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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – Deer Abbey loop from Maud

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – Deer Abbey loop from Maud

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – Deer Abbey loop from Maud

01:47

15.1km

70m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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77 m

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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141 m

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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4.53 km

Deer Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

This abbey was home to Cistercian monks for more than 300 years until the Protestant Reformation of 1560 ended the spiritual use of the abbey. It is thought the abbey …

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7.01 km

Pitfour Lake

Highlight • Trail

Pitfour Lake was created in the mid-19th century as the centre piece of the Pitfour estate. The lake has four islands and an old Greek style temple designed as a …

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7.05 km

Pitfour Bath House (Temple of Theseus)

Highlight • Monument

A dilapidated bath house built in Greek style - an unexpected find in Aberdeenshire. Supposedly George Ferguson, the fifth laird of the Pitfour estate, kept alligators here.

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8.36 km

Pitfour Lake

Highlight • Lake

The lake makes a great loop to run, and is often filled with wildlife. A whole loop is about 1km. There is plenty of parking in Mintlaw. The bridge here makes a good picture.

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9.95 km

South Ugie Water

Highlight (Segment) • River

The South Ugie Water is a tributary of the Ugie Water. This section of the Buchan and Formartine Way closely follows the watercourse between Maud and Old Deer.

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14.8 km

The Old Mart Café

Highlight • Other

15.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

167 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

1.72 km

1.09 km

148 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 7 July

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – Deer Abbey loop from Maud

Maud Railway Station and Formartine & Buchan Railway Museum

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

Deer Abbey

Pitfour Lake

Pitfour Bath House (Temple of Theseus)

Pitfour Lake

South Ugie Water

The Old Mart Café

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