The total walk between Newmill and Buckie is about 13 miles, lucky I had to only walk one way. Although I have now walked in in both directions. (not so ambitious the second time)
The first time I walked this route I went from Newmill to Buckie and other than being quite muddy it was a pleasant walk with fairly good weather. Fishwives Path allows you to walk on a multitude of terrains; tarmac, stoned lanes, forest path & fields. As well as slight inclines. The first part, the tarmac was completed easily and I enjoyed the scenery that was present. After leaving the road, I then met the forest track and again not too difficult to walk. This part of the walk allowed me to see and to be amazed by how close I was able to get to some deer's :-) The deer's weren't the only wild life that I saw on this route, I saw lots of different animals including pheasants and squirrels. When it came to crossing the fields, I was faced with mud, lots and lots of mud. This was fun, especially when I managed to put my foot into a deep muddy puddle (lovely!!) After crossing the fields, I was back on tarmac again. :-) This part of the walk felt the longest, I walked and walked and thought that I was never see Buckie but after passing thought Drybridge and then getting to the distillery, I was finally on the home straight!!!!
The second time I completed this route, from Buckie to Newmill, the conditions was quite different. There was snow, lots of snow and where the snow had started to melt there was huge ice patches and deep puddles of FREEZING water. I remember walking thought the farm/fields/forest parts and the snow was over my ankles which made it difficult to walk in, I honestly nearly gave up as I was so exhausted from pulling myself thought the snow although as I am as stubborn I continued on. The muddy hole that I mentioned above was now covered in snow and off course I didn't see it and put my foot straight into a icy puddle of water that went half way up my leg. :-( After passing the snow, I was now faced with miles of ice and water which resulted in me slipping and sliding along, which with my record is not a great idea and I nearly fell on many occasions. Finally I got to the main road and the snow/ice/water had disappeared and the last part of the walk was easy.
I enjoyed both routes, they had nice scenery, lots of wildlife and presented me with some challenges. However I must admit that on reflection, I preferred to walk from Newmill to Buckie. There is a point on this route were you come over a hill and you can see St. Peter's Church Towers, which let you know that Buckie is not too far away.
Hopefully this wasn't too boring and as always comments are welcome!!
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