Name of walk: The Glen Tanar Link Path

Grade symbol: Easy

Length of walk: 2.5 miles / 4.0 km from the Boat Inn

Time to allow: 1 hour 30 minutes

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What to see:

The walk takes you through open countryside and woodland. This walk description is one way and takes you to Glen Tanar.   From the end of the route various options are available.

Terrain description:

This walk involves road crossings and small sections oncountry roads.  Take great care on these roads especially with minors, walk facing the oncoming traffic.  Much of the walk is on tracks or well-made paths with 2 short uphill sections.

Path description

Cross Aboyne Bridge and at the junction with B976 turn left. Keep on the pavement for 150 m until the pavement runs out. Cross the road onto a private road with a 20mph sign. Follow this for 700 m keeping left on bends and continue ahead between fields turning right and then over a bridge and follow the Fungle path up alongside the Alt Dinnie burn for 300m before taking the right-hand fork at a fingerpost up to a Land Rover track.  Turn right and follow this for a kilometre until reaching a turning area close to the main road.  Continue along the narrower path parallel with the road, which after another kilometre reaches the South Drive of Glen Tanar Estate, where an Estate map is displayed.