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Picnic Area by the Pond – Bennachie Visitor Centre loop from The Maiden Stone

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Picnic Area by the Pond – Bennachie Visitor Centre loop from The Maiden Stone

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Picnic Area by the Pond – Bennachie Visitor Centre loop from The Maiden Stone

01:07

11.6km

280m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 8.89 km for 278 m

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Start point

Parking

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1.91 km

Ruins of Bennachie Bede House

Highlight • Structure

A “Bede House” was a hostelry/hospital of medieval origin for displaced men built and served by a religious house or landowner. The Bennachie Bede House lies 500 m to the …

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4.41 km

Picnic Area by the Pond

Highlight • Forest

There is a pond just off the main path. A lovely space for a break and a picnic. It's just a few minutes' walk from the visitor centre.

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5.03 km

Shepherd's Lodge Kailyard (Kitchen Garden)

Highlight • Historical Site

Recreating a 19th Century Colony Kailyard (kitchen garden)

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6.08 km

Picnic Bench by the Stream

Highlight • Rest Area

This is slightly off the track and has a solid and well built picnic bench where it is nice to have a warm drink on a cold day ad snack …

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6.51 km

The name gowk stane (English: cuckoo stone or fool's stone) has been applied to certain standing stones and glacial erratics in Scotland, often found in prominent geographical situations. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowk_stane

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7.15 km

Bennachie Visitor Centre

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On sunny days and weekends, get here early to make sure you get a parking space.

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9.78 km

Bennachie Waterfall Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The surrounding forrest has now been cut down (spring 2025). No longer an enchanted place it used to be. Path leading to it from the Turnpike trail is badly damaged …

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11.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.20 km

4.52 km

780 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.15 km

4.39 km

1.43 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Monday 25 May

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Picnic Area by the Pond – Bennachie Visitor Centre loop from The Maiden Stone

Ruins of Bennachie Bede House

Picnic Area by the Pond

Shepherd's Lodge Kailyard (Kitchen Garden)

Picnic Bench by the Stream

Gowk Stane

Bennachie Visitor Centre

Bennachie Waterfall Ruins

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