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andy c
27/04/2007 at 17:04
Hi I am walking the Lairig Grhu in May. Is there a prefered way to walk it North to South or South to North this is causing a bit of a debate between my mate and I
thanks
Andy
Mikel von Dundeeski
27/04/2007 at 17:15
If you're doing the whole thing in one day(28 miles Braemar to Aviemore or vice versa) then Aviemore has plenty of pubs plus an Indian restaurant, Chinese etc. I find the thought of some hot food and a FEW pints helps me move quicker!!!! So it would be Braemar to Aviemore for me.

 

Lindsay Boyd
27/04/2007 at 17:29
Depends on how you can arrange transport at the start and finish of your walk. Aviemore has buses and trains while Linn of Dee has nothing. A walk to Braemar is required and then an infrequent bus service to Aberdeen.
Adam Dawson
29/04/2007 at 16:40
Hi Andy
I suppose it all depends on what you will be carrying. I walked from Aviemore south in Feb last year but was carrying full winter backpacking gear and got as far as the Devils point on our journey south. (LONG HARD DAY). It is a very nice route though and I am sure you will enjoy either direction.
Cheers

The jealous one!
Ronald Turnbull
05/05/2007 at 18:17
Either way is good.
1. If you're quite slow and going S to N, might get benighted at the top of the pass, which would be serious. N to S means quite a bit at the end is on easy and fairly low-down paths, better for getting benighted. If you've a driver and are finishing by Chalamain Gap to the high car park at Sugar Bowl, then the Ch Gap would be really really nasty in the dark. Really!
2. Otherwise, it depends on transport. If using public transport, travel in to Braemar, as buses from Aberdeen are fairly well spaced; then it's dead easy to get back from Aviemore by bus/train at any reasonable start time.(There's a not useful postbus to Linn of Dee around midday.) You could overnight at Inverie YH near Linn of Dee.
3. Other things being equal, do it S to N as the finish through Rothiemurchus Forest to Aviemore is really good, especially by moonlight (divert to Loch an Eilein).
4. If starting from Braemar rather than Linn of Dee, go through Morrone Birkwood (lovely) and cross Victoria Bridge; avoid almost all tarmac.
ALoveSupreme
06/05/2007 at 18:19
Perhaps N to S gives you more options to abandon things safely should your legs run out of legs, or the weather strike - Corrour bothy (complete with shiny new loos), Bob Scotts bothy by Derry Lodge, Inverie hostel, even the eco-loo at Linn of Dee carpark (you can probably cadge a lift from there too).
Jamie @ www.trekkingbritain.com
06/05/2007 at 19:59
If your a National Trust member the car park at Linn of Dee is free, plus its not too expensive I don't think to leave it there overnight. Think I'd rather be heading to Aviemore the first night, knowing there'd be restaurants and pubs and a warm bed. Linn of Dee to Braemar walk really isn't what you want once you get back to Linn of Dee, it may be possible to hitch a lift with someone, I've given two people myself a lift back to Braemar, plus I think theres sometimes a bus in the summer. And Ron's idea of avoiding the road sounds good!

I'd do South to North the first day myself and park at Linn of Dee then walk to Aviemore the first day and stay over in luxury then back the next day and the car will be waiting at Linn of Dee.

Have you consider doing it in 3 or 4 days instead and staying at or around the Corour Bothy? Makes the whole thing a lot more enjoyable, plus if you wanted to do a Munro, the Devils Point is next to Corour Bothy and only a 40 minute walk to the top from there so you could do it one evening. Thats how I did it.
"Cunning" Duncan
06/05/2007 at 20:42
IIRC, Linn of Dee car park is 2 quid to use. i.e. not a daily charge. That was last year, now I'm an NTS member, I don't look at the prices. Plus they have a compost toilet.
Frank Manningly
07/05/2007 at 08:43
Just walked the Ghru this weekend, north to south. I'd say that's the better route as the big ascent and rocky bits are at the start of the walk. Path is much easier at the Linn of Dee end. Sun is in your face if walking that way.

Got a hitch from Linn of Dee to Braemar after 5 cars/10 minutes. Lucky probably, dunno, it was my first time trying!
Mikel von Dundeeski
07/05/2007 at 15:25
Which ever way you do it, save yourself a few miles of road walking by using the track from the wooden bridge at NO063914 to Victoria Bridge at NO102895.

 

andy c
10/05/2007 at 08:11
Hi Thanks for all of your replies,Transport is not a problem as we have sorted out a price with a taxi firm in Granton to either take us to Linn O Dee in the morning or pick us up in the evening.We are booked into the Youth Hostle in Aviemore the night before we intend walking and the night we walk therefore we have to end up in Aviemore when we are finished. We are doing the Grhu as an extension of the Speyside way which we are doing North to South.
Andy
Mark None
10/11/2009 at 13:13

The cost of the parking at Linn O Dee is voluntary, You either pay it or you don't,there is no authority to impose any fines or clamping etc'.

I have a Camper Van and park at Linn O Dee often as The Bothies can be full or in the case of the nearest one,The Bob Scott Bothy,contain a lot of non-walkers who are there with there so xcalled Girlfriends for a One night stand or for a bethy party,either way you don't get a decent night's kip and what's the good of getting into a fight with 5 teenagers and going Home with a cut face,oh The Teenagers were a bit cut too and I do hope the Blonde one got His Ear stitched back on, or part of it,the rest of it I chucked in the River when I washed my hands and all because I asked them to stop smoking there wacky backy,the idea of doing the Derry Cairngorm-Macdui-Carn a' Mhaim Horseshoe with a Nights cannabis Inhalation did NOT appeal to Me.

Anyway that's the reason I bought the Camper Van that and the fact they might have tried to get me arrested for defending myself,5 voices speak louder than One,had I ever bump into them again,although this time I am certain they will think twice before attacking an old man.

Muzza
10/11/2009 at 15:35
think the waccy is still in your system
waldo
10/11/2009 at 21:38

 I would say definitely N#S A good start with an Aviemore breakfast,get the worst overwith early on,  take Mikes suggested route to Victoria Bridge back down the road to Inverie about 1km. phone box, taxi. from Braemar  £7 last time I  used it , good dinner in Braemar . Cheers

Over 40
30/03/2010 at 22:51

Hi guys, thinking of doing the mcdui horsehoe in the summer with a couple of nights wild camp. Is it ok parking in Aviemore down a side street if one exists that is not yellow lined? If so I plan to start and finish here. Any help or advice would be appreciated.

Edited: 30/03/2010 at 22:52
Lindsay Boyd
30/03/2010 at 23:30

It would be easier to park your car at the start of the walk at Coylumbridge beside the caravan site. There is a rough piece of ground at the side of the road where folks park their cars.

Over 40
31/03/2010 at 21:18
Thanks for that Lindsay. Presumably the car is safe enough for a few days there?
Mikel von Dundeeski
31/03/2010 at 21:30
I've left my car where Lindsay suggests. I've also left it in various streets in Aviemore, the ski centre car park and the sugar bowl car park. I've never had any bother.

 

Over 40
01/04/2010 at 21:49

Thanks for that. Presumably these car parks are not displayed as not 24 hr or no overnight stays  clamping in operation etc etc?

Mikel von Dundeeski
01/04/2010 at 21:55

Clamping is illegal in Scotland, so don't worry about that. I tend not to notice signs.

 

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