Montgarrie-Alford path follow up survey

Aberdeenshire Council are working with the community to provide a safe and reliable active travel connection between Alford and Montgarrie. Towards the end of 2023, we engaged with the local community for feedback on our proposed route. Around 64% of respondents expressed support for our suggested route with 74% stating that they would use the route for leisure or travel. You can view the initial survey results under recent documents. Following the outcome of our engagement, we have continued to work on our original proposal with the aim of designing a route which is accessible for all users but also in-keeping with the natural environment.

The chosen route was designed to find a balance between using the most direct route and utilising the existing paths whilst causing the least disruption to the environment and making the most of the natural features. We are now looking for your input on the finer details of the route to ensure the finalised path is accessible for everyone. We are also looking for your ideas and feedback to understand how the community can get the best use out of the path. Following your feedback, we will make any final amendments to the route and aim to start construction in late Spring/ early Summer. Please view the updated path design under recent documents and complete the survey to give us your thoughts. The survey should take a few minutes.