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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…
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.…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Lossiemouth to Hopeman Trail date: August 17, 2022 Method of travel: hike This is probably my favorite section of the Moray Coast Trail. It’s got everything – beaches, dunes, cliffs, sea stacks, caves, lighthouses, rock pools, and more. It’s also a hot spot for dolphin sightings, much like Cullen Bay. I saw my first wild…