SCO-193-Old Aberdeen-Donmouth CircuitAlison Mackenzie - CommunityhikingTourTrailSCO-193-Old Aberdeen-Donmouth CircuitA gentle stroll that mixes town, and seaside, woodland, and park, to create a hugely stimulating all-round experience. At every turn on the trail, history rubs shoulders with the natural environment in a uniquely pleasant and memorable way. / Duration: 2.5 hours.hikingTourTrail5.49662(1) Start walk at the Seaton Park car-parkhttps://w3w.co/unique.shift.gladiators NJ9414309041*
From the car-park, walk back up the access road towards Don Street, looking out for an opening on your right.
*Note: access the Park car-park from Don Street, off King Street.waypointFlagComb195.015014.355244.202464.059484.05948(2) The Seaton Park Wetland ViewpointwaypointFlagComb194.054164.233424.102354.140675.472956.829487.923388.410688.08211.6894612.704113.6206914.644113.2127314.4631714.46317(3) Viewpoint for Cathedral WalkwaypointFlagComb1815.6001916.457117.9014518.4493319.2170419.8078219.9859718.8628619.6979320.4077220.40772(4) Divert to visit Cruickshank Botanic GardenwaypointFlagComb1820.4830520.6488320.7414120.6673620.6057720.613620.7197320.7167520.7644220.8724921.2621821.1318920.6890520.6451820.6830420.4250319.7852819.8820420.015120.3390720.373620.4920620.6240720.7354820.7672320.6470520.4711720.4855220.6633820.5636120.5123920.2823319.910619.5104918.7555318.75553(5) Divert into Wrights' and Coopers' PlacewaypointFlagComb1818.1926617.9005917.90059(6) MacRobert Memorial GardenwaypointFlagComb1817.8196718.4856817.7245116.3785315.4465213.3813913.0676513.06765(7) King's CollegewaypointFlagComb1812.6635612.3321212.2919112.2242612.2426712.1403412.4188312.8612612.86126(8) Right along Regent WalkwaypointFlagComb1811.614510.3260410.2398810.1125810.078179.644910.097259.380837.494945.61183.637823.63782(9) Left along Golf RoadwaypointFlagComb184.743094.744834.741074.712584.310314.235234.187954.125794.116434.113513.617733.534863.53486(10) Right to cross King's Links golf course waypointFlagComb183.489613.567792.904661.836632.516742.704142.962963.105923.418493.822924.221764.536994.870895.494445.49444(11) Through tunnel to beach walkwaywaypointFlagComb185.354215.125426.86218.36219.672819.448867.775016.01495.702425.599116.706526.70652(12) Carry straight on - taking sandy pathIn 800 m, where the tarred beach walkway path ends, carry straight onto the narrow sandy path. Almost immediately the path curves left to join another sandy path through the grassy dunes, heading N towards the headland on the S side of the River Don estuary. (4.81 km)waypointFlagComb186.276256.381936.192126.420376.974997.723857.058656.46695.661815.66181(13) Donmouth headland viewpointwaypointFlagComb184.710344.825493.123562.65012.07092.222673.478534.182593.132953.041034.142142.993283.461524.598184.72474.315446.144837.941438.556589.560029.703489.155356.29245-1.40433-1.9308-1.294395.087411.1500516.260216.3894715.5960215.6075915.60759(14) Cross road at Ellon Road crossingwaypointFlagComb1815.8194815.4909715.528515.6246415.8334416.2665616.7251916.1994814.0624311.6371411.63714(15) Viewpoint over Don BridgewaypointFlagComb189.154678.555482.17105-3.3396-2.91641-2.70941-1.899331.276630.714483.796624.77084.144660.698092.56406-0.532470.793360.83761-2.66835-2.89721-2.89721(16) Bridge of BalgowniewaypointFlagComb18-1.93210.070773.584187.959738.48289.3409810.1666811.7158713.6299914.9123113.5002811.4965211.6489611.64896(17) Right onto Seaton Park Wood pathwaypointFlagComb189.302476.614162.697662.54155.497810.5152413.0916712.178797.406738.312756.761656.385815.570884.337042.981023.228174.236194.522974.014012.407851.16450.2989-0.46927-1.02619-1.41944-1.31004-1.80248-0.74086-0.74086(18) Take left fork away from riverIn 760 m from entering Seaton Park Wood at Waypoint 17, on the riverside, take a path veering left away from the river. From here, make your way across a network of criss-crossing paths towards the park fountain, visible ahead of you. (7.91 km)waypointFlagComb181.241733.119634.155784.29194.818315.160845.16084(19) Hay Memorial FountainwaypointFlagComb185.05614.995754.969594.838554.716214.566894.675975.116375.722445.731055.510165.413965.435985.532535.6388(20) Finish walk back at Seaton Park car-parkIn 310 m from the Fountain, you will have arrived back at your start-point in the Seaton Park car-park. (8.35 km)waypointFlagComb