http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Deeside Ballater Braemar - Recent Topics en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:36:04 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19592#post-306178 Tue, 07 May 2019 18:52:59 +0000 Greenroofer 306178@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have in mind a ride from Edinburgh next weekend that is a simple case of heading north until I hit Braemar then turning east to Aberdeen to catch the train home.</p> <p>If we put aside for a moment the question about whether it's wise to attempt the ascent of Glenshee in the middle of the night, the thing I'm most confused about is the ride from Braemar to Aberdeen. Do you have any recent experience of it that will help me find the best route? In particular, Google says there's a bike route along the old railway from Ballater which looks like it could be brilliant, but everything I can see of that suggests it has an unsealed surface. Have you been that way? Is it rideable on a slick-tyred road bike?</p> <p>Any advice about that part of the world gratefully received. The only time I've been there was last year with @Hankchief and @Frenchy at silly o'clock in the morning, so it's not an area I know well. </p>