Cycling Aberdeenshire Inverurie & Bennachie

CYCLING INVERURIE & BENNACHIE For information on the health benefits of cycling and safety The Garioch Area of Aberdeenshire council in the “Heart of advice please visit: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/cycling ABERDEENSHIRE Aberdeenshire” is best known for its rich archaeological heritage. There are many sites of interest which are very accessible. In contrast to the If you require further copies of our cycling maps or would like to hills, woodlands and Iron and Stone Age sites, small villages sit quietly give any feedback please contact: on the banks of the Rivers Don and Urie. Its proximity to Aberdeen INVERURIE & makes it a popular place to live and also a very accessible place for The Travel Planning Officer Aberdonians for day visits. The Bennachie Range is the focal point of the Aberdeenshire Council BENNACHIE area. Mither Tap is one of its many summits and includes the remains of Infrastructure Services an Iron Age fort. Woodhill House Most of the cycle routes described in this leaflet have been designed to Westburn Road cater for all ages and abilities and where possible, off-road, family and Aberdeenshire commuter routes have been selected. Some routes require more effort AB16 5GB than others. Tel: 01224 664773 The routes in this leaflet show distance, effort required and tourist Email: [email protected] attractions. Most routes use the quieter roads but may involve short www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/transportation 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 Tourist information road. Please let large vehicles pass and remember you may encounter For up-to-date information on Aberdeen City & Shire, contact forestry operations off-road. Please keep well clear and observe signs the Visitor Information Centre in Aberdeen at: and diversions for your safety. 23 Union Street We advise that you also take an O.S map with you. While the routes Aberdeen featured follow quiet roads and key features have been identified, an O.S map will guide you further in the area. LandRanger 1:50,000 Nos AB11 5BP 29, 37, 38 and 43. Tel: 01224 288828 Email: [email protected] To plan any journeys using public transport visit www.aberdeen-grampian.com www.travelinescotland.com or call 0871 200 22 33. Area covered by this map Supported by the following partners:

Oldmeldrum Insch

Inverurie NHS Kintore

Kemnay Grampian

Produced by CycleCity Guides for Aberdeenshire Council. Aberdeen Westhill 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. INSCH TO OYNE (19 miles full circuit, 6 miles Insch/Picardy Stone, 4 miles Oyne) + Old Inn Farmhouse EasySheep Hill to Moderate Featured route on-road Featured route traffic-free Old Mill Cottage River Urie Formartine & Buchan Way Wraes Colrayne House A96 NationalFeatured Cycleroute Networkon-road route number StartFeatured point route indicating traffic-free direction Mains of PointFormartine of interest & Buchan Way Lintmill Cottage Williamston Hill of Cottages Knockenbaird NationalTake care Cycle Network route number

StrathalmondRailwayStart Cottage point with indicating station direction Point of interest B992 Take care Candle Hill Gallows Hill Railway with station B992 Myreton Farm Woodside Farm A96 Greenhall Cottage

River

U T rie h e Inschfield Cottages S h e v

c k Roadside Cottage South Lediken Farmhouse ck South Lodge evo Sh Dunnydeer Farmhouse B992 he T Old Rayne B9002 INSCH Wood of Pitmachie Waulkmill Cottage

Hill of Dunnideer

Hill of Flinder River Urie Burnside Cottage Shevock Farm Brownhills hevock e S Th

Hill of Christ's Kirk B9002 South Lodge B9002 Carrier's Hill Flinder Bungalow

Christskirk Farm

Templecroft

Murrial Farm Cottages Daies Cottage Excellent family route with a number of optionsB992 allowing Hill of Netherhall Gallow Hill you to explore the many ancient sites located around the B9002 Garioch area. Burryhillock Overhall Farmhouse Gadie Burn Start point: Insch town centre. Cherry Tree Cottage Gadie Burn Oyne Points of interest Hill of Newleslie Hawthorn Cottage

Picardy Stone: Thought to date from a period between 0 Kilometres 1 2 3 Waukmill Hill the 4th and 9th centuries the stone is incised with the double Berry Hill Kirkton Hill of Bin Hill Cobrigdale disc and Z-rod, serpent and Z-rod and mirror symbols. Hill of Westfield 0 Miles 1 2

+ 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. THE “GREAT INVERURIE BIKE RIDE”

Riverbank Gadie Burn (25 miles) Moderate Wood Pitcaple Castle

River Urie Brooms

n B9002 Farm r u A96 B r Max Hill Station Cottages te ch Lo Harthill Castle Hill of Knockollochie

