Banff, Fraserburgh and the North Coast Cycling Routes

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CYCLING BANFF, FRASERBURGH & For information on the health benefits of cycling and safety THE NORTH COAST advice please visit: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/cycling ABERDEENSHIRE This is the Banff & Buchan Area of Aberdeenshire Council. The coastline is one of the areas most distinguishing features. Sheltered open, sandy If you require further copies of our cycling maps or would like to bays overlook the North Sea. The fishing ports retain their special give any feedback please contact: character. Just inland from the coast, prime agricultural lands roll across BANFF, FRASERBURGH the Deveron Valley into the heart of Aberdeenshire. The Travel Planning Officer Aberdeenshire Council & THE NORTH COAST Most of the cycle routes described in this leaflet have been designed to Infrastructure Services cater for all ages and abilities and where possible, off-road, family and commuter routes have been selected. Some routes require more effort Woodhill House than others. Westburn Road Aberdeenshire The routes in this leaflet show distance, effort required and tourist AB16 5GB attractions. Most routes use the quieter roads but may involve short Tel: 01224 664773 stretches of main ‘A’ roads to continue the route. Great care should be taken at all times whilst cycling, particularly on these busy stretches of Email: [email protected] road. Please let large vehicles pass and remember you may encounter www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/transportation forestry operations off-road. Please keep well clear and observe signs and diversions for your safety. Tourist information For up-to-date information on Aberdeen City & Shire, contact We advise that you also take an O.S map with you. While the routes featured follow quiet roads and key features have been identified, an O.S the Visitor Information Centre in Aberdeen at: map will guide you further in the area. LandRanger 1:50,000 No. 29. 23 Union Street To plan any journeys using public transport visit Aberdeen www.travelinescotland.com or call 0871 200 22 33. AB11 5BP Tel: 01224 288828 Email: [email protected] Area covered by this map www.aberdeen-grampian.com

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Aberchirder PORTSOY, SANDEND AND FORDYCE CIRCULAR (17.5 miles) Easy to Moderate

M ORAY FIRTH

New Links Harbour Bay Sandend Bay Sandend Redhythe PORTSOY Hillhead

Bogtown Cottage A98 B9139 Kilnhillock n Cottages A98 Kilnhillock Scattery Bur Wood Bogtown Kirk Auchmore Wood Birkenbog Cottages Burn Of Fordyce Mains of Glassaugh

Muiryhillock Cottage Little Dytach Broomhills Cottage A98 B9022

Towie Wood Durn Hill

Ley Farm Cairnton Fordyce Damheads Cottages

Roughilly Wood Knockdurn Brae of Fordyce Durn Hill Farm e yc rd Fo f O n r u B Fordyce Hill Reidstack

Burn of Durn

Hill of Chattie B9022 Clashendamer

Hillend Longmuir Cottage Badenspink

Durn Berryleys Milton Of Burn of Tillynaught Birkenhill

Moss of Reid Plantation Brodiesord Farm

Ordenhoves Birchlea Cottage Hill of Summertown FeaturedLittle route Summertown on-road Brodiesord Baronsmill Featured route traffic-freeon-road Portsoy Boat Festival FeaturedFormartine route & Buchan traffic-free Way Canterbury B9022 Wood Coldwells Cottages Newmills Of Boyne NationalFormartine Cycle & Buchan Network Wa routey number This is an excellent route with everything – sea, beach, castles, National Cycle Network route number ne Start point indicating direction Toux Wood oy villagesf B and countryside. o Start point indicating direction rn Point of interest u StartB point: Loch B9023Soy car park. PointTake careof interest Bogmuchals Points of interest RailwayTake care with station Plantation A98 0 Kilometres Railway with station1 2 3 Portsoy: Sir Patrick Ogilvie, the 8th Earl of Boyndie, decided

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u FordyceB Castle:Cornhill Fordyce Castle is a small fortalice situated in

Muirakethe centreCottages of the conservation village of Fordyce. The castle was built in 1592 by a local laird and wealthy Aberdeen merchant. Aberdeenshire Council. www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk Produced by CycleCity Guides www.cyclecityguides.co.uk All rights reserved Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2011. Aberdeenshire Council and CycleCity Guides accept no responsiblity for omisssions or errors. MORMOND HILL AND WATER OF PHILORTH, FRASERBURGH

Sandhaven (14 miles) Moderate

B9031 Balaclava Harbour Start point: Fraserburgh Esplanade car park, just A98 south of the Kessock Industrial Estate. Points of interest Milltown of Phingask FRASERBURGH Cairnbulg Point Craigiebanks Hillhead of The Waters of Philorth: A small scale estuarine Pittulie environment which includes a small area of salt marsh and sand spit. A981 Fraserburgh Bay Cairns of Memsie: A fine example of a Bronze Rumblin' Howe / Whittret Den Age burial cairn. It is the only one remaining of the Cairnbulg three which originally stood here.

