Ballater Classic - Heartbreak Ridge and the Green Mile

A Day of two halves, we will begin just behind Ballater and climb up through the forestry to ride the simple classic "The Green Mile" - with its flowing trail along the wooded ridgeline and plunging race to the bottom, this is an absolute belter of a trail, only surpassed by the afternoon!
A long climb and traverse from the second start point of the day sees us climb to the summit of the final hill above Ballater , and the worn granite trail of Heartbreak Ridge - a stand-out trail following peaty trail interspersed with huge Granite slabs.
The Slabs become a steadier larger and larger element of the trail until the last section where we must steeply find our way off the ridge and onto the awaiting flowing trail through the final wooded section, which pops us down to the finish of the trail with the hugest of grins.
This is an absolute belter of a day out.