On our second walk of the day we headed out of Ballater to follow this 6.5 mile circuit which was taking in seven bridges around Ballater. We passed the Posties Leap (a small wooden bridge named after a jilted postie leapt to his death on the eve of his planned wedding). The route ran above and parallel to the A93 and as we walked I helped myself to the raspberries that were in vast quantity in the hedgerows.
We finally crossed the A93 and made our way to Polhollick Bridge over the River Dee. The bridge, built in 1892, is in need of some repair and was a wee bit shoogly as we walked over!
Safely over the other side, we came out at an expanse of native Scots Pine and continued on a well maintained track that seemed to go on for miles. The sun shone through the trees and it was so peaceful.
Out of the plantation we turned left to join the road that would lead us back to Ballater via the Royal Bridge, the last bridge of the walk.
