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

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

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

03:06

45.6km

200m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 228 m for 14 m

After 45.5 km for 14 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

8.92 km

Formartine and Buchan Way Cycle Track

Highlight • Cycleway

A disused rail way line now converted to a cycle track.

Mostly good gravel surface with the odd overgrown or rough section.

Tip by

2

11.6 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 …

Tip by

3

18.4 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.

Tip by

4

18.5 km

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Cosy cafe serving hot food and drinks.

Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 5 pm

Tip by

5

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 …

Tip by

6

27.0 km

The Old Mart Café

Highlight • Other

28.7 km

Den of Old Maud

Forest

8

31.7 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.

Tip by

B

45.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.2 km

16.9 km

2.82 km

436 m

211 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.8 km

16.1 km

2.00 km

1.49 km

129 m

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Wednesday 14 October

14°C

7°C

22 %

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