Millstone Hill walk

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About Millstone Hill walk

On this route you climb through forest and then onto the open hill until you reach the top of Millstone Hill (408m). From the top, there are wonderful views all round.

Dogs on Bennachie

Dogs and their responsible owners are always welcome on Bennachie!

Please remember, there are no dog bins on the hill so if your dog does foul on a trail please flick it into the woods for the slugs to eat! If you normally put your dog mess in a plastic bag please ensure you take the bag home, there is no-one at Bennachie employed to collect them and they take up to 70 years to rot down!

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:

Millstone Hill walk 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
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Wildlife

Mammals: Red squirrels and roe deer occassionally seen. 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. If you are luck you might see an osprey. We have information about Osprey

Habitats: Walk up through coniferous forest on to the open hill which is dominated by ling heather.