Learney Hill – Platform 22 Café loop from Banchory

Mountain biking trails

Learney Hill – Platform 22 Café loop from Banchory

Moderate

riders

Learney Hill – Platform 22 Café loop from Banchory

02:55

34.8km

560m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.3 km for 185 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

2.33 km

Catterloch Wood

Forest

4.99 km

Hill of Brathens

Highlight • Forest

Officially classed as a tump, the Hill of Brathens is a hill peaking at 591 feet (180 m) in the Dee Valley, Aberdeenshire. It's to the north of the town …

Tip by

10.6 km

Craigrath

Peak

13.4 km

A stone cairn marks the summit. Don't get confused by the slightly lower cairn, just as you come onto the plateau. The true summit cairn is slightly further along and off the path to the left - easy to miss.

Tip by

13.8 km

Heather Trail View

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

15.3 km

Root Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

17.1 km

Learney Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great climbing test for the legs, either from Torphins (classic route) or from Echt

Tip by

22.1 km

Platform 22 Café

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely relaxed cafe, very welcoming to cyclists. Great cakes and coffee.

Tip by

25.7 km

Glassel Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

A small stone circle, best accessed from the Torphins community wetland car park.

Tip by

31.5 km

Banchory Woodland Trails

Highlight • MTB Park

Mountain bike trail centre with a blue, red and black route as well as a pump track. A few parking spaces and linked to Banchory, where more parking, shops and cafes can be found. Maintained by Deeside Bike Collective. deesidebikecollective.co.uk/trails

Tip by

34.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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