The royal connection is most obvious around Balmoral, and there are
castles and distilleries throughout the area.
There are also spectacular
coastal routes, such as Collieston and the Sands of Forvie, Cruden Bay
and the Bullers of Buchan, and a route from Cullen along a disused
railway that takes walkers past Bow Fiddle Rock. Magnificent views of
the surrounding countryside can be seen from Scolty Hill, Tap o'Noth
(site of an Iron Age fort) and Mither Tap. This fully revised edition
includes brand new walks at Loch of Fyvie, Glen Tanar and Tarland.