Distance 4 miles (6.4km) Classification Moderate Duration 2 hours Begins Market Square, Stonehaven OS grid reference NO874859 Walk in a nutshell Leaving from the attractive town of Stonehaven, well-marked coastal paths climb along impressive cliffs to culminate at the striking and dramatic remains of Dunnottar Castle, perched on a rocky headland high above the North Sea.
Where else can you be virtually guaranteed of seeing dozens of rainbows, hundreds of active geological steam vents and an equal number of impressive cliffs and mountain peaks, as well as several massive glaciers that you can drive to (and even on!) anywhere else in the world?
The impressive cliffs at this popular spot provide breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The investigated aeolian system covers a significant part of southernmost Mallorca and is exposed in impressive coastal cliff sections.
Impressive sandstone cliffs edge some of the islands, but they are so friable that the occasional grazing cow – rash enough to ignore warning signs – becomes part of a landslide.
The fact that most are surrounded by impressive volcanic cliffs only adds to the appeal.
The Hotel Bozica on Sipan is one of the most impressive, built into a cliff overlooking the sea.
About a third of a mile into the climb, a side path leads to an impressive view of the cliffs, where I listened quietly to a surprisingly clear exchange of French from two rock climbers from Quebec who appeared as brightly colored spots on the distant steep, gray granite.
If you're visiting Ghost Ranch in winter, consider hiking to Box Canyon, a dead-end canyon surrounded by 200ft cliffs covered with impressive columns of ice.
Combined with its dramatic geography, squished into a cleft where the North Downs hammer into the sea, this should make for a spirited town, as impressive as its famous white cliffs, our "glittering breastplate", as Carol Ann Duffy called them.
