Brimmond Hill - My Little Girl's First Walk

[RyanfaeScotland]

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I ended up having the day off work and had already taken care of everything I planned to do whilst off so decided to go hill walking with my little girl on a wee family walk up Brimmond Hill.

This would be her first hill walk although technically it was a hill carry since she is only 6 months old and not even crawling yet! It was also my first time taking her out in the Deuter Kid Comfort Plus child carrier I'd picked up off Gumtree a week ago so I wanted somewhere low and nearby for us both to try it out.

It was a nice enough day, not sun shining and there was a little threat of rain in the air but nice enough for a wee jaunt so we packed the car and headed off.

Loading hunni into the Deuter was really easy. We'd had a little try when I bought it and she fit it really well so just a little adjustment of the straps and we were away.

It's a pretty short walk so I didn't bother with any maps and walked the route from memory of Walk Highlands. This, of course, led us to taking a wrong left and walking in a little bit of a circle to get to the summit. No harm done although I do think the description here could be a little clearer, it says don't aim for the summit and take a left instead!

The path at the start is pretty overgrown and very worn down but the walk in all is very simple, well sign posted and pretty strain free. The views are great at the top, even if there are quite a few masts going about.

The Deuter faired up really well. It was easy to load, Sophia was really comfy in it and mummy was happy that it was really stable and supportive. I'd highly recommend it and can't wait to take it, and the family, out on another work.

Here are the pics:

Heading up the hill


Strapped in and raring to go


Hunni's first trig point


View from the top


Proof that the Deuter is comfy!


Hillwalking is hard work!

[rockhopper]

Well done all....especially Sophia They certainly have a habit of falling asleep at the oddest of times - can remember cycling up near Coylumbridge with my elder son (a long time ago now ) in the kids seat attached at the back of the saddle post - suddenly felt a dunt in my back and stopped in case something was wrong only to find that he'd fallen asleep and his helmet was hitting my back - cheers

[SophiafaeScotland]

Well done all....especially Sophia They certainly have a habit of falling asleep at the oddest of times - can remember cycling up near Coylumbridge with my elder son (a long time ago now ) in the kids seat attached at the back of the saddle post - suddenly felt a dunt in my back and stopped in case something was wrong only to find that he'd fallen asleep and his helmet was hitting my back - cheers

Blublublub gurrggle blub.

[RyanfaeScotland]

Well done all....especially Sophia They certainly have a habit of falling asleep at the oddest of times - can remember cycling up near Coylumbridge with my elder son (a long time ago now ) in the kids seat attached at the back of the saddle post - suddenly felt a dunt in my back and stopped in case something was wrong only to find that he'd fallen asleep and his helmet was hitting my back - cheers

Cheers Rockhopper. Yeah tell me about it, she doesn't care where she is, if it is sleep time it is sleep time! I also had my wife checking when we noticed Sophia was sleeping that she was in fact a sleep and not knocked out cause I'd done up a strap too tight!

[ceegee]

Great to see you getting out with the wee one , we bought a deuter carrier for our granddaughter and its been great. I see your from westhill , used to work in a Chinese takeaway when I was at uni in a trading estate in Westhills about 20 odd years ago. small world

[Sgurr]

Those carriers also work wonders for your putting, not that they stabilise you, just that everyone is looking, so you have to deliver.

[AnnieMacD]

Love that last photo! Great to get her used to the hills at that age - she'll be doing the Munros with you in not time.

[RyanfaeScotland]

Thanks everyone.

I never realised just how many smaller hills are around the Aberdeen area. I knew of Bennachie and Clachnaben but that was it but since Sophia has forced me to take my Munro blinkers off I checked out the map on here of the sub 2000 footers and was quite surprised at how many are in easy driving distance.

Love that last photo! Great to get her used to the hills at that age - she'll be doing the Munros with you in not time.

It's her mum I'm really trying to get used to the hills! She's not a keen walker so trying to ease her into it under the guise of heading out with hunni as well.

[Silverhill]

Looks like a lovely family walk. Well done all!

[Oscar]

If you can find the Kingswells path up to Brimmond Hill it can be pretty interesting & rewarding.