Deeside Way

The Deeside Way (locally known as the Old Deeside Line; or sometimes the Royal Deeside Line, as the British Royal Family would travel on it to get to Balmoral.) is a pathway that travels along the bed of the former Deeside Railway along the north bank of the river Dee Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a shared royal family. ... // Places There are several places named Balmoral. ... Deeside Way The Deeside Way (locally known as the Old Deeside Line; or sometimes the Royal Deeside Line, as the British Royal Family would travel on it to get to Balmoral. ... River Dee near Braemar The Linn of Dee, small gorge near Braemar The River Dee is a 90 mile (140 km) long river, that rises in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and flows into the North Sea at Aberdeen. ...

Deeside Railway

The Deeside Railway was a line that travelled from Aberdeen to Ballater. It was part of a stretch of the Great North of Scotland Railway. Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: ) is Scotlands third largest city (48th in Britain,[5] 313th in Europe[6]) with a population of 202,370. ... Ballater is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, just east of the Cairngorm Mountains. ... The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) received its Parliamentary approval on June 26, 1846, following over two years’ of local meetings. ...

Its tracks have since been removed and the path opened as a track to the public.

Today however Royal Deeside Railway preservation society are reclaiming part of the line to build a heritage railway The Royal Deeside Railway was formed by a preservation society with the intention of reclaiming part of the Great North of Scotland Railway branch from Aberdeen to Ballater, in Scotland. ... This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. ...

Deeside Way (footpath)

The line goes from the Duthie Park, Aberdeen to Peterculter where there is a long break in the path, then tracks that can be walked or cycled along to Banchory. There are a number of breaks where roads intersect, although some such as Holburn Street in Aberdeen have been bridged recently. Duthie park, situated in Aberdeen, Scotland, by the banks of the River Dee, comprises 44 acres of land gifted to the council in 1881 by Lady Elizabeth Duthie of Ruthrieston, in memory of her uncle and of her brother. ... Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: ) is Scotlands third largest city (48th in Britain,[5] 313th in Europe[6]) with a population of 202,370. ... Peterculter is a small village on the western edge of Aberdeen, Scotland approximately 8 miles inland from the city centre. ... Banchory (Scottish Gaelic: Beannchar) is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where the Feugh River meets the River Dee The name is thought to be derived from Scottish Gaelic for horned or forked and also relates to by the bends, the bends being those of the River Dee. ... Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: ) is Scotlands third largest city (48th in Britain,[5] 313th in Europe[6]) with a population of 202,370. ...

There are plans currently to improve the line so that there is no break and the path will run straight from the Duthie Park to Banchory, with no breaks for roads or other intersections. Some of the roads that cross the path have recently been bridged and there are plans to bridge the other breaks. Duthie park, situated in Aberdeen, Scotland, by the banks of the River Dee, comprises 44 acres of land gifted to the council in 1881 by Lady Elizabeth Duthie of Ruthrieston, in memory of her uncle and of her brother. ... Banchory (Scottish Gaelic: Beannchar) is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where the Feugh River meets the River Dee The name is thought to be derived from Scottish Gaelic for horned or forked and also relates to by the bends, the bends being those of the River Dee. ...

There has also been the laying of tarmac along sections of the path in Aberdeen to improve from the current path that often can get muddy and flood in places. During wet weather, particularly during the autumn and winter months the path can be very wet in places.

The track is being considered for connection to the National Cycle Network. Projects are strongly supported by Sustrans. The first section of the NCN to be built was the Bristol and Bath Railway Path, opened in 1984. ... Sustrans is a British engineering charity which promotes sustainable transport. ...

External links

• Route from Peterculter to Banchory
• Cycle Grampian
• Aberdeen Cycle Forum
• Deeside Railway