Braclo one

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This is a spectacular but arduous route which should not be attempted without the proper gear, Scotland's weather can turn so fast, Mountaineering Scotland have an excellent website. I split it into two parts, carrying a tent and camping overnight, there are plenty of places to wild camp.

Coming out of Braemar the route starts opposite the Fife Arms up Cluniebank Road onto the Old Military Road, which is really quiet because the main road runs parallel. The road is easy and level and you stay on it for a nice easy 2.25 miles until you come up to a mobile phone mast on your right. On the left at the end of the fence on you turn down a footpath towards the river and turn left along by the river on a small path over a little bridge and then a bigger one over the river and up the other side to the main road.

The car park for Jock's Road is about 100m on your left but it's 100m of an arterial route so you need to have eyes and ears open

At the car park it's a steady climb up a 4x4 track for about 3.5 miles alongside the Callater Burn to Callater Stable Bothy where there is a cafe, well, a man with a kettle who will take your donation for a cuppy. Information on the Bothy can be found on the The Mountain Bothies Association website

Hereon in you are onto footpaths. The path alongside Loch Callater is fine but deteriorates over the next 2 miles of level marsh and bog, there are some stepping stones, but at the foot of the climb to Crow Craigies the path is intermittent at best, good navigation is needed to climb up through the streams to reach the path at the top.

Then it's an easier walk over the top of Crow Craigies on good paths straight on past the storm shelter to the steep climb down Glen Doll.

At the forest Jock's Road itself is still closed due to storm damage. At the start of the trees there is a track turning right down the hill to a footbridge over the river, this takes you onto the Dounault path which rejoins Jock's Road beyond the damaged section, it's all easy forest tracks down to the Ranger Base apart from some debris on the path in places.

From the Ranger Base it's a single track road down to Clova, easy to walk on but Glen Doll is a popular destination and the road twisty so care needs to be taken.

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