Glen Dye - Clachnaben - Glen Dye

Distance	Approximate Time	Height Gain	OS Map
8 kms	03:00 (hrs:mins)	370 metres	Explorers 395: Glen Esk & Glen Tanar & 396: Stonehaven, Inverbervie & Laurencekirk

Description

Short and steep walk to summit of 589 metre hill, Clachnaben, topped with a large granite plug. 360 degree views to Lochnagar and Bennachie. An unusual hill seen from many points on Lower Deeside topped with a large granite plug.

This is a very popular walk with local people and this has caused some erosion on the old steep path which climbs this hill too directly and there is now a new and much improved path which takes an easier and less direct route to the summit at 589 metres. The walk is accessed from a small car park shown in Waymark 1 which is on the Banchory - Fettercairn road the B947, 10 kilometres south of Banchory. There is no local transport in this area.

A new path starts at the car park and leads through the edge of a wood passing Glendye Lodge and emerging at a flat area known as Millers Bog. Following a small stream a track leads to a small wood where a footpath begins the 2 km steep climb to the summit, a gain of 370 metres. Views from the top include westward to Mount Battock and Lochnagar, north to Bennachie, and on a clear day southeasterly over the Firth of Tay to Fife.