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Platform 22 Café – Lumphanan Peel Ring loop from Torphins

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Platform 22 Café – Lumphanan Peel Ring loop from Torphins

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Platform 22 Café – Lumphanan Peel Ring loop from Torphins

01:55

30.0km

340m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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587 m

Platform 22 Café

Highlight • Cafe

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

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22.9 km

This was a 13th Century timber fort. Now the flat top is a great place for a break on a sunny day. Across the road in the field, a rock marks the place where Macbeth was killed at the Battle of Lumphanan in 1057.

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23.8 km

Macbeth's Well

Highlight • Natural Monument

Marks the place where Macbeth drank before his death at the Battle of Lumphanan. He had ruled for 17 peaceful years from 1040 to 1057. He was the last Celtic king of Scotland.

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24.7 km

Lover's Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Recently improved path makes a nice alternative to the road. Has some narrow bridges.

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30.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.5 km

9.02 km

483 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.6 km

6.37 km

< 100 m

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Saturday 29 August

14°C

10°C

71 %

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Platform 22 Café – Lumphanan Peel Ring loop from Torphins

Platform 22 Café

Lumphanan Peel Ring

Macbeth's Well

Lover's Lane

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