📌 Westhill, Aberdeen City
★★
Unfashionable Brimmond Hill forms the centrepiece of a rather scrubby country park, scarred by an ugly radio mast and surrounded by dual carriageways – including Aberdeen‘s new ring road. That’s the bad stuff out the way early – and actually, if you ignore the man-made clutter then there are some fine views to be had: the Granite City backed by the North Sea to the east, and fields stretching away into Deeside and Donside to the west. As Aberdeen’s local hill it’ll always be a popular spot for walking the dog, but it’s worth the easy climb even without a canine companion.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on minor road just south of Wynford Farm, 1 mi northeast of Westhill
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 846087
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.168482,-2.257102
🚌 Bus stops on Kingswood Drive, Kingswells (1 mi from summit – climb hill from southeast side instead)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 3 km / 2 mi | ▲ 110 m | ⌛ 1 hr
Features: △ Brimmond Hill (266 m, sub-2000′ Marilyn)
⬤ Easy | Clear, mostly wide hill path, fairly steep at first.
Download file for GPS➡️ Out-and-back walk to Brimmond Hill summit
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Dogs being taken for walks; noisy cows & ducks in the distance.
Weather: Mostly sunny although clouding over from west. Moderate winds, about 13°C.
October 2022
