Thanks for all the info guys, alot to work with there, the route maps were especially informative. Pointing me in the right direction to Sanny’s posts was quite inspiring too, thats the sort of riding we were thinking. I’ve ridden a few of the lochnagar routes before but not managed to venture past Ballater yet so definitely going to do something in the next few weeks.
Thats a definite epic you’ve listed chickenman, what were your timings approx for that loop, i’ve walked driesh and mayar from glen clova but never considered as part of a ride from the other side so to speak. I remember thinking the trail back to the car park would be well worth a ride!