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DeerPark
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The Doolies
PremierWood
KnockorthieWood
KnockorthieWood
CraigieWood
BoatHouse
CarpentersCottage
ThePheasantry
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Riverside Walk
Gordon Park
Boathouse
2.9 km
2.4 km
1.1 km
3.0 km
Balmacassie3.1 km
Aboot Ellon4.3 km(For the more adventurous - please note signing and surfacing on this route may be poor in some sections.)
Auchterellon1.5 km
Haddo House 4.8 km
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Meiklemill3.4 km
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School
Place of interest
Important building
Starting point options
Library
Other traffic-free paths
School Walk
Riverside Walk
Gordon Park
Boathouse
2.9 km
2.4 km
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3.0 km
Balmacassie3.1 km
Aboot Ellon4.3 km(For the more adventurous - please note signing and surfacing on this route may be poor in some sections.)
Auchterellon1.5 km
Haddo House 4.8 km
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Meiklemill3.4 km
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School
Place of interest
Important building
Starting point options
Library
Other traffic-free paths
AberdeenshireWalking Maps
Walking routesin and around Ellon
Try to aim for 10,000 steps a day. Most of us already walk around 3,000 steps in a day without even realising it!
Set yourself a goal. A ten minute walk will be around 1,000 steps and Pedometers are a great way to keep count of your steps.
If you are just starting out on your active lifestyle don’t worry if you can only manage a brisk walk for a couple of minutes. It’s a great start!
Begin your walks slowly and gradually increase your pace. If after a few minutes you feel ready, try walking a little more briskly.
Towards the end of your walk, start to slow down your pace and try to finish off with a few gentle stretches.
There are many ways to build physical activity into our lives. The good news is that it is easier than you may think. Regular walks are a simple way to start an active lifestyle. This series of ‘Positive Steps’ maps has a number of routes for you to try. Whether you have 15 minutes or an hour to spare, there will be a route for you.
Haddo
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Positive StepsEllon
Use the table below to record your walks!
Remember that walking can be as easy or invigorating as you see fit. It’s a great and free activity to enjoy on your own, can be a great way to introduce children to the outdoors and play games and a fun way to catch up with friends.
Auld Brig: courtesy of Ellon Community Council
Walk Kms Date1 2.9
2 2.4
3 1.1
4 3.0
5 3.1
6 4.3
7 3.4
8 1.5
9 4.8
Total 26.5 kms Congratulations!
• Red squirrels can be found in the woodland around Ellon and Haddo. • Otter can be seen in the River Ythan and at Haddo’s Upper Lake.• In summer Swifts can be seen (and heard) catching insects over the Ythan in the town centre near the bridges. • On the north-west side of Haddo’s Upper Lake is an undisturbed meadow where an abundance of wildflowers and pollinating insects can be seen in s
ummer.
Did you know...The Formartine and Buchan Way follows the route of the old railway line from Dyce, on the edge of Aberdeen, up through Buchan to Peterhead and Fraserburgh. Approval to start developing the original railway network in the area was granted to The Formartine and Buchan Railway Company on the 23rd July 1858 with the final section being completed in April 1865. The Beeching cuts in the 1960s closed the rail routes, however, trains continued to carry freight to Peterhead until 1970 and carried on to Fraserburgh until 1979. Work began on the development of the change of purpose in 1987 by the Buchan Countryside Group and the path was opened in the early 1990s.
Try to gather a group of friends, colleagues or family together to share a regular walk?
00.51 Kilometres
00.5 Miles
If you have been inspired by t
he walks in
this leaflet or would like to find out more
about our natural environment then vis
it the
websites listed below.
• www.walkhighlands.co.uk
• www.forestry.gov.uk/
• www.healthscotland.com
• www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads-and-
travel/public-transport/
• www.woodlandtrust.org.uk
• www.snh.gov.uk
• www.visitscotland.com/aberdeenshi
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your
self
a c
halle
nge
to d
o all of
the
Ello
n w
alks
on
this
lea
flet
? If
you
did, y
ou w
ould
cloc
k up
ove
r 23
Km.
Did
you
know
...
The
town
is b
uilt low
eno
ugh
for
the
river
to
be c
ross
ed via
a fo
rd
and
it was
use
d as
a c
ross
ing
point
for
Buch
an t
raffi
c. I
t is
believ
ed
that
the
woo
d us
ed t
o bu
ild t
he
arch
es o
f th
e Old B
ridge
wer
e
floa
ted
down
the
Rive
r Do
n to
Aber
deen
bef
ore
being
take
n alon
g
the
coas
t an
d up
the
Rive
r Yt
han.
Did
you
know
...
Shallo
w d
raft
ed b
oats
tra
velle
d to
the
Mea
dow
s in E
llon
from
Ne
wbu
rgh
as a
com
mer
cial
shipping
ser
vice
until
the
1950
s.
Coal a
nd lim
e w
ere
brou
ght
up t
he r
iver
from
New
burg
h an
d El
lon
wou
ld s
hip
out
farm
pr
oduc
e su
ch a
s gr
ains.
Did
you
know
...El
lon
Cast
le a
nd it
s es
tate
wer
e bo
ught
in 17
06 b
y Ba
illie
James
Gor
don
of E
dinb
urgh
, who
cr
eate
d th
e ga
rden
s incl
uding
a te
rrac
e ov
er 17
0 met
res
long
. The
es
tate
was
sol
d to
the
3rd
Ear
l of
Abe
rdee
n.
Did
you
know
...Ca
rolin
e’s
Well W
ood
is n
amed
af
ter
Caro
line
Ham
ilton
Gor
don
who
liv
ed in
Ello
n Ca
stle a
t th
e be
ginning
of
the
20t
h ce
ntur
y. C
arol
ine
was
bor
n in K
ent
in 18
63, t
o an
ar
isto
crat
ic S
cott
ish
family
. Sh
e w
as t
he g
rand
daug
hter
of
the
4th
Earl o
f Ab
erde
en a
nd s
he m
arrie
d Ar
thur
J L
Gor
don
in 18
85.
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er Y
than
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urte
sy o
f M
ark
Mitch
ell