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Tay Rail Bridge – RRS Discovery loop from Dundee

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Tay Rail Bridge – RRS Discovery loop from Dundee

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Tay Rail Bridge – RRS Discovery loop from Dundee

01:26

5.63km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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944 m

Tay Rail Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

The iconic Tay Bridge, or Tay Rail Bridge, carries the railway over the Firth of Tay in Scotland.

This is the second version of the bridge, as the original collapsed …

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2.41 km

Captain Bennett's Mercury Seaplane Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Plaque commemorating the flight of Captain Bennett's sea plane Mercury for the Tay Estuary to Alexander Bay, South West Africa in 1938.

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2.59 km

RRS Discovery

Highlight • Historical Site

Here you will find both the V&A museum and the RRS Discovery.

The V&A is a magnificent building that showcases the best of Scottish design, and the RRS Discovery is …

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2.89 km

The Whale Sculpture, Dundee Waterfront

Highlight • Monument

"Commissioned by Dundee City Council through a design competition held in 2019. Made of stainless steel hollow tubes, it has 2,457 individual parts. (...) Made at Littlehampton Welding then transported …

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3.28 km

Riverside Walk, Dundee

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Riverside Walk is an extension of the Dundee Maritime Trail and takes you from Discovery Point to the infamous Tay Rail Bridge, to Magdalen Green – a nice playpark …

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5.63 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.60 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.97 km

647 m

Elevation

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Thursday 2 July

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Tay Rail Bridge – RRS Discovery loop from Dundee

Tay Rail Bridge

Captain Bennett's Mercury Seaplane Memorial

RRS Discovery

The Whale Sculpture, Dundee Waterfront

Riverside Walk, Dundee

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