Tappie Tower Trail
3.8 miles (6.1 km). About 1½ hours, easy.
Start: NJ 844 126. Finish: NJ 852 116. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file of the part mapped so far (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry and Land Scotland’s line for this walk is about 3 miles of the 3.8 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing. See the whole route on the publisher’s page.
Up and down
About 94 m of climbing and 141 m of descent; highest point 248 m.
Breaks in the line are gaps in the mapped route.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1533
- Distance
- 3.8 miles (6.1 km). We measure 3 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- About 1½ hours
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- City of Aberdeen
- Total ascent
- About 94 m. Highest point 248 m
Getting there
- Bus stops
- Clinterty, 790 m from the start. Directions NJ 841 119Bishopton Farm, 920 m from the start. Directions NJ 841 118
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Bishopton Farm, 1.1 km away (Directions); Dyce station, 3.4 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 39 m in a kilometre (1 in 26), starting 1 mile in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Walks nearby
- UK 046Formartine and Buchan WayNational trail, 53 miles, one way. Starts 2.5 miles away
- SC 1600Lime Avenue Trail, Countesswells1.5 miles. Starts 5.3 miles away
- SC 1549Gairn Hill Trail2.8 miles, circular. Starts 5.3 miles away
- SC 1614Ladyhill Trail, Foggieton1.3 miles. Starts 5.6 miles away
- SC 124St Duthac's WayLong-distance route, 90.7 miles, one way. Starts 6.7 miles away
- SC 1258Thyme Walk2.2 miles, circular. Starts 8.8 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryandland.gov.scot on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry and Land Scotland, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry and Land Scotland).
- Facts: forestryandland.gov.scot
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this walk: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.