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Bennachie Visitor Centre – Watch Craig Summit loop from The Colony

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Bennachie Visitor Centre – Watch Craig Summit loop from The Colony

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Bennachie Visitor Centre – Watch Craig Summit loop from The Colony

02:13

22.5km

490m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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51 m

Bennachie Visitor Centre

Highlight • Trail

On sunny days and weekends, get here early to make sure you get a parking space.

Tip by

2.60 km

View of Mither Tap from Heather Brig

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.76 km

Watch Craig Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

A little out of the way, but makes a good view and is a peaceful peak compared to the other main peaks of Bennachie

Tip by

7.83 km

The perfect half way spot for a wild cup of tea. There is a lovely tree canopy that shelters you from the elements if need be. I also managed to lie on the forest floor and listen to the trees swaying.

Tip by

20.0 km

Ruins of Bennachie Bede House

Highlight • Structure

A “Bede House” was a hostelry/hospital of medieval origin for displaced men built and served by a religious house or landowner. The Bennachie Bede House lies 500 m to the southwest of Pittodrie House (now a hotel) alongside a turnpike road at a junction with an older road that used to skirt Bennachie to the East and South. Used to be hidden under the trees, now in the middle of forestry works destruction

Tip by

22.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.8 km

4.18 km

538 m

Surfaces

16.7 km

4.74 km

1.08 km

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 13 July

20°C

7°C

0 %

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Bennachie Visitor Centre – Watch Craig Summit loop from The Colony

Bennachie Visitor Centre

View of Mither Tap from Heather Brig

Watch Craig Summit

Hermit Seat Cairn

Serene Forest

Ruins of Bennachie Bede House

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