Bin of Huntly - Balloch forest - Keith

What route guide? The Viewranger web site invited me to get a copy of the route guide free of charge, but there appears to be only a general description, no waypoints or additional information other than that cars can be parked in Keith, so we were relying solely on the route map to guide us. We started from Herricks car park at NJ458493 and followed the route in the opposite direction to the summary, using the 1:25,000 OS map. We went north about Meikle Balloch, and the following the signposted path to Sittinghillock, then by farm roads past Cuttlehill to Ruthven, then straight south by School Road. After Brownhill Wood the path became indistinct along the edge of a grassy field for about a kilometre, then it joined the Bin Hill forest road. We followed the diversion part way up the Bin Hill, though there is no need to do so as the forest road goes straight on through Roadburn to the car park, which would have eliminated all of the ascent in the latter part of the walk, and reduced the distance from the 10.2 miles we actually logged. It was an enjoyable walk, and easy going all the way, though the section between Ruthven and the north end of the Bin Hill forest road was wet underfoot. I'd rate the walk say 3 out of 5, but I can't rate the route guide because I haven't seen one.