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Kinglasser B9032 Cottages Mains of B9033 Philorth Ord of Cardno Bairnie Hill Muiries Hill Charlestown Gash of Bodychell Cottages Philorth Gowanhill Sinclair Hills Red Loch ater of Philorth St Combs W Little Water of Invernorth Tillyduff Hill Memsie Bungalow Bruxie Hill Tyrie Wardend Croft Cairness Wood Brunt Termanity Hill Wood Gallow Hill Water of Philorth

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Auchiries Burn y Rathen Strathellie Sleepyhill Quarryhead Bungalow Whiterashes Three Acres St Oyne's Hill Featured route on-road

Hillhead Cottage Ellie Burn Featured route on-roadtraffic-free Middletack Cottages Hill of Featured route on-road Forrest FeaturedFormartine route & Buchan traffic-free Way Cottage FeaturedFormartine route & Buchan traffic-free Way National Cycle Network route number 0 Kilometres Hillhead1 Of Craigellie 2 3 Formartine & Buchan Way Loch of NationalStart point Cycle indicating Network direction route number Strathbeg National Cycle Network route number StartPoint pointof interest indicating direction 0 Miles 1 2 StartPointTake point careof interest indicating direction Point of interest AberdeenshireT RailwayakeCouncil. care with www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. station Produced by CycleCity Guides www.cyclecityguides.co.uk Take care All rights reserved.Railway Contains with station Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2011. Railway with station Aberdeenshire Council and CycleCity Guides accept no responsiblity for omisssions or errors. ABERDOUR BAY CIRCULAR (13 miles) Moderate B9031

Quarry Head Knowehead Cottage Poukburn Peathill Craigiefold

Strahangles Point

Aberdour Bay Egypt Farm

Gallows Hill

Little Fisherbriggs Burnthill Boghead Cottage Quarryburn Lochbuy B9031 A98

Clinterty

Bridestonefold Lochhills Mill Farm Cottage Coburty B9032

our Mains of D New Mid Ardlaw The Aberdour Mains of Ardlaw Water of Tyrie B9031 Bridge of A98 B9032 B9031 Knock na Lochlip Auchlin Hare Bridgend Cottage

Knock Na Hare House

Woodside This is a scenic but undulating route along the coast of New Aberdour Wards of Boyndlie Aberdour Bay and across the rolling landscape of Tyrie.

Start point: The car park at Aberdour Bay Wa ter of Tyrie Points of interest Tyrie Upper Boyndlie Pitsligo Castle: This large and impressive ruin lies half a mile Kirktown Ardlawhill inland from Rosehearty (just beyond extent shown on map). Woodhead Bungalow A98 Ardlawhill Rosehearty: Rosehearty is one of the oldest seaports in Croft Den of Boyndlie Scotland. At one time it had a fishing fleet which supported 600 Kirkmyres people (just beyond extent shown on map). Featured route on-road Featured route traffic-free Formartine & Buchan Way NationalFeatured Cycleroute Networkon-road route number StartFeatured point route indicating traffic-free direction Allans Hill North Cowfords Radar PointFormartine of interest & Buchan Way Station Take care West Lodge National Cycle Network route number RailwayStart point with indicating station direction 0 Kilometres 1 2 3 no Point of interestar f M A98 O Take carern u 0 Miles 1 RailwayB with station 2 Rosehearty (Aerial)

Aberdeenshire Council. www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Produced by CycleCity Guides www.cyclecityguides.co.uk All rights reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2011. Aberdeenshire Council and CycleCity Guides accept no responsiblity for omisssions or errors. ABERCHIRDER CIRCULAR Starting in the 19th century planned village of Aberchirder this circular route passes Little Whitefield (14 miles) Easy to Moderate Gallowhill through farmland and along the valley of the Auchintoul B9021River Deveron using scenicSlatehill minor Wood roads. Moss Gallow Hill Rowantree Farm Maryhill Burn of Auchintoul Burnside of Whitefield StartCottage point: The Square, Aberchirder. A97 Woodside Slate Hill Todlaw Wood Cottage Points of interest Muirden of Cranna B9023 Cunning Maryhill B9025 Burn Burnside Wood Aberchirder: Dating back to 1764 the Leachkiln Wood of Carnousie Hill of Bogenhilt B9025 village was founded by Alexander Gordon in Newton of Auchintoul an attempt to raise income from new tenants Bogenhilt Farm Bridgend on his land. Originally known as ‘Foggieloan’ as Aberchirder a reference to the peaty moorCrossbrae upon which the village is founded. Mains of Auchintoul Skeibhill North Briggs Cottown Wood

nd la rk A97 A f o Quarryhill

r Auchintoul Cottage u B Brown Hill Bogton Whitemuir Cottage Quarryhill Wood Mill of Crow Wood Auchintoul Bogharvey B9025 South North Braeside Briggs Green Myre White Hill Auldtown Hill Sheep Park Forgieston Meikle Ribrae Bellman's Cottage Wood Mains of Knockorth

