Mounth Roads

The Mounth Roads is the collective name given to a network of old rights of way - long established tracks and trails that traverse the Mounth, a broad upland at the eastern end of the Grampian Mountains, in north-east Scotland.
Crossing mountains and hills and weaving through glens, they were historically vital links from Aberdeenshire, in the north-east, to Angus and the Mearns, in the south, for marching armies, cattle drovers, shepherds, itinerant farm workers, traders, whisky smugglers, tinkers, and thieves. Most ultimately fell by the wayside in the late 19th century, the ancient byways superseded by modern highways and railways. Now they are the preserve of walkers, backpackers, and mountain bikers.
This fully illustrated guide with colour photographs and maps describes walks along 11 of the old Mounth Roads, from the more challenging high-level Monega Pass, Capel Mounth, Mounth Keen, Firmounth, Fungle and Tolmounth - better known as Jock's Road - to the lower, more easterly Stockmounth, Builg Mounth, Cryne Corse, Elsick Mounth and Causey Mounth. All are described in detail and their rich histories revealed.