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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – River Don at Dyce loop from Dyce

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – River Don at Dyce loop from Dyce

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – River Don at Dyce loop from Dyce

06:31

84.3km

510m

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

Start point

Train Station

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188 m

Twelve Café Dyce

Highlight • Cafe

Great wee hideaway for a Sunday treat. It’s not signposted and you’ll only see it if you’re there for a train or coming along the cycle path. A wee gem of a place.

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2.07 km

National Cycle Network Signpost

Highlight • Monument

perfect for beginners like myself and wife, we would have gone further if we had more time👌

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23.9 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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24.9 km

River Woods

Forest

25.3 km

Station Hotel

Highlight • Pub

3star hotel, 5star pub grub.

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44.3 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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44.3 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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44.5 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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68.2 km

Logierieve Wood

Forest

82.7 km

Here you’ll pass over the River Don, a tranquil waterway which originates in the Grampian Mountains, specifically in the Peatlands of Aberdeenshire.

It flows eastward through Aberdeenshire, passing through various towns and eventually empties into the North Sea at Aberdeen.

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84.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.3 km

25.2 km

12.0 km

10.2 km

1.08 km

361 m

222 m

Surfaces

39.5 km

21.0 km

18.6 km

4.88 km

259 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

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Friday 22 May

19°C

13°C

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop – River Don at Dyce loop from Dyce

Twelve Café Dyce

National Cycle Network Signpost

Coffee Lab Café by the River Ythan

Station Hotel

Maud Railway Station and Formartine & Buchan Railway Museum

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

Formartine and Buchan Way: Maud to Auchnagatt

River Don at Dyce

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