31/05/07 Karen and Sheila 2nd point today. Cycled to the end of the path and then followed it up to the stone.
20/10/07 Evelyn and Derek
Based on Dave's notes we left the bikes at the shelter and walked in (difficult running in cleats). The track uphill after the burn crossing is very indistinct in the heather but keep close to the downcoming burn and you'll get it
Based on Dave's notes we left the bikes at the shelter and walked in (difficult running in cleats). The track uphill after the burn crossing is very indistinct in the heather but keep close to the downcoming burn and you'll get it
22/07/07 Sarah
Continued on foot to here from Gelder Shiel [32]. Disturbed an osprey fishing in the Burn. The last time I ran over the path across the shoulder I was wading through a foot of slush. It wasn't much different this time except that the water was a bit warmer. I'm no botanist but there were lots of pretty little flowers alongside the wee path up to the Prince's Stone, and these yellow ones growing in the middle of a raging torrent. This was my first time up here and it's a great little spot - well worth the detour. I continued on over the shoulder from here and followed the first path down to the main S Deeside track. Found my first chanterelles of the season on the way back - just as well I had an oversize bag for my sweeties. Also saw a capercaillie on the way back to Easter Balmoral. All in all a great run.
17/06/07 Kathy and Dave
Biked here from the Gelder Shiel. The track from the shelter at 238904 is sort of rideable for the really keen (abnormal), but it would definitely be quicker to run, and maybe to walk. We went on the the waterfall and it doesn't get any better. Nice views though. The Prince's Stone is here to mark a very significant event in the cultural history of Scotland. It reads "Here the Prince Consort slept on the night of the 5th October 1857 in a wooden hut". There is no sign of the hut so presumably his porters took it away again. God bless them all.
We put in a picture of Kathy's favourite moss (Philonotis fontana) because she is probably the only Deeside Runner who actually has a favourite moss. For the botanists in the Club (and I know there are some) there is a botanical challenge up this little path. Try and spot the following species: starry saxifrage, cow wheat, mountain everlasting, alpine bearberry and cloudberry. One of them is in the picture.
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