North Garden Cottage Dier Cottage Ides Burn Rowantree Cottage Gallows Hill Nursery Cottage Home Farm Cottages Farquharson Wood Newton of Balquhain Cottage Chapel Inveramsay Farm Cottages of Gairoch Balquhain Mains Garden Cottage Cottages Bedehouse Wood River Urie

A96 Hill of Whitecross Bennachie Visitor Centre River Urie

Dilly Hill Hill of Blairbowie The Big House Quarry Hill

Alton Cottages Newbigging Farmhouse INVERURIE BENNACHIE FOREST

Hill of Braco South Davah Cottage Ardtannes Woods

Burn Hervie Ardtannes Cottages Home Farm Millstone Hill of Manar Hill River Don Overburn

Manar Cottage Roquharold B993 + Hill Dalfling Burnherive River Don Roquharold Cottages

Scare Hill White Hill Shaw Hill A96 Gallowshill Aquhythie Wood Cairnton Wood Bungalow Gallows Hill Home Farm Cairntown Kirk Wood Wood Moss-Side Farmhouse Cot-town Wood

Ramstone Cottage B993 Glenhead Wood

River Don

f af Ardiebrown Fountain Wood Home Farm Glenhead Farm ird Tom's Forest Gourock la Wood Marshes Burn Bu f B rn Burn o Grantlodge Forest Farm Mount Jane Hillfold Cottage Woodlands Pitfichie Haddoch Farm Boat Cottage Kemnay Blairs Wood Boatleys Cottages B994 Gallowhill B993 Blairs River Don Wood Cottage HALL FOREST Enzean Cottages Clyan's Wood Craigmyle Wood West Stoneyfield Cottage Wreaton Farm B993 Todlachie Burn River Don B994 Littlewood Cottage Bridgefoot Hill of Cottown B993 Cottages Lang Stane Leschangie Moor of Mains Wood Wood D Wood Nether Mains e Upper Swinton w Cottages s Wood Stony Hill fo rd Bu Kemb Hills rn Old Station TombegFeatured routeCottage on-road Nether Inver Start point: The west car park at Kellands Pleasure Cottages Cottage + Featured route traffic-free Park, Inverurie. Leylodge uchalls B M urn FeaturedFormartine route & Buchan on-road Way Old Crow Wood Points of interest NationalFeaturedBalvack Cycleroute Networktraffic-free route number Wood of Balvack Ton Burn Pitfitchie Castle:Dating back to around 1560 the Cottage B977 Ton StartFormartineBurn point indicating& Buchan direction Way Cunningar Wood castleLauchintilly is dominated Wood by the circular angle tower of the NationalPoint of interest Cycle Network route number Woodend Backhill Kirkhill Wood Farmhouse Farmhouse main castle keep. Following partial collapse in 1936, StartTake carepoint indicating direction West Mains the castle is now fully restored. Wardes Cottages Railway with station Cottages Point of interest Bennachie Visitor Centre: Open 10.30am - 5pm Take care Tillakae Burn Miss Bristow's Wood Nether Lauchintilly Drum Hill Bogey Wood during the summerCottage and 9.30am - 4pm through the Railway with station Cluny Burn 0 Kilometres 1 2 3 4 5 winter and closed every Monday. The centre provides Birkie Wood Moss-Side excellent Interactive information about theHouse social and Gallow Hill Lumphanan Hill Easter Letter 0 Miles 1 Sauchen 2 3 natural history, fauna and wildlife Cottageof Bennachie. Douglas Burn Glack Wood +

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. OLDMELDRUM TO OLD RAYNE B9001 Hill of Rothmaise(26 miles) Easy to Moderate Hill of Little Folla Hill of Ardevin House A947 Meikle Folla A circular route linking the villages of Oldmeldrum and Old Toddley Hill Cowhill Tocherford Sunnyside of Farmhouse Rayne. Some uphill sections, mainly on quiet roads. Cottage Folla Cottage Core Hill Cairn Hill A920 Start point: The Post Office, Oldmeldrum. Old Boghead Points of interest Mains Of Blue Well Cottage Cross of Tulloch Cottage Cottage The Hillocks Farmhouse Jackston Glen Garioch Distillery: Established as early as 1794 and located within one of the finest barley growing areas of Scotland + Freefield Colliehill this is one of the oldest operating distilleries in Scotland. House Cottage Loan Head Warthill House Cottage Loanhead of NorthDaviot: Bethelnie A large stone circle of 10 stones and recumbent set in a Cottage19.5m diameter circle with cup marks present Meikle Wartle Kingshill Wood on the eastern flanking stone.

