Aberdeen, siting between two river mouths, is the land where breathtaking landscapes meet the sea. The Silver City with the Golden Sands offers visitors from dilapidated castles to pristine beaches. Ιts stunning coastline offers a variety of sea wild life, so it is a remarkable place for scuba diving.
While weather conditions may keep you away from a natural setting in order to practice rock climbing, Aberdeen city gives you the possibility to lose no time and practice your favorite sport indoors, before hitting a natural rock climbing spot anywhere in the wider surrounding area.
Just outside Inverness, at 17 km/10 mi away, there is an area suitable for kite-surfing, called Ardersier.
Kite surfing in Aberdeen is a unique experience. A 18 km/11.5 mi of long coastline with sandy beaches can definitely come up with the most demanding kite-surfer's expectations.
Challenge your mountain biking skills on the magnificent trails around Glen Tanar area.
Lecht 2090 Resort is located within the eastern Cairngorms mountain range in Strathdon, between Cockbridge and Tomintoul.
Cairngorm Mountain's ski resort is one of the three sites for skiboarding, available in Aberdeenshire.
Scotland's largest ski resort is based in Aberdeenshire. Glenshee Ski Center covers 790 ha/7.9 km² and with its 22 lifts and 36 runs, it's the UK's largest snow-sports resort. Mountains’ altitude can reach up to 1245 m/4084 ft, so expect to find rough conditions with quite a few black runs.
You can enjoy on your own or with your friends a joyful paintball session next to Aberdeen city. Not far from the Aberdeen airport, there is a site, suitable to host groups for paintball.
A great choice for your favorite water sport activity. Although Scottish weather can be challenging at times, you will definitely find the proper conditions for wind surfing!
Glenshee lies on the border of Aberdeenshire and Perthshire in the Cairngorm National Park.
A great paintball site lies next to Lyne of Skene village. This site is organized to host enough paintball players to create playing groups.
