Capercaillie walk to Back O'Bennachie Car Park

 

This walk partly circles Millstone Hill before following the March Burn uphill. The wood on the east side of this burn is good habitat for Capercaillie. Continue beyond the March Burn onto the Bennachie ridge and then along part of the Gordon Way. Next you climb up past Watch Craig (493m) and then down through larch to the Back O' Bennachie Car Park.

You can download a map of the Bennachie trails from the What's of Interest panel on the right of this page.

How to get there:

Capercaillie walk to Back O'Bennachie Car Park can be started from Donview Car Park in Bennachie. Monymusk is the nearest town or village.

From Monymusk, head north on minor road towards Blairdaff. After approx. 1.5 miles, the Donview Car park and walks are sign posted off to the left. Turn left and follow the road, which runs close to river Don, to the car park.

OS Grid Reference: NJ 672 190

Mammals: Red squirrels occasionally seen in woodland and roe deer along woodland edge. We have information about Red squirrel and Roe deer

Birds: In the woods look out for great tits, coal tits, blue tit,long tail tits, chaffinch, wood warblers, chiff chaff and many more.
Wrens can often be seen on the forest floor nesting in the piles of branches.
On the open hill look out for grouse, pipits, skylarks and buzzards.