The Deeside Way largely follows the route of the Old Royal Deeside Railway from Aberdeen to Ballater. The path is suitable for walkers and cyclists with many sections suitable for horses as well. The majority of the route is suitable for child buggies and wheelchairs can access to within a few metres of most caches. Further details on the Deeside Way can be found at www.deesideway.org The route is waymarked using the following logo -
All the caches can be accessed from the Deeside Way and surrounding verges and there is no need to climb over any fences.
Old wells are not uncommon across the North East. The three at Aberchirder to the north are in better repair externally and there is a series of caches there (The 3 Wells of Foggie Toun: GC2DXZZ). However, the Dess Well is still functioning as a cistern.