Foggieton Red Trail

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About Foggieton Red Trail

This is the longer of the two waymarked walks and it leads you through beech, spruce, larch and pine on a mixture of narrow 'natural' paths and wider tracks.

What to see

The dark, quiet 'cathedral' feeling under the dense spruce contrasts in spring and summer with the lush green vegetation of ferns and blaeberry under the pine and larch. In autumn the russet tints of birch and beech leaves and bracken fronds colour the forest, while in winter the sculptural quality of the woodland is revealed.

If you walk quietly in the early morning or evening, you might see roe deer browsing at the side of the path.

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How to get there:

Foggieton Red Trail can be started from Countesswells and Foggieton in Forests of Moray and Aberdeenshire. Kingswells, Westhill, Kirkton Of Skene, Garlogie, Peterculter, Milltimber, Bieldside, Cults, Hazlehead, and Aberdeen are the nearest towns or villages.

Countesswells: From the A93, take the unclassified road north at the junction at Bieldside church, turn right at the T-junction then first left and the forest car park at sign posted on your left, approximately 200m from the T-junction.

From the A944, turn south along the unclassified road at the Kingswells roundabout,and approximately 1.5 km from the roundabout the forest car park is sign posted on your right. For Sat Nav use postcode AB15 8QD. Grid Ref NJ870040

Foggieton: From the A93, turn north onto the unclassified road at the Bieldside junction beside the church. Forest car park is on your right, approximately two kilometres from junction.For Sat Nav use postcode AB15 9BS. Grid Ref NJ869037

OS Grid Reference: NJ869 038
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