RRS Discovery – Tay Rail Bridge loop from Dundee

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RRS Discovery – Tay Rail Bridge loop from Dundee

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RRS Discovery – Tay Rail Bridge loop from Dundee

01:58

7.65km

30m

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: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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289 m

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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400 m

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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1.26 km

Lemmings Statues

Highlight • Structure

Artwork by Alyson Conway (2013). "The characters celebrate the video games industry in Dundee through the ground breaking global success of a computer game created in the early 1990s by …

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2.29 km

Magdalen Green Bandstand

Highlight • Monument

"The bandstand built in 1890 has become a Dundee icon and hosts concerts on Sunday afternoons during the summer. Built at the Saracen Foundry by Walter Macfarlane & Co of …

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4.37 km

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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6.43 km

Mini Magdalen Green Bandstand

Highlight • Structure

"Presumably a model of the Magdalen Green bandstand made during the restoration work carried out in the 1990s." Source: publicartdundee.org/listing/mini-bandstand

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6.51 km

Seabraes Steps

Highlight • Trail

Ideal for pedestrians who'd like to use a direct connection between Perth Road and either the Science Centre / further to the Railway station or the Riverside Tesco / the Tay via the Seabraes bridge.

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6.61 km

Seabraes Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely wee park along Perth Road which boasts two highlights: the Lemmings statutes [komoot.com/highlight/7263431] and a mini-version of Magdalena Green bandstand [komoot.com/highlight/7263448]. Near to the Seabraes steps [komoot.com/highlight/7263455], there are …

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7.65 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.53 km

1.49 km

500 m

148 m

Surfaces

3.53 km