Larick Trail, Back o' Bennachie
1.5 miles (2.4 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NJ 660 242. Finish: NJ 661 243. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 86 m of climbing and 98 m of descent; highest point 258 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1599
- Distance
- 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Aberdeenshire
- Total ascent
- About 86 m. Highest point 258 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Back o' Bennachie (pay), 180 m from the start. Directions NJ 661 244
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at School, 1.9 km away (Directions); Insch station, 4.6 km away (Directions).
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at School, 1.7 km away (Directions); Insch station, 4.5 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 66 m in a kilometre (1 in 15), starting 0.2 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- SC 1517Mither Tap Quarry TrailShares 0.6 miles of path with this route. Starts on this route at Back o' Bennachie car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Back o' Bennachie car park and Oyne.
Walks nearby
- SC 1513Mither Tap Heather Brig6 miles, there and back. Starts 1.7 miles away
- SC 1557Colony Trail, Bennachie2.5 miles. Starts 2.6 miles away
- SC 1531Mither Tap Timeline Trail3.8 miles. Starts 2.8 miles away
- SC 1203Millstone Hill Trail3.5 miles, circular. Starts 3.1 miles away
- SC 1022Gordon Way11.6 miles, one way. Starts 7.1 miles away
- SC 1282Craigivar Red Trail2 miles, circular. Starts 10.8 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryandland.gov.scot on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry and Land Scotland, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry and Land Scotland).
- Facts: forestryandland.gov.scot
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