Sketching Scotland: A Coastal Journey
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Aberdeenshire Coast Ep. 07 – Aberdeen to Montrose (50 miles) | Sketching Scotland
This section completes the Aberdeenshire Coast Trail and the 50 miles was divided between two days. Day one: Aberdeen to Stonehaven (19 miles) Trail Date: May 30, 2024 Method of Travel: Mountain Bike This day started a little differently. My mother-in-law had been visiting us for her birthday and I hitched a ride with her…
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Aberdeenshire Coast Ep. 06 – Cruden Bay to Balmedie Beach (18.75 miles) | Sketching Scotland
Cruden Bay to Balmedie Beach (18.75 miles) Trail Date: August 16, 2023 Method of travel: Mountain bike The day began early at the Outlander Boutique B&B. This isn’t a full review, but I absolutely loved this little B&B and breakfast was divine! Everything was very cute. My first stop of the day was Bullers of…
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Aberdeenshire Coast Ep. 05 Trail Notes – Rosehearty to Cruden Bay (38.5 miles) | Sketching Scotland
Rosehearty to Cruden Bay Trail Date: August 15, 2023 Method of travel: Mountain bike I know I’m spoiled by where I live, because in comparison I felt that Fraserburgh and Peterhead were rather industrial and mundane. To avoid spending unnecessary amount of time in this area, I planned to cover it all in one day.…
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Aberdeenshire Coast Ep. 04 Trail Notes – Macduff to Rosehearty (23 Miles) | Sketching Scotland
This post contains notes from multiple days between Macduff and Rosehearty. There is one video episode that covers this whole section (at the end of this post). I’m starting to do larger sections of trail, and my notes seem very scattered, especially since I waited weeks to post this…I’ll try to do better in the…
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Aberdeenshire Coast Ep. 03 Trail Notes – Portsoy to Macduff and back (23.3 miles) | Sketching Scotland
This post contains two separate day journeys, but they are combined into a single video (at the end of this post). Portsoy to Banff and back – 15.5 miles Trail Date: April 26, 2023 Method of travel: Mountain bike Portsoy is a beautiful historic town, but most of my attention was on the old harbour.…
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Aberdeenshire Coast Ep. 02 Trail Notes – Findlater Castle to Portsoy and back (11 miles) | Sketching Scotland
Findlater Castle to Portsoy and back – 11 miles Trail Date: April 19, 2023 Method of travel: Cycle Today I am joined by my new assistant (a.k.a. my husband)! He will be with me for more of the journey, since I hired him full-time as of April 2023. Before doing this leg of the journey,…
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Aberdeenshire Coast Ep. 01 Trail Notes – Cullen to Findlater Castle (5 Miles) | Sketching Scotland
Cullen to Findlater Castle (and back) – approximately 5 miles round trip Trail Date: February 13, 2023 Method of travel: hike Walking from Cullen to Findlater Castle (and back) is a great way to spend a sunny afternoon. I unknowingly timed my walk so that I would arrive at Sunnyside Beach at sunset, something I…
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Moray Coast Ep. 07 Trail Notes – Culbin Forest (15 miles) | Sketching Scotland
Culbin Forest (Findhorn to west point of Moray) – 15 miles Trail Date: November 28, 2022 Method of travel: Bicycle Culbin forest makes up over 7,000 acres of land just north of Forres. This densely packed pine forest contains a maze of forest trails and has a fascinating history which I’ll explain later. Today’s journey…
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Moray Coast Ep. 06 Trail Notes – Burghead to Findhorn (8 miles) | Sketching Scotland
Burghead to Findhorn (8 miles) Trail Date: August 30, 2022 Method of travel: Hike Having done a short hike last time, I was looking forward to this section. It was a cool day with plenty of cloud cover, and I was keen on walking in the water. Little did I know this would come back…
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Moray Coast Ep. 05 Trail Notes – Hopeman to Burghead (2.75 miles) | Sketching Scotland
Hopeman to Burghead (2.75 miles) Trail date: August 26, 2022 Method of travel: hike The day started at Hopeman Beach, and this time I was doing something a little different. Rather than worry about end-time (buses, pick up, etc.) I decided to give myself total freedom to explore anything and everything that caught my interest.…