Backhill Bonnyton Burn Mill of Den Wood Easterton Cottage A920 Bethelnie Cottages

B9001 Hillhead of Kincairn House Little Pitinnan Glengarioch Cottage St Andrew's Backgreens Hill Irelandbrae Farmhouse Fauld Cottage A947 Old Craig Farm Sunside Farm Cottage

Backley Hill Home Farm Saphock Cottages Kingsford Farm B9170 no Auchentarph Muirton ur D Old Rayne Cottages Farmhouse f o Ardconnon Cottages n Daviot r u Estate Lawfolds Cottage B Daviot Newton of Durno Mounie Cottage Candle Hill Oldmeldrum A947 Fairway Cottage King's Burn B9170 Westerton Cottages A920 A96 Strathorn B9001 Cottages Lumphart Hill Gallows Hill Mackstead Riv Farmhouse A947 er Fingask House U r Hill of ie Cuttlecraig Logie Durno Meadow Burn Carden Farm Farm Bridgend House Lochter Burn Muirton of Hill of Den Barra Cottage Redhouse Moor of Carden Whiteford Cuttlecraigs Mill Wood Cottages B9170 n Riverbank Wood Oyne Gadie Bur Home Farm Cottages Pitcaple Castle Resthivet South Mains of Barra Cottages A96 Farm Pinewood Cottage Featured route on-road House River Urie Hill of Barra Featured route traffic-free Brooms Farm Lochend of Max Hill Barra Cottages Formartine & Buchan Way The Lodge L Crockart Hill o c Harthill Castle h Featured route on-road t

National Cycle Network route number e Bructor Cottage

u StartFeatured point route indicating traffic-free direction r

Nursery Cottage Gallows Hill n Dawmoor PointFormartine of interest & Buchan Way Ides Burn Wood Chapel of Garioch NationalTake care Cycle Network route number B9001 Farquharson Wood Railway with station Start point indicating direction Shadowside Lawel Hill Cottage 0 Kilometres Point of1 interest 2 3 4 5 B9170 Take care A96 Bedehouse Wood Railway with station River Urie Loanhead of Daviot 0 Miles 1 2 3 Selbie Hill

South Lodge Corskie Burn B9126 0 Miles 1 Northside Farm2 Rogiehill Hill of Keir A944 B979 Knockquarn Croft House Kirkton Heather Berryhill Hill Scattie Wood Boat of Skene House Off-road cycle path WESTHILL

Knockquharn Loch of Skene Cottages

Knockquharn Cottage

Gask Wood Easter Echt Wood Milton of Garlogie B979 A944 Burnside Cottage Farmhouse Scotstown Wood Burnside Wood Woodside Gask Cottage Cottage Mill of Air Cottage B9119 Garlogie Wood Rowan Cottage Cadgerford Farm Garrick Bur n Leuchar Burn Eastside Of n Cairnie Cottage B9119 Garlogie B9119

Braigiewell Brodiach Bur Wood Torshinach Wood

Swailend Wood Woodend Cottages Woods of Cairnie Hill of Ord B9125

Leucharbrae Farmhouse Loch of Skene (Kayaking)

Leuchar Ord Burn East Finnercy Cottage Redhill B Inverord Cottage urn An ideal route close to Aberdeen. Within minutes you can enjoy the magnificent scenery of Aberdeenshire, South Lasts Cottages Durris Forest views of Loch of Skene, the Grampians and Bennachie. Start point: Westhill shopping centre. North Linn Templefold Cottages Points of interest Farmhouse Loch of Skene: An extensive, shallowCulter Bur loch home to a Baads Wood B9125 wide range of birds, especially geese in autumnn and winter. B979 Meikle Eddieston Cottage Drum Castle: Cited as the oldest intact building in

urn Little Eddieston Cottage the care of the National Trust for Scotland, the Keep is Gormack B one of the three oldest surviving tower houses in Gormack Burn Quiddie's Mill Scotland. Occupied from 1323, the castle was the home Farm House of the Irvine family for 650 years until 1975 when it Horsewells Cottage Easter Anguston became a trust property. Cottage

Candyglirach n Peterculter ack Bur Cottages Gorm Quartains Culter Burn Farmhouse Old Wood / Forest of Drum Hoghillock Newmill Plantation A93 Robbie Rossie's Wood Cowie Hill Newmill Hill + Glashmore

