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Hackley Bay – Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop loop from Peterhead

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Hackley Bay – Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop loop from Peterhead

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Hackley Bay – Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop loop from Peterhead

06:22

87.4km

530m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: May 14, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

2.51 km

Peterhead Prison Museum

Highlight • Monument

Interesting prison museum featuring an audio tour with headsets. There is also a cafe and shop. Adult tickets are £12.

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2

26.1 km

Forvie Centre

Highlight • Structure

Forvie Nature Reserve is a large area of sand dune, beach and mud flats on the river Ythan and the North Sea. It's an important area for sea birds and …

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28.0 km

Coastguard's Pool

Lake

4

29.4 km

Hackley Bay

Highlight • Beach

A beautiful little sandy bay. The coastal path goes above it or you can descend into the bay.

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42.6 km

Balmacassie Community Woodland

Forest

6

45.1 km

Coffee Lab Café by the River Ythan

Highlight • Cafe

Café by the River Ythan. Indoor and outdoor seating. Lovely staff, great coffee, all day breakfast, sandwiches, toasties, soup, pancakes and cakes.

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46.1 km

River Woods

Forest

8

46.5 km

Station Hotel

Highlight • Pub

3star hotel, 5star pub grub.

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9

58.6 km

Formartine and Buchan Way: Maud to Auchnagatt

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Formartine and Buchan Way is a multi-user trail that follows the old railway line from Dyce in the south to Fraserburgh on the north coast. There is also a …

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10

65.5 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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11

65.5 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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87.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.8 km

25.1 km

17.0 km

8.38 km

6.99 km

3.07 km

102 m

Surfaces

39.0 km

30.7 km

9.42 km

4.42 km

3.99 km

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