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About Working Wood Trail
Take this pleasant trail to discover the life cycle of a tree and the resources forests provide us with. This is a circular route returning to the car park or linking in to the longer Mither Tap Quarry Trail.
This walk starts from Back O'Bennachie Car Park.
- Download the Bennachie trail map (PDF 874k)
- Check before you go - for details of trail closures, diversions and changes to listed events see the updates page.
How to get there:
Working Wood Trail can be started from Bennachie in Forests of Moray and Aberdeenshire. Inverurie, Insch, Aberdeen, and Alford are the nearest towns or villages.
Bennachie Centre - Travel on the A96 north past Inverurie. Approximately two miles beyond Inverurie take a road on the left sign posted to Chapel of Garioch. At Chapel of Garioch turn left (sign posted to the Bennachie Centre). Follow this road for two miles. The car park is signposted.
Back O'Bennachie - Follow the A96 north from Inverurie for approximately ten miles. At the 'Oyne Fork', turn left onto the B9002 which signposted to Insch. After three miles on this road, and after passing Oyne village, turn left up to the Back O'Bennachie car park (sign posted).
Donview Car Park - From Monymusk, head north on minor road towards Blairdaff. After approximately 1.5 miles, the car park is sign posted.
Rowantree Car Park - Follow the A96 north from Inverurie for approximately ten miles. Turn left just before the Oyne fork and take first right, signposted Rowantree Car Park.
OS Grid Reference: NJ660245
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com
| Bennachie Facilities. |
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Trail waymarking:
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| Length of trail: 2.5km or 1.5 miles |
| Approximate time of trail: One hour |
| Open or closed: open |
| Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest. |
Contact: |
| Liz Wallace 01466 794161 e-mail: liz.wallace@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
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