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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop loop from Maud

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop loop from Maud

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Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop loop from Maud

01:24

19.4km

70m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

157 m

Platform 5 Café & Sweet Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Cosy cafe serving hot food and drinks.

Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 5 pm

Tip by

2

359 m

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 …

Tip by

3

9.72 km

Formartine and Buchan Way Cycle Track

Highlight • Cycleway

A disused rail way line now converted to a cycle track.

Mostly good gravel surface with the odd overgrown or rough section.

Tip by

4

12.4 km

Formartine and Buchan Way: Auchnagatt to Maud

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This part of the trail passes through a couple of small forests before reaching Maud. It cuts under former railway tunnels along a smooth accessible surfaces, making it suitable for wheelchair users and cyclists as well as hikers.

Tip by

5

19.2 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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B

19.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

5.02 km

1.46 km

229 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.7 km

5.89 km

1.44 km

383 m

< 100 m

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Monday 19 October

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10°C

16 %

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