An unpleasant road walk to begin, narrow road fast cars. There seems to be a brand new path running alongside the south side of the road leaving Braemar for some of it, but it's not marked on the map yet so I couldn't be certain of starting access points. Then a beautiful climb into the Cairngorms, stone track for most of the route, easy underfloor, simple walking....

One Woman Walks

A lot of road walking but it's a quiet enough road for traffic and plenty of space for them to see you. Fantastic surroundings. Off road sections are beautiful....

One Woman Walks

Continuing along the woodland path I came upon to another T-junction – the left turn takes you onto the road while the right turn follows a new path that runs parallel to the road (photo 3) ; this is the change from Brabal One – a much nicer path to take than the road. The route follows a woodland path, giving fine views of the river and valley (photo 4), before moving onto a quiet lane. The route follows the direction of the B976 for a little way, then crosses the road to take a quieter path away from the road but in the same north-easterly direction. Many other people have taken this path however and so I took the path on the right of the barrier and it led me safely around the eroded area and back on the path to the bridge (photo 8)....

Lynn Jackson

At the car park I found the footpath along the edge of the Insh Marshes Nature Reserve (photo 2), a much better route than on the road which can be quite busy. The route to Glen Feshie is well sign-posted (photo 3), taking you from lane to field to forest and back again. The path went through and beside forests (photo 5) until I got to the footbridge across the River Feshie. I walked the path to the Ruigh Aiteachain bothy (photo 6); this is where I stopped for the night. There is one bridge along this part of the Glen – the footbridge across the River Eidart. From there the path takes you all the way to the Red House Bothy (photo 10), this is where I stayed for the second night, although you can continue to the White Bridge (photo 11) where there are a number of suitable wild camp pitches. From the top of the Nature Reserve there are a number of paths to take you to Braemar, but I continued on the Slow Ways route until I got into the village (photo 15)....

Lynn Jackson

This and the more minor issue of road walking on the B970 instead of using the Innes Marshes footpath is resolved in Kinbra Two....

Lynn Jackson

A challenging route for experienced walkers, with a fair amount of rough ground and at times no clear path over the highest and most exposed part of the route (from Crow Craigies to the drop into Glen Callater). Navigation is very easy on the road to Glenn Doll, as there are no turn offs. At the end of the track follow the clear path upriver to the end of the trees, cross the White Water via a footbridge and then it's a 50m uphill walk to Jock's Road and you can rejoin the Slow Way. The path from here is uneven and narrow, but very clear as it climbs up Glen Doll. Davy's Brouach is just on the left of the path as it leaves Glen Doll and would be a good option for stopping overnight to break the route, but it's a very basic bothy. Above it the path continues to be clear and easy to follow, and traverses the steepest slopes. From there it's a clear track down the Glen to the main road following the Callater Burn. There's a faint path above the road which you cross at the end of the fence to head down to the footbridge - the exact route on the Slow Ways app is impassible due to the fence at this point, I think. Across the footbridge and turning left is the last challenging bit of path, it's very narrow at points and with a steep slope down to the river....

Jon Shaw

It becomes a landrover track beyond Derry Lodge and the passes through the lovely Marr Lodge Estage and uses the Victoria Bridge to get across the River Dee....

Jo Paterson

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. 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...

JoB

A section of this route will need revision due to its proximity to sensitive areas for wildlife, and this part of the route should not be walked during the bird nesting season (April - October). A more detailed review will follow. Three stars are given due to the need to fill out the section in the form....

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