Adventure On Foot

Section 8 of 9, Formartine and Buchan Way

UK 046.08

Maud to Longside

8.2 miles (13.2 km).

Open the start in OS Maps.

Up and down

About 112 m of climbing and 62 m of descent; highest point 71 m.

StartHighest point 71 mFinish, 8 miles

Getting there

The section starts at Maud.

No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Coopers Brae, 1.3 km away (Directions).

Directions to the start

Getting back

The section finishes at Longside. Stations and bus stops near the finish:

Bus stops
Henry Lane, 170 m from the finish. DirectionsMarket Street, 180 m from the finish. Directions

What to expect

Underfoot: gravel and tracks 98%.

Almost all off road.

No stiles recorded.

Where it's steep: the biggest climb gains about 13 m in a kilometre, 12.3 km in.

From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.

Something wrong or missing?

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