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

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

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

04:49

58.8km

310m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Bus stop

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11.5 km

Formartine and Buchan Way: Maud to Auchnagatt

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Formartine and Buchan Way is a multi-user trail that follows the old railway line from Dyce in the south to Fraserburgh on the north coast. There is also a …

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18.4 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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18.5 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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22.9 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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25.4 km

Pitfour Lake

Highlight • Trail

Pitfour Lake was created in the mid-19th century as the centre piece of the Pitfour estate. The lake has four islands and an old Greek style temple designed as a …

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25.5 km

Pitfour Bath House (Temple of Theseus)

Highlight • Monument

A dilapidated bath house built in Greek style - an unexpected find in Aberdeenshire. Supposedly George Ferguson, the fifth laird of the Pitfour estate, kept alligators here.

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27.5 km

Loudon Wood

Forest

30.9 km

Drinnie's Wood

Forest

33.8 km

Pitfour Lake

Highlight • Lake

The lake makes a great loop to run, and is often filled with wildlife. A whole loop is about 1km. There is plenty of parking in Mintlaw. The bridge here makes a good picture.

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45.0 km

Formartine and Buchan Way: Auchnagatt to Maud

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This part of the trail passes through a couple of small forests before reaching Maud. It cuts under former railway tunnels along a smooth accessible surfaces, making it suitable for wheelchair users and cyclists as well as hikers.

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58.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.6 km

24.5 km

2.41 km

1.89 km

1.40 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.5 km

16.6 km

3.67 km

1.99 km

1.04 km

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Saturday 29 August

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

Formartine and Buchan Way: Maud to Auchnagatt

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

Maud Railway Station and Formartine & Buchan Railway Museum

Deer Abbey

Pitfour Lake

Pitfour Bath House (Temple of Theseus)

Pitfour Lake

Formartine and Buchan Way: Auchnagatt to Maud

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