Description: The Deeside Way walk.
way (1091) aberdeen (731) walk (726) route (698) deeside (28) ballater (24) banchory (18) aboyne (7) drumoak (3) dalmaik (2)
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The Deeside Way is a longer distance path running from near the centre of Aberdeen , oil capital of Europe, to Ballater, in the Cairngorms National Park, famous for it’s Victorian Heritage and links to Balmoral Castle.
The path is suitable for walkers and cyclists with many sections suitable for horses as well and is Route 195 of the National Cycle Network which is coordinated and promoted by Sustrans. The route follows the line of the Old Royal Deeside Railway from Aberdeen to Banchory, through woodland and farmland to Kincardine O’Neil and then rejoins the old line from Aboyne to Ballater, total distance 41 miles. Along the way there are many opportunities to see remains of the old railway infrastructure as well as stun