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Aberdeenshire

Muirhead, Birkhill And Liff

Backmuir Wood – Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum loop from Birkhill

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

United Kingdom

Scotland

Aberdeenshire

Muirhead, Birkhill And Liff

Backmuir Wood – Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum loop from Birkhill

Hard

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Backmuir Wood – Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum loop from Birkhill

03:31

45.0km

490m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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: February 5, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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454 m

The Birkie

Highlight • Cafe

food and dgink

Tip by

2.30 km

Backmuir Wood

Highlight • Forest

Excellent fine-gravel core paths just great for zooming around. A very nice wood and a pleasant riding experience. There's a small car park at the southern edge.

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16.6 km

Ledcrieff Wood

Forest

19.4 km

Drumsuldry Wood

Forest

29.5 km

Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum is a permanent exhibition of 27 carved Pictish stones in the centre of the village of Meigle in eastern Scotland. It lies on the A94 …

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29.6 km

The Joinery Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Had a very good light lunch here - can eat outside or inside and well organised to cope with C19 without marring the experience.

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41.8 km

Dronley Community Woodland MTB Trails

Highlight • Trail

For Trail MTB explorers on an adventure.

A selection of dirt tracks and paths through and around this community wood. There's a free car park at the northwest corner with …

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45.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.4 km

12.8 km

6.23 km

3.86 km

2.68 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.3 km

15.9 km

7.43 km

5.26 km

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

12°C

4°C

47 %

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Backmuir Wood – Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum loop from Birkhill

The Birkie

Backmuir Wood

Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum

The Joinery Coffee Shop

Dronley Community Woodland MTB Trails

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