Outdoor Access and Storm Frank Updates

Total path length damaged (Km) Impact Local Authority area Total path length damaged (Km) Severely damaged (no. of paths) Damaged Minor damage Reinstate surface (m) Aberdeenshire 109.3 10 6 7 6187 Angus  0 1 500 Highland 11.3 2 1365 Moray 0.5 0  Perth and Kinross 5 100

Path Number Path Name Path distance (km) Path leaflet name Land Manager UDE12 Clunie riverside path 1.3 Braemar Invercauld UDE20 Quoich to Keiloch 10   NTS UDE24 Linn of Dee Cycle route 8 UDE25 All Abilities path 0.5 Balmoral UDE28 Pollhollick to Dee Bridge 4 Ballater UDE29 Golf Course Path 2 Various UDE39 Cambus o'May trails 1 Cambus o'May FCS UDE47 Old pines Glen Tanar UDE50 Fairy Lochan UDE56 Linn of Quoich 5 UDE59 Torphantrick 0.2 Glen Tanar and Aberdeen- shire Council UDE66 New Seven Bridges route 1.2 UDO5 Lonach Hall Path 0.3 Bellabeg Candercraig CC4 Lairig an Laoigh 22 CC5 Dee to Derry Lodge EC16 Mounth Road EC8 Loch Muick Circuit

Path Bridges Cambus o’May; Pollhollick; Easter Balmoral.

Supporting Path Promotion Regular updates on path closures on the CNPA website; Revised time limited Ballater Path Leaflet- working with business association to ensure enhanced promotion ; Ongoing discussion with new destination organisation to promote the outdoors and the range of attractions in Deeside; Cairngorms Business Partnership bidding for 190k from Scottish Tourism Destination Development Fund to promote the area.

Other updates Mountain and People Project- a joint 5 year venture between both National Parks to restore and upgrade 77 miles of paths, provide training for young people and work with schools and communities to protect some of Scotland’s most outstanding natural landscapes.; Deeside Way; Health Walk Leaders- CNPA will be working in partnership with four medical practices this summer to increase levels of walking. Aviemore, Dufftown, Strathdon and Ballater Medical Practices will refer 60 patients to the Cairngorms Walking to Health programme. Four new walking to health groups are in development: Glenlivet, Lumsden, Cromdale and Newtonmore. A health walk volunteer celebration day was held at Glenmore Lodge on 26th April 2016. Cameron McNeish and Grant Moir delivered speeches and thanked volunteers for their dedication and enthusiasm.