Connect Ballater with Slow Ways
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Ballater from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Ballater—Aboyne
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Balabo one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 81m | Descent 155m | ||
Ballater—Alford
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Balalf one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 40km/25mi | Ascent 731m | Descent 675m | ||
Ballater—Auchronie
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Balauc one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 22km/14mi | Ascent 893m | Descent 836m | ||
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Braemar—Ballater
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Brabal one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 31km/19mi | Ascent 430m | Descent 567m | ||
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Clova—Ballater
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Clobal one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 30km/19mi | Ascent 775m | Descent 737m | ||
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Loch Builg—Ballater
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Locbal one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 26km/16mi | Ascent 626m | Descent 340m | ||
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Strathdon—Ballater
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Strbal one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 25km/16mi | Ascent 1,022m | Descent 1,105m | ||
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Strathdon—Ballater
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Strbal two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 24km/15mi | Ascent 738m | Descent 821m | ||
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Tomintoul—Ballater
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Tombal one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 41km/26mi | Ascent 1,455m | Descent 1,597m |
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Collective progress
31% of Ballater’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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2 people have contributed to Ballater’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Ballater
40km out of 258km have been walked and reviewed
40km of reviews have been shared in Ballater
Latest Updates
It's not long before you turn up a level grass track and climb through woods onto a good track climbing steadily round the side of Craig Vallich to a tangle of track junctions, make sure you take the right one that joins the path that drops down onto a level boggy area, this is the Mounth. But just because it's important doesn't mean it's a good path. As you come down to the bridge the good track path Aboyne goes down to the forest to the left. I was walking in light to heavy rain, light to strong winds and poor to very poor visibility. This part of the path is good and very clear: fine grained stones, intact path raised up from the peat hags. At Knowe of Crippley the path joins an offroad landrover track and from here on it's a tough walk down to Glen Mark, the track is made of large rocks so shifts easily underfoot, and there are great gouges in the track scoured out by heavy rain. Usually you can paddle across, however, I was doing the walk after heavy rain and both were in spate and it's not a crossing I would have made without my confidence I had the skill to do so. The path is now a thankfully easy farm track past Glenmark house alongside the Water of Mark down to Auchronie....
JoB
This route follows part of the 66km long Deeside Way long-distance trail between Aberdeen and Ballater along the old railway line. The route through Cambus continues on the old railway line, though there is a narrow path closer to the river, not suitable for bikes, which has better views and is further from the road for the next km. The Slow Way continues on the old railway line to Dinnet (10.5km from Ballater), crossing the Firmounth road just before Old Dinnet station, also a private residence. There are bus stops at Cambus o'May and Dinnet, for services to Ballater and Aboyne (and further afield on Deeside, including into Aberdeen)....
vickyinglis
Slow Ways added Balauc one, a new walk from Ballater to Auchronie
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Locbal one, a new walk from Loch Builg to Ballater
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Strbal one, a new walk from Strathdon to Ballater
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Strbal two, a new walk from Strathdon to Ballater
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Tombal one, a new walk from Tomintoul to Ballater
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Ballater’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
NO3701595792
Lat / Lon
57.04886° / -3.03981°
Easting / Northing
337,015E / 795,792N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Ballater's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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