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St Machar's Cathedral – Aberdeen Beach loop from Blackburn

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St Machar's Cathedral – Aberdeen Beach loop from Blackburn

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St Machar's Cathedral – Aberdeen Beach loop from Blackburn

02:32

41.5km

320m

Cycling

Moderate bike 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: June 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.6 km for 124 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.78 km

Chapel Belts

Forest

15.6 km

St Machar's Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

A prominent position over the park, and easy to walk to. There are also the cities e-bikes available to ride from here.

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15.7 km

Flower Beds in Seaton Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

steep hill from the cathedral but beautiful flower beds.

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15.7 km

Flower Beds in Seaton Park

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Seaton Park is located in Aberdeen, Scotland and is one of the city's biggest parks. It was bought by the city for use as a public park in 1947 from …

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17.5 km

River Don Estuary

Highlight • River

The Don rises in the peat flat beneath Druim na Feithe, and in the shadow of Glen Avon, before flowing quietly past the ice-age moraine and down to Cock Bridge, …

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17.9 km

Donmouth Local Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

18.6 km

Aberdeen Beach

Highlight • Beach

Aberdeen Beach covers a lengthy stretch of fantastic coastline between the harbour and the River Dons mouth in Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland.

The beach is famous for …

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19.5 km

Cycle path to the beach!

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

New flat cycling and walking path accross the golf course

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22.0 km

There is a bike maintenance stand outside 'The Pier' on the beach front side of the road which can be handy. Pump, tools etc, all you need to running repairs. Plenty places for coffee on the beach front too.

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30.7 km

Maidencraig Wood

Forest

41.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.3 km

9.82 km

4.58 km

3.51 km

3.20 km

133 m

Surfaces

38.1 km

1.08 km

872 m

536 m

525 m

399 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

23°C

12°C

0 %

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St Machar's Cathedral – Aberdeen Beach loop from Blackburn

St Machar's Cathedral

Flower Beds in Seaton Park

Flower Beds in Seaton Park

River Don Estuary

Aberdeen Beach

Cycle path to the beach!

Aberdeen Seafront

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