Female cyclist on Glen Muick single track road in the Scottish Highlands; Uphill moorland climb in Ballater, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland UK

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More than 40,000 vehicles a year use the single-track access road which leads to the visitors' centre at the Spittal of Muick. Public access must therefore be balanced against protection of the environment, particularly the habitats for which the estate is well known

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Location: Spittal of Glen Muick, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, uk
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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