Spider on a Bicycle – Mortlich Hill loop from Aboyne

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Spider on a Bicycle – Mortlich Hill loop from Aboyne

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Spider on a Bicycle – Mortlich Hill loop from Aboyne

03:04

10.3km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

163 m

Spider on a Bicycle

Highlight • Cafe

Good food, coffee and atmosphere. A few outside seats if you want to hang out with your bike. A nice place to start or finish a ride.
Tuesday - Saturday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday 9.00am - 4:30pm

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971 m

View of Aboyne Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

A good surface away from the roads and through woodland. Along this section of the path you can spot Aboyne castle which is privately owned.

Tip by

1.33 km

Allach Wood

Forest

4.96 km

Mortlich Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Although this hill is small, it makes up for it in the surroundings and view. There is a waymarked path from Aboyne to the top. The paths are good and the views even better. A great morning walk.

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9.34 km

The Tarland Way – Southern End

Highlight • Cycleway

The Tarland Way is a traffic free cycle trail that runs between Tarland & Aboyne. The 10km route was opened in 2011 and is designed to encourage cycling and walking in the area.

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10.1 km

Vintage Car Remains

Highlight • Structure

Remains of a vintage car, possibly a race car. A short walk from the Aboyne square car park.

Tip by

10.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.69 km

3.53 km

1.35 km

415 m

310 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.77 km

3.11 km

1.38 km

1.01 km

579 m

482 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

12°C

8°C

20 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

January 2, 2025,Mortlich in snow ❄️

We walked up Mortlich today. It snowed most of the time, so we even got off course briefly. 😅
Quickly got back on track and had a great time walking in the snow.
The trees on the summit are quite tall, so that combined with clouds meant we had hardly any views. There is a huge cairn at the top, …