Mither Tap Heather Brig
6 miles (9.7 km), there and back. About 2½ hours, moderate.
Start: NJ 681 224. Finish: NJ 678 203. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file of the part mapped so far (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry and Land Scotland’s line for this walk is about 1.6 miles of the 6 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing. See the whole route on the publisher’s page.
Up and down
About 121 m of climbing and 226 m of descent; highest point 476 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1513
- Distance
- 6 miles (9.7 km). We measure 1.7 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Type
- There and back
- Walking time
- About 2½ hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Aberdeenshire
- Total ascent
- About 121 m. Highest point 476 m
Getting there
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Insch station, 7.3 km away (Directions).
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: Insch station, 8.7 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 109 m in a kilometre (1 in 9), starting 1.1 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.
Walked it? Log it
Connecting routes
- SC 1203Millstone Hill TrailThis route finishes on it.
- SC 1517Mither Tap Quarry TrailThis route starts on it at Donview car park.
Walks nearby
- SC 1557Colony Trail, Bennachie2.5 miles. Starts 0.9 miles away
- SC 1531Mither Tap Timeline Trail3.8 miles. Starts 1.1 miles away
- SC 1599Larick Trail, Back o' Bennachie1.5 miles. Starts 1.7 miles away
- SC 1022Gordon Way11.6 miles, one way. Starts 8.4 miles away
- SC 1282Craigivar Red Trail2 miles, circular. Starts 10.6 miles away
- SC 1533Tappie Tower Trail3.8 miles. Starts 11.8 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
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this walk: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.