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RRS Discovery – HMS Unicorn loop from Balmossie

RRS Discovery – HMS Unicorn loop from Balmossie

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RRS Discovery – HMS Unicorn loop from Balmossie

03:10

68.7km

570m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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21.1 km

View of Auchterhouse Hill

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Auchterhouse Hill is the name of the hill north of the road. It's an ancient hill fort and at 426m the second highest point in the Sidlaw Range. You can't …

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28.9 km

Round Loch of Lundie SSSI

Nature Reserve

36.9 km

Little Ballo

Nature Reserve

50.2 km

View of the Tay Bridges

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51.4 km

Kingoodie Bay

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58.6 km

RRS Discovery

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Here you will find both the V&A museum and the RRS Discovery.

The V&A is a magnificent building that showcases the best of Scottish design, and the RRS Discovery is …

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58.7 km

V&A Dundee

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Opened in 2018, the V&A Dundee is a striking building designed by celebrated Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. The first V&A museum outside of London, it offers an insight into the …

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59.5 km

HMS Unicorn

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The HMS Unicorn is literally a unique ship: It is the most completely original ship of that era in the entire world and being built in 1824 the third oldest …

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64.5 km

Grassy Beach

Beach

64.9 km

View of Tay Road Bridge from Broughty Ferry Coast Path

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The Tay Road Bridge was built between 1963 & 1966. It's 2250m in length and spans the Firth of Tay between Dundee and Newport-on-Tay.
You get great views of the …

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65.8 km

Beach

66.2 km

Broughty Ferry Castle

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68.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.6 km

16.5 km

1.94 km

1.70 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.1 km

15.7 km

906 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

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Weather

Thursday 25 June

19°C

13°C

93 %

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RRS Discovery – HMS Unicorn loop from Balmossie

View of Auchterhouse Hill

View of the Tay Bridges

Kingoodie Bay

RRS Discovery

V&A Dundee

HMS Unicorn

View of Tay Road Bridge from Broughty Ferry Coast Path

Broughty Ferry Castle

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