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Downfield And Brackens

Dundee City Centre – HMS Unicorn loop from Strathmartine

Downfield And Brackens

Dundee City Centre – HMS Unicorn loop from Strathmartine

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Dundee City Centre – HMS Unicorn loop from Strathmartine

01:04

23.2km

150m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 2.31 km for 65 m

After 6.01 km for 83 m

After 14.0 km for 289 m

Waypoints

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5.47 km

Robert Burns Statue, Dundee

Highlight • Monument

Robert Burns, Scotland’s most famous poet, was born in Alloway, Ayrshire, on 25th January 1759. He died on 21st July 1796. This statue was designed by sculptor Sir John Steell and unveiled in October 1880.

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5.99 km

Squirrel Sculpture, Dundee City Centre

Highlight • Structure

"Information from the artist Angela Hunter reads: The brief for the project was that there had to be a connection with Dundee. The sculpture was to be more for children, …

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6.04 km

St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee

Highlight • Monument

St Paul's Cathedral in Dundee is a prominent Scottish Episcopal cathedral designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, completed in 1855. Situated on the site of Dundee's medieval castle, its soaring spire is a distinctive feature of the city's skyline.

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6.07 km

Dundee City Centre

Highlight • Pub

Bustling activity, many pubs, architectural sights but also some empty houses in need of renovation.

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6.84 km

HMS Unicorn

Highlight • Historical Site

The HMS Unicorn is literally a unique ship: It is the most completely original ship of that era in the entire world and being built in 1824 the third oldest …

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12.2 km

View of Tay Road Bridge from Broughty Ferry Coast Path

Highlight • Cycleway

The Tay Road Bridge was built between 1963 & 1966. It's 2250m in length and spans the Firth of Tay between Dundee and Newport-on-Tay.
You get great views of the …

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23.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

7.08 km

1.09 km

869 m

105 m

Surfaces

22.2 km

529 m

348 m

119 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

18°C

12°C

0 %

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Dundee City Centre – HMS Unicorn loop from Strathmartine

Robert Burns Statue, Dundee

Squirrel Sculpture, Dundee City Centre

St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee

Dundee City Centre

HMS Unicorn

View of Tay Road Bridge from Broughty Ferry Coast Path

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