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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – Deer Abbey loop from Chapel Junction

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – Deer Abbey loop from Chapel Junction

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – Deer Abbey loop from Chapel Junction

04:00

60.6km

450m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 48.9 km for 15 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.61 km

Haddo House

Highlight • Monument

expansive grounds, café etc.

Tip by

6.24 km

Upper Lake

Lake

6.82 km

Craigie Wood

Forest

8.18 km

Tanglandmuir Woods

Forest

23.3 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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23.4 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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27.8 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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29.9 km

Aden Country Park Mansion Ruins

Highlight • Forest

Aden Country Park is a 230-acre country estate with a ruined mansion, parkland and woodland. There is also a cafe (open Wed to Sun 10:00 - 15:00) and a campsite.

Tip by

30.3 km

Aden House Ruins

Highlight • Monument

The ruins of the old mansion house within the Aden estate. The frontage is impressive and interesting to see. It is set within the Aden Country Park, where there is …

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30.8 km

Aden Country Park Ruined Mansion

Highlight • Forest

Aden Country Park is a 230-acre country estate with a ruined mansion, parkland and woodland. There is also a cafe (open Wed to Sun 10:00 - 15:00) and a campsite.

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41.9 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.

Tip by

60.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.1 km

15.1 km

11.4 km

3.18 km

864 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.7 km

15.7 km

9.29 km

4.65 km

2.84 km

1.52 km

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Saturday 23 May

21°C

12°C

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – Deer Abbey loop from Chapel Junction

Haddo House

Maud Railway Station and Formartine & Buchan Railway Museum

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

Deer Abbey

Aden Country Park Mansion Ruins

Aden House Ruins

Aden Country Park Ruined Mansion

Formartine and Buchan Way Cycle Track

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