Belskavie Farm North Coldstream Farm Cottage Drumhill Wood Rashenlochy South Farmhouse Coldstream Coalford Collonach Cottage Farmhouse Cottages Featured route on-road Barrowsgate Cottage Rosehal Farm Featured route traffic-free FeaturedFormartine route & Buchan on-road Way Drumoak A93 FeaturedNational Cycleroute Networktraffic-free route number Westhills Cottage Cairnton Wood StartFormartine point indicating& Buchan direction Way Black Bur NationalPointRiver of interest CycleDee Network route number n Gallow Lochwood Cottage Hill Old Manse Wood StartTake carepoint indicating direction PointRailway of interestwith station Take care + Railway with station 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. MIDMAR – DUNECHT

Boatleys Cottages B993 (22 miles) ModerateGallowhill Wood Blairs Cottage Riv PITFICHIE Greenbogs e r D Wood on Craigmyle Wood FOREST Enzean Cottages West Stoneyfield Cottage Kemnay Clyan's Wreaton Farm Wood Brankinentum Wood Monymusk 0 Kilometres 1 2 3 Back 4 5 River Don Wilderness Todlachie Burn Featured route on-road B993 Nether Mains Cottages 0 Miles 1 Lang Stane Wood 2 3 Leschangie Hill Moor of Mains Featured route traffic-free Wood Upper Swinton Kirktown Formartine & Buchan Way Wood Wood Bridgefoot Cottages National Cycle Network route number Todlachie Wood Featured route on-road Tombeg Nether Inver Cottage StartFeatured point route indicating traffic-free direction Cottages Bandshed Moss PointFormartine of interest & Buchan Way Knowhead ls Wood Old Crow Muchal Bu Take care Wood rn National Cycle Network route number Balvack Cottage RailwayStart point with indicating station direction Ton Burn Wood of Balvack Point of interest B993 To Woodend n Burn Farmhouse Cunningar LauchintillyTake W careood Wood Gardener's Cottage Backhill Kirkhill Wood Farmhouse Railway with station

Scare Wood Nether Lauchintilly Cottage West Mains Cottages Cluny Home Miss Bristow's Wood Bogey Wood Farm Cairnfold Cottage Bristow Cottages

Cluny Burn Lumphanan Hill Birkie Wood Gallow Hill

Gight Farmhouse Glack Wood Ordhead Douglas Burn Wood Sauchen A994 Nether Sauchen Backhill of Farm Glack

B993 A994 Milton Burn Blackstock Corskie Stable Cottage Kinnernie Wood Hill of Corskie Wood Cottage Kinnernie Burn Corskie Burn B977 Dunecht Bogentory Craigenlow Cottage A944 Wood Knockfullertree Cottage Cairndaie Farm Tillyfoddie Bethlin Burn Wood

Scaur Wood Dunecht Lodge Wood Mill Of Lyne Dairy Wood Farmhouse

Bankhead Carsluchie Barmekin Wood Craig-na-laoigh Cottage Wood Wood Old Reservoir Wood Bethlin Burn Hind Hill

Bethlin Barmekin Garden Wood rn Marywell Wood B977 R Bu Bungalow oughhaugh Wood Culfosie Cottage Tillymannoch Wood Barmekin Tillybirloch Hill South Lodge Wood

Hill of Upper Mains Monecht Cottages Bandodle Cottage

Calton Hill B9119 Auchmore Farm Brae Cottage Bridgebank Cottage Myriewell Wood Greentree Echt B9119 Sunhoney Lodge B9119 The Manor House Cottage Mill of Hole House G North Kirkton Wood ormack Bu rn Craigshannoch Farm MIDMAR

FOREST Marketmuir Wood Hill of Fare Greymore Burn Backstrip Wood

Landerberry Burn Hillbrae Cottage

Turk Wood This is a challenging route through attractiveHill of Fare villages Burn of Lythebauds B977 and castles. Wester Tillyshogle Start point: The Square, Monymusk. Hill of Fare Braeside Points of interestMeikle Tap Castle Fraser: The most elaborate Z-plan castle in B9125 Cormoir Wood Burn Scotlandof Corrichie and one of the grandest ‘Castles of Mar’. The castle is also thought to be haunted. There are 300 Shooting Lodge Silverstripe Burn Castle Fraser acres of beautiful grounds. B977 Blairhead Wood