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

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

Moderate

3.0

(1)

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

03:06

45.7km

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: April 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 228 m for 14 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.92 km

Formartine and Buchan Way Cycle Track

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

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

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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 …

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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.

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18.5 km

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

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Cosy cafe serving hot food and drinks.

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

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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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27.0 km

The Old Mart Café

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28.7 km

Den of Old Maud

Forest

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.

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42.7 km

View of Hayhillock Countryside

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As you finally come out of the cuttings from Ellon, great views of the countryside open up. The next section north is more open and you can see Bennachie in the distance.

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45.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.2 km

17.0 km

2.55 km

698 m

211 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.9 km

16.2 km

2.00 km

1.48 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

21°C

6°C

25 %

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

Formartine and Buchan Way Cycle Track

Formartine and Buchan Way: Maud to Auchnagatt

Maud Railway Station and Formartine & Buchan Railway Museum

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

Deer Abbey

The Old Mart Café

Formartine and Buchan Way: Auchnagatt to Maud

View of Hayhillock Countryside

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