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Learney Hill – Platform 22 Café loop from Torphins

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Learney Hill – Platform 22 Café loop from Torphins

Hard

5

riders

Learney Hill – Platform 22 Café loop from Torphins

02:20

25.3km

490m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.0 km for 185 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.28 km

Torphins Community Wetland Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

There is a small car park here. An excellent path follows the Beltie Burn to the woodland. An initiative by the Torphins path group. torphinspathsgroup.org

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2

5.49 km

Greenpark Holiday Accommodation

Highlight • Rest Area

Great secluded spot to holiday while exploring the local area lodges, glamping, campervans
greenparkleisure.co.uk

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3

6.26 km

Forest Path on Old Railway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Path not marked on map. Rooty in places but great views.

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4

7.94 km

Hill of Brathens

Highlight • Forest

Officially classed as a tump, the Hill of Brathens is a hill peaking at 591 feet (180 m) in the Dee Valley, Aberdeenshire. It's to the north of the town …

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13.3 km

Craigrath

Peak

6

16.1 km

Hill of Fare Summit Cairn

Highlight • Viewpoint

A stone cairn marks the summit. Don't get confused by the slightly lower cairn, just as you come onto the plateau. The true summit cairn is slightly further along and off the path to the left - easy to miss.

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7

16.6 km

Heather Trail View

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

8

19.6 km

Learney Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great climbing test for the legs, either from Torphins (classic route) or from Echt

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9

24.7 km

Platform 22 Café

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely relaxed cafe, very welcoming to cyclists. Great cakes and coffee.

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B

25.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

5.65 km

3.06 km

1.90 km

1.53 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.8 km

6.89 km

2.12 km

1.55 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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