The railway from Aberdeen to Dyce is never far from the River Don so it was only right that Rudy took a walk along it’s banks when he visited Dyce station.
The River Don
The River Don flows 80 miles from it’s source in the Grampian mountains to the sea in the north of Aberdeen. Unlike the Royal Deeside villages & towns the railway has only ever followed the River Don for a short distance, but while the Deeside Railway closed in the 1960s the railway still calls at Donside towns of Inverurie, Kintore and Dyce.
Rudy at the River Don The River Don
Dyce Riverview Park is a good sized strip of land along the River Don’s western bank that has been protected from development to ensure everyone can enjoy walks along the riverside. The main section has good hard paths but Rudy likes to adventure so kept going through some overgrown tracks until the path cleared out again to make for a circular walk.
Riverview Park, Dyce Rowan berries.
The Formartine and Buchan Way
Rudy walked along the River Don as far as the old railway bridge at Parkhill. The bridge is now part of the Formartine and Buchan Way, a long distance footpath which uses the old railway line from Dyce towards Fraserburgh and Peterhead. The Campaign for North East Rail has a proposal to reopen the railway and I think Rudy’s face when asked if he wanted to walk 40 miles to Fraserburgh shows that he supports the plans!
Formartine and Buchan Way Parkhill Bridge Rudy doesn’t want to walk 40 miles.
