Work will be taking me up to Aberdeenshire (Inverurie sort of area) Â next week and finishing around lunch time on the last day. Planning on sticking my fat bike in the car boot for a wee pootle before driving back to central belt and looking for route ideas?
I presume coming home via Ballater / Glenshee will offer the best scope for a pootle in Deeside/Balmoral...? Only riding I've done before  in the area was out to Loch Muick which was nice enough.
Thanks
Bheiin a Bhuird would be my pick.
https://www.trailforks.com/route/beinn-a-bhuird/?activitytype=1&z=11.0&lat=57.04803&lon=-3.43237
Your idea of a pottle differs somewhat from mine
Bheiin a Bhuird
That looks pretty epic - but 40km route with 17km of climbing on an unknown route when I've probably got 5 hours of daylight is probably a bit more than I was looking for tbh. Thanks though.
Have you got lights? A lot of riding in the Inverurie area if you wanted to get out in the evenings.
Most of it probably fits an enduro bike more than a fat bike (thinking Bennachie, Millstone etc) - but there would be plenty to play on if you wanted to explore.
I was up that way on Sunday. Rode up Glen Lui  from Inverey (West of Braemar) car park and back through Mar lodge/Victoria bridge. Can easily extend to take in Glen Quioch or Linn of Dee. Very pleasant gravelly riding.
Most of it probably fits an enduro bike
Having just had a weekend in the area, this was my thought too. Lots (and lots and lots) or rocks in the area to hammer through
To add - if you were happy with some bumpy stuff - Heartbreak Ridge in Ballater would be a great outing. Fire-track climb then a nice descent.
I'd be happy on the hardtail on it so assuming the fat bike would eat it up. Plenty of YouTube coverage if you fancied it.
Your idea of a pottle differs somewhat from mine is
I didn't set off till quarter to five in the evening, so I didn't think it was.....
Ok, you're right, probably not a pootle. But emmintently doable in 5 hours.
But take lights anyway. I almost always take lights, even in July sometimes when I set off in the morning!
I'm soooo bored of Manchester. I want the 'gorms
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OP
Morrone would be a reasonable, much less extreme/ lengthy alternative to Bhuird
As above, Heartbreak Ridge is great
Also some good stuff on the pimple hill ( ET etc)
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