2018 Walk 12 - Countesswells - Hazlehead
Jeb was a late addition to our Friday afternoon jaunt in to Aberdeen, making us 8 in all - equal best (with Carn Ferg) attendance this year for one of our monthly walks. Ian had a plan for us to bus in to the Bieldside/Milltimber area and walk up from there through Countesswells woods and Hazlehead park, and he had recce'd it the day before on one of the Freewheelers' Thursday cycle runs. It transpired however that the planned route was also one that Jeb cycled regularly on his way to/from work, so with two leaders with experience of the route, there was little chance of us getting lost. The start of the walk was up Hillhead Road, leading us through the very smart Hillhead Farm. Smart is not a term often associated with farms, but this one was special - a huge investment is being made here. The roads have all been newly tarred and fresh dry stane dykes have been built all the way up, lined by newly turfed neat grass verges. There are modern buildings and work still taking p...