[…]

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Oxen Craig, Bennachie

The road was icy in places as I drove north from Blairdaff towards the Chapel of Garioch and the Esson’s Car Park, the starting point for my ascent of the Marilyn, Oxen Craig, on Bennachie, in rural Aberdeenshire. The car park was fairly busy as it was a fine bright[…]

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