Burn of Auchintoul Clunie Hill Auldtown of A97 Carnousie Cottage Burnend Cottage Hill of Ribrae

Mains of Kinnairdy Carnousie House River Deveron Bucks Hill Shargerwells

River Deveron Blackhillock Old School Clunie Point House Riach Wood Burn of Maggie

Greenfold Penelopefield South Millhill Bungalow

Wettyfoot Hill Mains of Scobach Wood FeaturedAuchingoul route on-road Featured route traffic-free

Formartine & Buchan Way Ardmiddle Lodge NationalFeatured Cycleroute Networkon-road route number B9025 Berry Hill Backhill of Ardmiddle ron StartFeatured point route indicating traffic-free direction ve De er Riv PointFormartine of interest & Buchan Way R iv Headitown e r NationalTake care Cycle Network route number Bog Wood D e

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Links North Arnbath (28 Baymiles) Moderate Featured route on-road Boyne Bay Whyntie Head Knock Head Featured route on-roadtraffic-free Stake Ness Portsoy FeaturedFormartine route & Buchan traffic-free Way NORTH SEA NationalFormartine Cycle & Buchan Network Wa routey number NationalStart point Cycle indicating Network direction route number Boggierow Cowhythe Traffic-free sections Cottage Longside B9139 may be rough in places StartPoint pointof interest indicating direction A98 Whitehills PointTake careof interest Collie Rocks Auchmore Boyne Kirk Wood Thriepland Cottages RailwayTake care with station Smithy B9038 Boyndie Bay Meavie Point Croft High Point Railway with station B9139 Scotstown MACDUFF

Muiryhillock B9139 Banff Bay Cottage Broomhills Cottage Kindrought Cottages A98 Inverboyndie B9022 Whyntie Wood Ladysbridge Mill of Durn A98 A98 Smiddyboyne Wellfield Durn Hill Cottages Boyndie Cairnton Gowanhill Cottage BANFF A947 Roughilly Wood Cattleman's House Stripe of Braes Duff House Knockdurn n Damheads A97 Cottages Cairnton evero Cottages Crows D Wood B9121 Reidstack A98 River Burn of Boyndie Broadleys Fiskaidly Montcoffer Wellheads Bauchlaw Wood

Burn of Durn Dykehead Smithy West Blairshinnoch Paddocklaw Cottage Bachlaw e B9025 Start point: Banff Harbour Car Park. n Wood y o Ordens B f Points of interest o

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u B9022 B Bank Head Farm Easter Duff House: Within the Deveron Valley lies Badenspink Baldavie Culbeuchly Crow Cottages Little Cottage Wood Duff House, designed by William Adam, built Blairshinnoch Mains of Baldavie A95 Hilton Wardend between 1735 and 1740, and widely thought to Milton of Tillynaught Cottage Wyllieholes Hilton be one of Britain’s finest Georgian houses. Moss of Reid Cottage Plantation Nether Blairmaud Croft Former airfield: Built during 1942 and closed Castle of Tipperty Clayfolds Midtown of Inchdrewer Badenspink Culbirnie Farm Todhills in the middle of 1946. The airfield has recently Cottage Burn A97 n e Bunkerhill White been utilised for a wind farm andD several large Culphin Bogroy B9025 wind turbines can now be seen. n Baronsmill o Alehouseburn r Ella Slacks Croft e Cottages Cairnhill v e Cottage Mallyrust D Loanhead Cottages r Newmills of Boyne B9121 e v Cairn Hill Berryton i

R Glenboyne Cottage Deveron View Cottages Mosstown Brydock B9023 A95 Wester Lochagan Cottage

Bowiebank Cottages Cornhill Station Hill of Rothin Stoneyhill Upper Culphin Meikle Blackton Kempllemyres A95 Strathord Cottage B9025 Ryland Cornhill A97 Muiry Hill

Weston Lodge 0 Kilometres 1 2 3 4 5 West Newton of Deershaw

0 Miles 1 2 3 Duff House