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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – Loch Hills Stone Arch Bridge loop from Old Deer

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – Loch Hills Stone Arch Bridge loop from Old Deer

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – Loch Hills Stone Arch Bridge loop from Old Deer

03:58

51.1km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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5.13 km

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Cosy cafe serving hot food and drinks.

Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 5 pm

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5.48 km

Maud Railway Station and Formartine & Buchan Railway Museum

Highlight • Settlement

Maud, formerly known as Brucklay is a quaint village that once served as a crucial junction for the Fraserburgh and Peterhead railway lines.

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6.88 km

Den of Old Maud

Forest

9.91 km

Formartine and Buchan Way: Auchnagatt to Maud

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This part of the trail passes through a couple of small forests before reaching Maud. It cuts under former railway tunnels along a smooth accessible surfaces, making it suitable for wheelchair users and cyclists as well as hikers.

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15.0 km

Formartine and Buchan Way Cycle Track

Highlight • Cycleway

A disused rail way line now converted to a cycle track.

Mostly good gravel surface with the odd overgrown or rough section.

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24.7 km

River Woods

Forest

25.6 km

Coffee Lab Café by the River Ythan

Highlight • Cafe

Café by the River Ythan. Indoor and outdoor seating. Lovely staff, great coffee, all day breakfast, sandwiches, toasties, soup, pancakes and cakes.

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29.2 km

Loch Hills Stone Arch Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Road bridge crossing the old railway near Loch Hills. About 2km from Ellon, this road leads to nearby woodland walks.

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38.8 km

Formartine and Buchan Way: Maud to Auchnagatt

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Formartine and Buchan Way is a multi-user trail that follows the old railway line from Dyce in the south to Fraserburgh on the north coast. There is also a …

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51.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.8 km

17.1 km

5.17 km

2.82 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.5 km

16.2 km

6.33 km

2.69 km

347 m

Elevation

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The Old Mart Café

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

Maud Railway Station and Formartine & Buchan Railway Museum

Formartine and Buchan Way: Auchnagatt to Maud

Formartine and Buchan Way Cycle Track

Coffee Lab Café by the River Ythan

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