Firth of Tay to Moray - Sustrans
Firth of Tay to Moray - Sustrans
Firth of Tay to Moray - Sustrans
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Cullen <strong>to</strong> Buckie 11a<br />
Miles<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Kilometres<br />
1<br />
1<br />
2<br />
2<br />
3<br />
Findochty<br />
Portknockie<br />
Bow Fiddle Rock<br />
Category: Coastal and railwaypath<br />
Distance: 7 miles<br />
11 kilometres<br />
Time: 1 hour<br />
Gradient: Flat<br />
Surface: Tarmac, dust<br />
A942<br />
Portessie<br />
Route<br />
continues<br />
below<br />
Buckie<br />
Spey Bay<br />
(Scottish Wildlife Trust)<br />
Kings<strong>to</strong>n<br />
To Inverness<br />
Rathven<br />
A98<br />
Spey Bay<br />
Wildlife Centre<br />
A942<br />
From the north end <strong>of</strong><br />
Cullen’s North Deskford<br />
Street join National<br />
Route 1 <strong>to</strong> cycle along<br />
an old railway line and<br />
over two spectacular<br />
viaducts. The route runs<br />
along the coast <strong>to</strong> give<br />
National Route 1 can be<br />
followed easily from<br />
Buckie <strong>to</strong> Garmouth.<br />
The A-road is followed<br />
out <strong>of</strong> Buckie before the<br />
route rejoins the railway<br />
track <strong>to</strong> Portgordon.<br />
Further on, after minor<br />
Spey Bay<br />
A942<br />
glorious sea views. At<br />
Portknockie, a short<br />
de<strong>to</strong>ur takes you <strong>to</strong> the<br />
surreal looking Bow<br />
Fiddle Rock. After a<br />
short stretch along the<br />
quiet streets <strong>of</strong><br />
Portknockie, the route<br />
A98<br />
roads, the route follows a<br />
final section <strong>of</strong> railway path,<br />
crossing the mighty Spey<br />
Bay Viaduct in<strong>to</strong> Garmouth.<br />
From here it’s one mile <strong>to</strong><br />
the lovely village <strong>of</strong><br />
Kings<strong>to</strong>n-on-Spey and its<br />
long shingle beach. Another<br />
Start/<br />
Finish<br />
rejoins the railway path<br />
<strong>to</strong> follow the coast <strong>to</strong><br />
Findochty (pronounced<br />
Finechty). To continue<br />
west, cross over the<br />
A942 <strong>to</strong> follow the<br />
railway path for 2.5<br />
miles in<strong>to</strong> Buckie.<br />
A990<br />
Cullen<br />
To Aberdeen<br />
Buckie <strong>to</strong> Garmouth11b<br />
recommended de<strong>to</strong>ur is <strong>to</strong><br />
the Tugnet Ice House and<br />
<strong>Moray</strong> <strong>Firth</strong> Wildlife Centre<br />
at Spey Bay. (From<br />
Portgordon you can also<br />
follow the <strong>of</strong>f-road<br />
Speyside Way via<br />
Auchenreath).<br />
Buckie<br />
Garmouth<br />
Speyside Way<br />
Route<br />
continues<br />
27<br />
Start/<br />
Finish<br />
B9015<br />
Speyside Speyside Way<br />
Way<br />
B9104<br />
B9104<br />
Bogmoor<br />
Nether<br />
Dallachy<br />
Upper<br />
Dallachy<br />
Lower<br />
Auchenreath<br />
A990<br />
A990<br />
Portgordon<br />
Category: Railway path, minor road, short<br />
A-road section<br />
Distance:<br />
Time:<br />
Gradient:<br />
Surface:<br />
7 miles/11kilometres<br />
1 hour<br />
Flat<br />
Tarmac, dust<br />
A98<br />
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