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Strichen And District

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

Road cycling routes

Strichen And District

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

Moderate

2

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

02:59

69.3km

530m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

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After 8.94 km for 436 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

9.15 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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2

25.2 km

Inverugie Castle Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

3

35.8 km

RNAS Longside Airship Base

Highlight • Other

Site of a huge airship base in the 1920’s where NS class airships were taken up by rail prior to being inflated and stored in massive hangers. 1500 people worked …

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4

52.3 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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5

52.3 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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66.8 km

Borrowhill Plantation

Forest

B

69.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.8 km

4.72 km

428 m

278 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

64.4 km

4.49 km

428 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 3 September

18°C

12°C

45 %

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