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Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire has more castles per acre than any other part of Scotland. There are more than 300 so if you love your castles this is the place to come. It is home to Balmoral Castle where the Royal Family spend many of their holidays. Disused railways lines like the Formartin and Buchan Way and the Deeside Way provide excellent traffic-free cycling. There are also miles and miles of quiet roads through the region's extensive farming country.

The Deeside Way Travel Feature

The railway line from Aberdeen to Ballater was once used by The Royal Family to travel to Balmoral Castle. The line is now a cycling path that provides access to castles and other attractions.

Aberdeen to Banchory

Banchory to Ballater

Ballater to Corgarff Castle and Glen Muick

10 Things to See and Do On The Deeside Way

Cycling the Cairn o'Mount Road


Formartin and Buchan Way Travel Feature

53 miles of flat, traffic-free cycling on a disused railway line from Dyce to Fraserburg, with plenty to see and do along the way.

Dyce to Mintlaw

Mintlaw to Fraserburgh

Exploring Fraserburgh


Inverurie to Alford Travel Feature

This cycle route takes in two castles, the Grampian Transport Museum, standing stones, a ride on a narrow gauge railway and plenty of quiet country roads. I also enjoyed the experience of cycling through a snow storm.

Part One: Inverurie to Alford

Part Two: Grampian Transport Museum and Alford Valley Railway

Part Three: Return to Inverurie 


Castles and Standing Stones Travel Feature

A cycle route to a stately home, two castles and a Pictish standing stone. Travelling on a disused railway line and quiet country roads.

Part One: Dyce to Ellon and Haddo House

Part Two: Ellon to Gight Castle and Fyvie Castle

Part Three: Insch to the Picardy Stone

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  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Route Map
  • Where to go in Scotland
    • Aberdeenshire
    • Angus
    • Argyll and Bute
    • Central Scotland
    • Dumfries and Galloway
    • East Lothian
    • Edinburgh and Midlothian
    • Fife and Clackmannanshire
    • Glasgow and the Clyde Valley
    • Islands
    • Moray
    • Perthshire
    • Scottish Borders
    • Sutherland and Caithness
  • Advice About Cycling in Scotland
    • What kind of bicycle?
    • Cycle Clothing
    • What gear to buy
    • Taking your bike on the train
    • Coping with traffic
    • Best cycling guide books
    • Best travel books about cycling in Scotland
    • Family-Friendly Bike Holidays in Scotland
    • Mountain Biking Guide
  • Travel Writing Projects/Working with Me
  • Best Cycling Books
  • Diary of a Cycle Commuter