* Neeps Fitness and Technical Grading = medium
* Distance = 25km / Ascent = 802m
* Time = 4 hours 30 min
Eight people took part in the ride. Two chicks and six blokes. The day started off freezing with the car recording only one degree. However, once a few steep hills had been climbed we soon warmed up. It was a super sunny and dry day. The ride took four and a half hours with a lunch stop and another sociable hour in the pub at the end.
Starting at Aboyne and doing a loop south from here through the forest and out into the open countryside.
The route consisted of mostly wide fire track roads and was almost entirely rideable except for a steep bit about half way round where we had to get off and push our bikes. Some small sections of the ride were quite rough and eroded. 
On the Fungle road looking down the "Gwaves" - a deep twisty valley.
About half way round we cycled across some trackless moorland to reach another track. It was actually suprisingly easy to ride.