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Royal Burgh Of Arbroath

Lunan Bay – The Needle's Eye Sea Arch loop from Lunan

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United Kingdom

Scotland

Aberdeenshire

Royal Burgh Of Arbroath

Lunan Bay – The Needle's Eye Sea Arch loop from Lunan

Hard

5.0

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Lunan Bay – The Needle's Eye Sea Arch loop from Lunan

03:43

61.8km

470m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 48.2 km for 1 m

After 48.3 km for 1 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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408 m

Lunan Bay

Highlight • Beach

In the immediate vicinity you can spend good and cheap in the Lunan Bay Stays (lunanbaystays.scot/). We got there late at night in the Bunk House a clean room on …

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15.1 km

The Needle's Eye Sea Arch

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Needle's Eye is an impressive sea arch, once the entrance to a cave before its collapse. Historically the sea level was much higher here and the cave would have looked out onto a beach.

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16.1 km

Sustrans Millennium Milepost at Arbroath

Highlight • Monument

For those interested in bagging the circa 170 cast-iron 'Millennium Milepost' sculptures on the National Cycle Network in Scotland, here's one at Arbroath. (Type: Rowe, MP501)

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43.9 km

St Vigeans Historic Village

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful old sandstone village with a lovely riverside path.

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47.6 km

Signal Tower Museum, Arbroath

Highlight • Monument

Why not visit the Signal Tower Museum, just a stone's throw from the active harbour in Arbroath? These buildings once housed the station for Bell Rock Lighthouse, and the signal …

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47.7 km

Sustrans Millennium Milepost at Arbroath Signal Station

Highlight • Monument

For those interested in bagging the circa 170 cast-iron 'Millennium Milepost' sculptures on the National Cycle Network in Scotland, here's one at Arbroath Signal Lighthouse. (Type: Rowe, MP50)

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48.2 km

Arbroath Harbour

Highlight • Historical Site

The small coastal town of Arbroath has a stunning old abbey to visit and is famous for its smokies: delicious smoked haddock that is still prepared like in the 1800s. …

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61.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.7 km

15.2 km

3.51 km

3.08 km

2.08 km

369 m

Surfaces

56.3 km

4.00 km

912 m

234 m

202 m

165 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 1 September

15°C

7°C

91 %

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Lunan Bay – The Needle's Eye Sea Arch loop from Lunan

Lunan Bay

The Needle's Eye Sea Arch

Sustrans Millennium Milepost at Arbroath

St Vigeans Historic Village

Signal Tower Museum, Arbroath

Sustrans Millennium Milepost at Arbroath Signal Station

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