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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – River Don at Dyce loop from Mintlaw

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – River Don at Dyce loop from Mintlaw

Hard

5.0

(2)

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – River Don at Dyce loop from Mintlaw

07:55

97.5km

540m

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 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.00 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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8.54 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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8.60 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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8.74 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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27.5 km

Station Hotel

Highlight • Pub

3star hotel, 5star pub grub.

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28.0 km

River Woods

Forest

33.2 km

Logierieve Wood

Forest

47.5 km

National Cycle Network Signpost

Highlight • Monument

perfect for beginners like myself and wife, we would have gone further if we had more time👌

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47.7 km

Here you’ll pass over the River Don, a tranquil waterway which originates in the Grampian Mountains, specifically in the Peatlands of Aberdeenshire.

It flows eastward through Aberdeenshire, passing through various towns and eventually empties into the North Sea at Aberdeen.

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49.3 km

Twelve Café Dyce

Highlight • Cafe

Great wee hideaway for a Sunday treat. It’s not signposted and you’ll only see it if you’re there for a train or coming along the cycle path. A wee gem of a place.

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97.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.3 km

27.0 km

12.5 km

2.99 km

2.42 km

174 m

109 m

Surfaces

57.3 km

21.1 km

12.3 km

4.76 km

2.09 km

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

17°C

8°C

32 %

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – River Don at Dyce loop from Mintlaw

Aden Country Park Ruined Mansion

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

Maud Railway Station and Formartine & Buchan Railway Museum

Formartine and Buchan Way: Maud to Auchnagatt

Station Hotel

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