The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 4 days of about 16.2 km (10.1 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Little Goval to Udny Station 13.2 km · 13.2 km from the start
- Day 2 Udny Station to Auchnagatt 19.7 km · 33 km from the start
- Day 3 Auchnagatt to Strichen 15.9 km · 49 km from the start
- Day 4 Strichen to Fraserburgh 16.1 km · 65 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Knockmomean · 61 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Little Goval, Aberdeenshire. 57.20654, -2.19310
Finish: near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. 57.68380, -2.00159
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Little Goval, Aberdeenshire · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Udny Station, Aberdeenshire · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Auchnagatt, Aberdeenshire · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Strichen, Aberdeenshire · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
