Morven Hill Race

Third Race of the Aberdeenshire Hillrace Series. The full Morven Hill Race (8.8km, 660m climb) starts on the walker’s access path by the roadside (1) and takes a direct route up Morven above the ruined cottage of Balhennie (2). It follows good tracks all the way to the top (4) and will be marked. On the descent the route forks right (5) to the bealach below Roar Hill (6, Grid ref NJ395033) and then NE back towards Balhennie and the finish (7, 1). The Half-Morven Race (4.0km, 400m climb) is open to Senior age groups as well as Juniors (U18 & U16). The race follows the full Morven route as far as the first plateau (1, 2, 3) before cutting left to rejoin the descent route for the full race (6, 7, 1). The Mini-Morven Race (1.8km, 125m climb) is for U14 and U12 only. It follows an out and back route as far as the lone tree on the full race descent route (1, 2, 7, 2, 1).