The Formartine and Buchan Way has been justifiably designated as one of Scotland’s Great Trails. It is an impressive, safe pathway suitable for all abilities of walkers, cyclist and horse-riders.

The pathway uses the former railway line linking from Dyce, on the edge of Aberdeen in the south, to the village of Maud where it splits into two routes; eastwards to Peterhead and northwards to Fraserburgh.

The route is traverses the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne in Yosemite National Park, point-to-point between White Wolf campground and Tuolumne Meadows. The route can be run in either direction.

The trail covers ~33 miles of terrain over ~7000' on backcountry trails following the Tuolumne River through the northern Yosemite backcountry. This route is a popular backcountry backpacking route in the park. 

Mount Humphreys, which stands at an impressive 13,986’, dominates the surrounding area with its incredible prominence. It is one of the Sierra Club‘s 15 emblem peaks, the highest peak near Bishop, and is not topped by any Sierra peak to the North.