Go left the signed Mither Tap route points right butthis can be awkward and is best avoided and follow the path as it passes around its eastern and then southern side and through the rubble walls of an old Pictish fort.
Turn right and walk north-west, then west across the plateau to a fork beneath Craigshannoch. From here a path climbs easily to the summit. Retrace your steps back down the hill and through the forest to the start. Sign up to receive our newsletter! It has been suggested that the northern slopes of Bennachie was the Mons Graupius, where the Britons were crushingly defeated by the Roman legions, and that the name is the root of the modern term for the region - "Grampian".
Give yourself plenty of time to explore the windswept summit before setting off for the day's next peak. Craigshannoch lies to the northwest and is reached by retracing your steps from the Mither Tap and following the obvious path. The route passes under a busy flight path and you will likely hear air traffic throttling down on their approaches to Dyce even if low cloud means that you don't see them. From Craigshannoch rejoin the track for Oxen Craig and bear right at a junction which leads you to the main track just above Little Oxen Craig and the way home.
Map OS Landranger , sheet Grading Steep initial climb is fairly tough but means that the hard work is done early in the day allowing you to enjoy a delightful ridge traverse. Good paths but this is an exposed area and can be very, very windy on the summits. So have a plan, know where you are going and make sure that you have given yourself enough time to get to the top and back in daylight.
This is more important during the winter months when the days are short and the weather might add some difficulties. The weather in the carpark will almost certainly be different from what you will experience once you get up the track and out from the shelter of the trees. Checking the weather forecast before you head off is always a good idea. Although Bennachie is not really a big mountain it does need to be treated with respect, and so in addition to having thought about your route and considered the weather and if you have given yourself enough time to get to the top and back you need to think about what you are wearing and what you are going to carry with you.
Ideally you would have strong walking shoes or boots with good soles which will give you plenty of ankle support — really important when coming back down. Even on the warmest of days the weather on top of Bennachie can be cold and windy. There is not a great deal of shelter on any of the Bennachie tops and getting out of the wind can be difficult so you should have extra clothes with you and certainly a jacket to keep the wind out.
Even in summer the wind blows constantly at the top and temperatures will drop suddenly in rain. The toilets here are open from 1st April to 31st October.
We recommend you bring both coins and cards with you in case our machine is having an off-day. Please park with care and consideration. In particular please park in designated parking areas only and do not block entrances or gates. Follow the A96 north from Inverurie for about 7 miles At the Oyne Fork turn left onto the B, signposted to Insch. Follow this road through Oyne village for about 2 miles 3.
The car park is about 1 mile 1. Check Traveline Scotland for details. Get directions. Considered extinct as a breeding bird in the British Isles in , there are now about pairs across the countr Where we are. Most of our forests and facilities are open, but use our website to check before you travel.
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