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Aberdeenshire

Fordyce, Sandend And District

Bow Fiddle Rock – Bow Fiddle Rock loop from Sandend

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Aberdeenshire

Fordyce, Sandend And District

Bow Fiddle Rock – Bow Fiddle Rock loop from Sandend

Moderate

5.0

(3)

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Bow Fiddle Rock – Bow Fiddle Rock loop from Sandend

04:18

15.9km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 28, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.48 km

Sunnyside Beach

Highlight • Beach

Park at carpark for Findlater Castle head to the shore down the path from the cliff top. Lovely sandy beach.

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2.73 km

Tony Hetherington Memorial

Highlight • Viewpoint

Appreciation of the amazing achievement of the builder of this stone staircase

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4.49 km

This footbridge was opened to the public in Oct 2016 - see newsroom.moray.gov.uk/news/ribbon-cut-on-new-cullen-footbridge - and has replaced the previous 90-year-old bridge.

PS: the photo of the (reflection of) the viaduct, …

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7.10 km

Jenny's Well

Highlight • Natural

7.30 km

Bow Fiddle Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

A good path with some interesting costal features. There are steps towards the cliffs, easily climbed with no danger. Good views back to Cullen once at the top.

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7.94 km

Bow Fiddle Rock

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Certainly the most conspicuous and dramatic object on the Moray coast, Bow Fiddle Rock is an icon. Steeply folded layers of Cullen quartzite form a natural, idiosyncratic arch of staggering …

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9.08 km

Bow Fiddle Rock

Highlight • Beach

Bow Fiddle Rock and The Whalemouth are very impressive.

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15.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.60 km

4.13 km

1.47 km

1.37 km

1.17 km

157 m

Surfaces

7.07 km

4.85 km

2.98 km

970 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 7 May

14°C

6°C

10 %

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