Walk: Simply Scolty

Aberdeenshire | Banchory | Short walk | ★★★ [Banchory from Scolty summit] Scolty's popular slopes rise above woodland across the river from Banchory, topped with a 20-metre high tower (which you can often climb) commemorating General William Burnett who fought alongside the Duke of Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars. Though the hill itself is only 300 metres high and relatively simple to conquer, heathery slopes drop away on 3 sides towards the River Dee and Water of Feugh to give excellent views towards Clachnaben , Mount Battock , Morven and the Hill of Fare alongside other local summits. Forestry and Land Scotland owns part of the hill but their waymarked trails don't reach the top - fortunately there are plenty of other paths. Our circuit ascends by a fairly quiet but steep eastern option, returning by the northeast "tourist" route. [Scolty summit] 📌 Walk: Simply Scolty ★★★ Start / finish at car park off minor road 1 mi southwest of Banchory, G.R.: NO