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your starting position. starting your take you back to Sports Centre. For a longer walk, consider consider walk, longer a For Centre. Sports to back you take

of the River Don again, before returning to to returning before again, Don River the of the park which parallels with Burghmuir Drive which will will which Drive Burghmuir with parallels which park the For more information, please visit www.nhs.uk/Change4Life visit please information, more For

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for community events. Pass along the banks banks the along Pass events. community for Burghmuir Drive. Take the footpath on your left through through left your on footpath the Take Drive. Burghmuir

which is of a good, consistent hard surface like a pavement. Numbers are Numbers pavement. a like surface hard consistent good, a of is which

through Davidson Field, which is often used used often is which Field, Davidson through The numbers show the calories burnt when walking, based on ﬂat terrain ﬂat on based walking, when burnt calories the show numbers The 2001. Carry on down Old Chapel Road until you arrive at at arrive you until Road Chapel Old down on Carry 2001.

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town, onto Elphinstone Road, progressing back towards towards back progressing Road, Elphinstone onto town,

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left onto the former canal towpath, dating back to the the to back dating towpath, canal former the onto left Gardens is reached. Walk up Westﬁeld Gardens and then then and Gardens Westﬁeld up Walk reached. is Gardens

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Inverurie Bridge, crossing into Port Elphinstone, and turn turn and Elphinstone, Port into crossing Bridge, Inverurie the roundabout. Carry on up North Street until Westﬁeld Westﬁeld until Street North up on Carry roundabout. the

Keithhall Road. Follow this road back around to the the to around back road this Follow Road. Keithhall more shops the High Street is just along the second exit of of exit second the along just is Street High the shops more

the end of the open space, then turn left and head onto onto head and left turn then space, open the of end the around the roundabout and if you want to wander round round wander to want you if and roundabout the around

steps to the banks of the River Don. Follow the path until until path the Follow Don. River the of banks the to steps should take the ﬁrst exit on your left. There is a few shops shops few a is There left. your on exit ﬁrst the take should

And above all, it’s fun! it’s all, above And

north into Inverurie, turning right and heading down the the down heading and right turning Inverurie, into north hall Road. This will lead you to a roundabout which you you which roundabout a to you lead will This Road. hall

It’s cheap and reliable plus you feel better by being a little active. active. little a being by better feel you plus reliable and cheap It’s

between Inverurie and Port Elphinstone. From here, head head here, From Elphinstone. Port and Inverurie between until you reach the end of the road, take left on to Black- to on left take road, the of end the reach you until

wrong. A bike can nearly always be parked outside your destination. destination. your outside parked be always nearly can bike A wrong.

The Inverurie Bridge marks the traditional crossing point point crossing traditional the marks Bridge Inverurie The

following the footpath. Carry on down Middlemuir Road Road Middlemuir down on Carry footpath. the following

maintained bike is ready when you are, with very little that can go go can that little very with are, you when ready is bike maintained

walk up Burghmuir Drive towards Middlemuir Road Road Middlemuir towards Drive Burghmuir up walk

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The quickest way to travel short distances in towns is by bike. A A bike. by is towns in distances short travel to way quickest The

Start your journey at Garioch Sports Centre and begin to to begin and Centre Sports Garioch at journey your Start Cycling

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avoids all the frustration and delay of taking the car. the taking of delay and frustration the all avoids a hot drink and some food at one of Inverurie’s local local Inverurie’s of one at food some and drink hot a

efﬁcient way of getting around town for those living locally and and locally living those for town around getting of way efﬁcient into the town centre, where you can end your journey with with journey your end can you where centre, town the into route. your extend to wish you if 2, Route commence also

or to meet up with friends. Walking is usually the fastest and most most and fastest the usually is Walking friends. with up meet to or

Blackhall Road. From here, turn right, and progress back back progress and right, turn here, From Road. Blackhall may you here, From area. shopping Drive Burghmuir the

activity, allowing plenty of opportunities to bump into neighbours neighbours into bump to opportunities of plenty allowing activity,

along the path and up Kellands Road, until you reach reach you until Road, Kellands up and path the along to back progress and estate, housing the into back turning

get around over short distances. It is pollution free and a sociable sociable a and free pollution is It distances. short over around get

equipment, and an ornamental garden area. Continue Continue area. garden ornamental an and equipment, until along continue road, main the on back Once seen.

Walking offers most of us the chance to stay ﬁt and healthy and and healthy and ﬁt stay to chance the us of most offers Walking

to Garioch R.F.C., an enclosed play area, outdoor gym gym outdoor area, play enclosed an R.F.C., Garioch to be can that wildlife varied the enjoying path, this Follow Walking

onto Manse Road, where you will ﬁnd Kellands Park, home home Park, Kellands ﬁnd will you where Road, Manse onto housing. the behind paths off-road the onto and Avenue

Place, which follows the banks of the River Don. Turn right right Turn Don. River the of banks the follows which Place, Conglass onto Continue Ethernanus. St. to translating

cycling! with trafﬁc lights at its end. Turn right onto St James’s James’s St onto right Turn end. its at lights trafﬁc with potentially “Irataddoarens”, of inscription an to addition

Our town has excellent links for walking and and walking for links excellent has town Our progress down the High Street until you reach a junction junction a reach you until Street High the down progress in serpent, and “Z-rod” and crescent, and “V-rod” a

where the traditional market was located. From here, here, From located. was market traditional the where of carvings traditional features stone Pictish This AD. 600

the least impact on our environment. our on impact least the

also acts as a valuable green space in the town, marking marking town, the in space green valuable a as acts also to back dating Stone, Brandsbutt the see will you right,

move around Inverurie easily, cheaply and with with and cheaply easily, Inverurie around move

rants, and the Town Hall and Library. The Market Square Square Market The Library. and Hall Town the and rants, your On hill. the up head and right, Turn Road. Brankie

We are committed to helping residents and visitors visitors and residents helping to committed are We Inverurie with a variety of different shops, cafés, restau- cafés, shops, different of variety a with Inverurie reach you until path following the and Road Chapel

This route starts at Market Place, the town centre of of centre town the Place, Market at starts route This Old up progress area, shopping Drive Burghmuir the From Inverurie, whether by cycle or walking. or cycle by whether Inverurie,

This map aims to simplify your journey around around journey your simplify to aims map This Walk 3 – Orange Route Orange – 3 Walk Route Purple – 1 Walk

- Inverurie - Inverurie Inverurie is a market town situated in the valley of the Record your walks here River Don. Walking & Cycling Distance Founded by David of Huntingdon, Earl of Garioch and Walk Notes great-great-grandfather of Robert the Bruce, it is locally From mountain to sea known as the Heart of the Garioch. The town centre is 1 2.7 kms triangular and is dominated by the grand Town Hall built in 1862. In the middle of The Square as it is known 2 2.4 kms locally is the Inverurie and District War Memorial, capped by a lone Gordon Highlander looking out over the town. 3 3 kms At Easter Aquhorthies, two miles west of Inverurie, visitors can admire the excellent recumbent stone circle, 4 2.6 kms and a remarkable Pictish symbol stone, the Brandesbutt Stone, can be visited near the northern edge of the town.

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