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Tarfside Campsite – St. Drostan's Lodge and Church loop from Fettercairn

Tarfside Campsite – St. Drostan's Lodge and Church loop from Fettercairn

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Tarfside Campsite – St. Drostan's Lodge and Church loop from Fettercairn

02:05

46.4km

380m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.91 km

Blue Door Walk (North Esk River)

Highlight • Forest

Do you fancy combining a great riverside walk along the “North Esk River” with a stroll in a “wonderful” forest? Go for the “Little Blue Door Walk” and you’ll be …

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5.95 km

River North Esk at the Angus–Aberdeenshire Border

Highlight • River

The River North Esk can be viewed from the B966 bridge. It's worth stopping just east of the bridge and going through the blue door in the wall. From here …

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21.3 km

Glen Esk Folk Museum and Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

The Glen Esk Retreat and Folk Museum is a friendly little place with a nice cafe, great as a stop on a ride up the valley. Plenty of outside seating and it's very safe anyway.

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21.4 km

Glenesk Folk Museum

Highlight • Monument

23.1 km

Tarfside Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

Tarfside is a small town with a church and pub which is open occasionally – for example during the busy days when challengers of The Great Outdoors Challenge pass through. …

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23.2 km

St. Drostan's Lodge and Church

Highlight • Religious Site

St Drostan's in the remote town of Tarfside is a church and a lodge at the same time and offers low cost accommodation in the heart of Glenesk. You can …

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25.2 km

Glenesk Folk Museum & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Quaint local history museum and coffee shop. It is community owned by the Glenesk Trust and run by a lively team of staff and volunteers.
Open 10:00 - 16:30 every day.

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40.9 km

Barras Hill Plantation

Forest

46.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.3 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.2 km

8.08 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

17°C

12°C

38 %

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Tarfside Campsite – St. Drostan's Lodge and Church loop from Fettercairn

Blue Door Walk (North Esk River)

River North Esk at the Angus–Aberdeenshire Border

Glen Esk Folk Museum and Cafe

Glenesk Folk Museum

Tarfside Campsite

St. Drostan's Lodge and Church

Glenesk Folk Museum & Café

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