A very varied circuit at mid-height around the lowly hill of Tom Beag. Fine views of Glen Avon, and later, Glen Brown.
Bog Factor
Waymarked paths, forest track, narrow path and boggy in places.
White bridge car park, A939.
No public transport.
NJ133209
Start from the White Bridge car park on the A939 between Bridge of Avon and Bridge of Brown. This walk is one of a number waymarked by the Glenlivet Estate, which belongs to the Crown Estates; it is waymarked with a yellow deer symbol. The walk begins by heading up the Old Military Road from the back of the parking area following the track running along the right edge of the Tom na Marbh plantation. After a few hundred metres it crests a rise (ignore a track off to the right) and then begins to run downhill. Go through a gate and follow the fainter track as it bends to the right of a small plantation.
The track soon swings sharply left downhill towards the road; leave it at this bend and instead continue ahead on a narrow, waymarked path. The path climbs a little; there are excellent views of Glen Avon on this stretch. The path now runs across the slope, slightly downhill, soon passing through some stands of juniper bushes.
Further on the path runs along beside a fence on the top edge of woodland, before swinging left between fences through the woods. Go through the walker's gate on the right and follow the path along the bottom of the next section of woods. This section leads to another gate; the path now slopes downhill through some fine birchwoods. It then follows another fence to reach another gate. The path widens, eventually emerging on a main track - turn right onto this.
Pass a house on your left and when the track forks, keep right. Almost immediately it forks again, this time keep left. The track continues up the glen, with a plantation over to the right initially - eventually the track leads through the trees. It then emerges from the plantation at a gate after about 1km. Pass through the gate and then turn right up the grassy moorland beside the trees on the waymarked path. There are good views to the left into the wild upper reaches of Glen Brown.
There is a short descent at one point before the hill ahead rises once more; pass through the gate in the dip. Continue ahead (ignoring a faint path to the left) to go through another walker's gate. Bear left on a path through the heather. It passes high above the ruins of an old farmhouse before descending with the fence on your left. Opposite a farm gate the path turns right crossing moorland, climbing slightly before descending to cross a stream near the forestry plantation.
The path aims left downhill alongside the forestry fence to reach steps and track. Turn right to go through the farm gate and pass through a brief section of forestry wiht a gate and stile at the far side. The path can be muddy as it follows the river. Just before reaching the A939 road a waymarker indicates a right turn to climb on grass and avoid the tarmac for a little longer. When the main road is reached there is no alternative but to turn right and follow the steep hill to return to the start.
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