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City Centre And Harbour

Tay Rail Bridge – RRS Discovery loop from Dundee

City Centre And Harbour

Tay Rail Bridge – RRS Discovery loop from Dundee

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Tay Rail Bridge – RRS Discovery loop from Dundee

02:15

51.8km

190m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 231 m

After 51.7 km for 204 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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170 m

Dundee Railway Station

Highlight • Structure

For those interested in bagging the circa 175 cast-iron Sustrans 'Millennium Milepost' sculptures on the National Cycle Network in Scotland - here's one at the Cycle Hub behind the railway station. (Type Mills)

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7.75 km

Kingoodie Coastal Road and Firth of Tay View

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Kingoodie is a small settlement on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The village was once an important harbour for the nearby quarries.

NCN77 follows the coastal road here. This route is known as the Salmon Run, starting at Tay Bridge, Dundee and riding inland up the Tay to Pitlochry.

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8.23 km

View of the Tay Bridges

Highlight • Viewpoint

25.0 km

Cairn O'Mohr Winery

Highlight • Cafe

44.4 km

Kingoodie Bay

Highlight • Beach

50.3 km

Tay Rail Bridge

Highlight • Structure

The multiuser path along the Firth of Tay passing the Tay Rail Bridge is a nice ride. The bridge is spectacular and it's nice to have a traffic free trail along the water’s edge.
This is part of the NCN77 route that runs from Dundee to Pitlochry via Perth.

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51.6 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 a ship that was built in 1901 for scientific purposes in the Polar regions. It went on its first expedition between 1901 and 1904 to Antarctica, and now stands in the Firth of Ray for visitors to enjoy its grandeur.

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51.7 km

V&A Dundee

Highlight • Structure

Opened in 2018, the V&A Dundee is a striking building designed by celebrated Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. The first V&A museum outside of London, it offers an insight into the world of design. There are various exhibitions held throughout the year as well as the Scottish Design Galleries which features work from Scottish designers. The museum also houses the Oak Room, which originally began its life as a tearoom in Glasgow before being restored and installed in the V&A. For more information on the museum, see: vam.ac.uk/dundee

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51.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.4 km

9.37 km

2.44 km

374 m

280 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.8 km

9.32 km

378 m

334 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 12 July

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Tay Rail Bridge – RRS Discovery loop from Dundee

Dundee Railway Station

Kingoodie Coastal Road and Firth of Tay View

View of the Tay Bridges

Cairn O'Mohr Winery

Kingoodie Bay

Tay Rail Bridge

RRS Discovery

V&A Dundee

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