F&BW Udny Station to Ellon Traditional Cache
F&BW Udny Station to Ellon
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A cache placed on the Formartine and Buchan Way runs along the former route of the railway that extended from Dyce on the fringes of Aberdeen north to Maud, where it split with branches heading to both Fraserburgh and Peterhead. The line was a victim of the 1960s Beeching cuts, though it continued to carry freight to Peterhead until 1970 and to Fraserburgh until 1979
The Buchan Countryside Group began the work of reopening the route as a cycleway and footpath in 1987. Today the route offers a peaceful walking route through pleasant, lowland countryside and rich farmland.
I hope to place some more caches along the route. It would be nice to create a long nice caching trail to walk or cycle.
| Stage |
Length |
| Dyce to Udny Station |
13km |
| Udny Station to Ellon |
8km |
| Ellon to Auchnagatt |
12km |
| Auchnagatt to Maud |
7km |
| Maud to Strichen |
9km |
| Strichen to Fraserburgh |
17.5km |
| Peterhead branch: Maud to Longside |
11.5km |
| Peterhead branch: Longside to Peterhead |
10.25km |
Note that the cache can be retrieved without any danger!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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