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Strichen And District

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

Road cycling routes

Strichen And District

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

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

03:03

70.0km

540m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 8.94 km for 436 m

After 21.2 km for 645 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

9.15 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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2

21.5 km

Grass Track Along the River Ugie

Highlight • Trail

basically a grass track all the way to Peterhead, the time I was out water was reseeding from flooding so wee bits were a bit muddy but would say a good track to walk most of the year.

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3

25.8 km

Inverugie Castle Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

4

36.5 km

RNAS Longside Airship Base

Highlight • Other

Site of a huge airship base in the 1920’s where NS class airships were taken up by rail prior to being inflated and stored in massive hangers. 1500 people worked …

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5

52.9 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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6

53.0 km

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Cosy cafe serving hot food and drinks.

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

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67.4 km

Borrowhill Plantation

Forest

B

70.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.9 km

4.72 km

1.03 km

278 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

64.5 km

4.49 km

1.03 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (140 m)

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Monday 25 May

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