Platform 22 Café – Scolty Tower loop from Torphins

Platform 22 Café – Scolty Tower loop from Torphins

Hard

5.0

(2)

riders

Platform 22 Café – Scolty Tower loop from Torphins

03:26

47.0km

770m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very 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 a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 25.1 km for 615 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

539 m

Platform 22 Café

Highlight • Cafe

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

Tip by

8.32 km

Dess Wood

Forest

14.1 km

Potarch Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Great café with hot dishes on the menu – vegan and vegetarian options are also available. Popular with cyclists – we've rarely seen so many at one time anywhere else ;)

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Tip by

14.1 km

The Dinnie Stones

Highlight • Historical Site

The Dinnie Steens are transported to the Aboyne Highland Games each year, for all the strong people to have a go! 💪
The rest of the year, you can check …

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18.6 km

Scolty Tower

Highlight • Natural Monument

Climb the spiral staircase for even more spectacular views from the top

Tip by

33.1 km

View of the River Dee

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic views looking over the river Dee and beyond. There are a number of tree stumps perfect for jumping off the bike and having a pitstop.

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34.1 km

Slewdrum Forest

Forest

47.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.4 km

7.69 km

4.14 km

3.81 km

1.79 km

977 m

188 m

Surfaces

27.0 km

7.57 km

6.21 km

5.93 km

351 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

14°C

6°C

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Comments

August 13, 2023,Banchory to Aboyne on the Deeside Way (and back)

A fun route. This section does not follow the old railway line, unlike the rest of the Deeside Way. So there is a lot more ascent and descent. Some sections are a bit narrow as overgrown with bracken and nettles.
Plenty of opportunities to stop for a bite to eat. We lunched at Spider on a Bycicle Café in Aboyne.