WALKING COUNTRY

Lumphanan is enfolded by the foothills of the Grampians. These form a bowl of hills that surround the village. The land can be seen to best effect from the top of Craiglich to the north-west. The photographs illustrate both the area around Lumphanan and the views to the North where Lochs Davan and Kinord catch the late afternoon light.

Guides to some of the local walks are available at a nominal price from the Meet Again Tea Shop.





viewsouthfromcraiglich Once the low lying lands in Lumphanan were the bottom of a shallow loch, now they are rich farmland.

TheMitherTapAtBennachie The ridge of Bennachie can be seen on the skyline to the left, with the "Mither Tap" (literally "Mother Top") just visible.
LochsDavanAndKinord Lochs Davan and Kinord catch the light, while behind them lie Ballater, Braemar and the heart of the Grampians.

An old military road goes through Lumphanan. It can be joined by the Stothert Memorial Church, which is up the hill to the right of the war memorial. The track can get a bit muddy in winter, but it is well used by visitors and locals alike. By leaving the track at the kissing gate on the right, a path climbs up to a viewpoint (with a bench provided). It describes a short circular walk which returns you to the village in an hour or so.



Military Road The old military road.
Kissing Gate The kissing gate.
Viewpoint Bench A place to rest.
Another slightly longer walk, of about two and a half hours, goes through some beautiful countryside. The route passes a monument to the Victorian love of horses, and a much older monument to the engineering skills of the early farming communities - the stone circle at Balnacraig.











Victoria'BridgeToLoversLane This walk joins Lovers' Lane after crossing the bridge shown above.



Horse Trough A kind victorian funded this horse trough to refresh cart-horses as they crested the hill into Lumphanan. Not long after it was built, horses were being replaced by motorised vehicles
ViewOfAFarm.gif Off the Beaten Track.