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Ballater & Royal Deeside: the quiet side of the Cairngorms
Ballater · May 2024
DurationReisduur
1 daysdagen
Best seasonBeste seizoen
May–Oct
BudgetBudget
€€€
DifficultyNiveau
EasyMakkelijk
A granite village the royals shop in, ringed by heather hills. We came for one walk and left with a favourite bakery.
The routeDe route
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Day 1.Dag 1. Craigendarroch hill at sunrise, Balmoral estate grounds, honesty-box smokehouse on the drive west
Our tipsOnze tips
Balmoral grounds open roughly Apr–Jul — check before detouring
The Bothy bakery sells out of butteries by 10:00
Old Deeside railway line = flattest, easiest cycle in the region
Photo albumFotoalbum
swipe through →veeg maar door →Ballater, arrival day
the view we drove for
lunch that became dinner
a detour worth taking
last morning, Ballater