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Morning walk up Bennachie

Morning walk up Bennachie


Postby Dhugs » Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:35 pm

Route description: Bennachie: Oxen Craig and Mither Tap

Sub 2000' hills included on this walk: Bennachie (Oxen Craig)

Date walked: 27/12/2015

Time taken: 3.5 hours

Distance: 9.25 km

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Just a wander up & around the hill tops to offset the smoked salmon bagels I had on Christmas day. 3 & 1/2 hours up, around & down the three tops in the snow isn't too bad, I reckon.

Busy as normal up at the Mither Tap around 10: 20, but quiet when I arrived at Oxen Craig an hour earlier.

1_Sun over Aberdeen around 0920.jpg
Sun over Aberdeen around 09:20

2_The cairn atop Oxencraig.jpg
The cairn atop Oxen Craig

3_Oxen Craig summit and Lochnagar beyond.jpg
Oxen Craig summit and Lochnagar beyond

4_A nice contrast of a snowy Mither Tap with the green plain beyond.jpg
4_A nice contrast of a snowy Mither Tap with the green plain beyond

5_Oxen Craig, Craigshannoch, Tap o' Noth & Ben Rinnes in the snow.jpg
Oxen Craig, Craigshannoch, Tap o' Noth & Ben Rinnes in the snow
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Re: Morning walk up Bennachie

Postby KatTai » Wed Dec 30, 2015 5:13 pm

Looks so pretty in the snow! Trying to think of a walk for New Years Day and never thought of Bennachie!
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