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United Kingdom
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Aberdeenshire
Dundee City
West End

Desperate Dan Statue – Bruin the Polar Bear Statue loop from Dundee

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Hiking trails & Routes
United Kingdom
Scotland
Aberdeenshire
Dundee City
West End

Desperate Dan Statue – Bruin the Polar Bear Statue loop from Dundee

Easy

24

hikers

Desperate Dan Statue – Bruin the Polar Bear Statue loop from Dundee

01:00

3.81km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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872 m

Lemmings Statues

Highlight • Structure

Artwork by Alyson Conway (2013). "The characters celebrate the video games industry in Dundee through the ground breaking global success of a computer game created in the early 1990s by …

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2

899 m

Mini Magdalen Green Bandstand

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"Presumably a model of the Magdalen Green bandstand made during the restoration work carried out in the 1990s." Source: publicartdundee.org/listing/mini-bandstand

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3

1.64 km

Bronze Penguin Sculptures

Highlight • Monument

4

1.80 km

Desperate Dan Statue

Highlight • Monument

In the center of Dundee, you will meet Desperate Dan, a famous cartoon wild west character that was created by Dudley D. Watkins in the comic magazine The Dandy. The …

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5

1.91 km

Bruin the Polar Bear Statue

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"The huge bear, named Bruin, ran through the streets in 1878, throwing the entire city into chaos as residents ran for their lives. And now anyone walking the same cobbled …

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6

1.92 km

"Information from the artist Angela Hunter reads: The brief for the project was that there had to be a connection with Dundee. The sculpture was to be more for children, …

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7

1.93 km

Bronze Dragon Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

8

1.98 km

St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee

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St Paul's Cathedral in Dundee is a prominent Scottish Episcopal cathedral designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, completed in 1855. Situated on the site of Dundee's medieval castle, its soaring spire is a distinctive feature of the city's skyline.

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3.81 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.73 km

841 m

224 m

Surfaces

2.06 km

857 m

826 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 9 July

21°C

14°C

17 %

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