New container

Our new storage container gets delivered to site tomorrow (Wed 12th October) at the Elevator Car Park on Colpy Way.
Pop along at 4.15 if you’d like to be part of the handover photo.
Our new storage container gets delivered to site tomorrow (Wed 12th October) at the Elevator Car Park on Colpy Way.
Pop along at 4.15 if you’d like to be part of the handover photo.
A linear route from Meldrum to Ellon with significant off road sections.
Leave Oldmeldrum via Kirk Brae past the golf course and head to Tarves via Craigdam on quiet roads. Maybe stop for a coffee at The Murly Tuck cafe in the square.
Turn right in Tarves Square and proceed down past the Aberdeen Arms hotel to leave the village heading south on the old Aberdeen Turnpike Road. This gravel and grassy track leads along the ridge line to Raitshill where it rejoins the tarmac road. There are great views over open countryside to Bennachie and beyond. (This section includes a short steep hill with an uneven surface which may be walked if necessary. The grassy sections are a little uneven and may be slippery in wet weather)
From Raitshill follow the tarmac road for 500m and then turn left at Dalchon onto the Fisher Walk path. Follow this gravel and grass path straight down to the National Trust property at Pitmedden Gardens. Well worth a stop here and perhaps a coffee.
Leaving Pitmedden Gardens on a gravel track, head into Pitmedden. Cafe 48, on your left, has great coffee and also a bike repair stand and pump. Turn right at the T junction in the village centre and use the mixed use path heading south to arrive at the Coffee Apothecary, another great coffee stop. Turn left here and head uphill to quickly join the new link path at Cloisterseat leading off on your right. This new gravel path leads southwest through open countryside and again links with a quiet public road leading to Orchardstown. Turn left here and then join the Formartine and Buchan Way which heads north along the old railway line towards Ellon.
Leave the F&B way immediately after you cross the A920 and make your way through the housing estate to the riverside path. (This section avoids a steep staircase down from the old railway embankment). Cross the river to the northern bank at the footbridge and continue along the path to reach the Coffee Lab cafe where this route ends and your last coffee awaits!
This route is 25 km with significant off-road sections.
Some sections may not be suitable following wet weather.
Chunky tyres will be an advantage on the grassy sections.
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An easy ride on one of our ebikes.
Visiting Tarves, Den Wood and Meldrum House with an optional extension to Haddo.
Head out of Oldmeldrum up Kirk Brae and continue on past the golf course.
After the bends at Reivesly take the right turn and then carry straight on following the farm track towards East Cattie.
Continue left to return to the public road and turn right at the T junction towards Craigdam.
Carry straight on up the hill (remember you’ve got a battery!) and down into Tarves to find the Murly Tuck cafe in the main square.
Suitably refreshed and back on your bike, retrace your route to the crossroads at the eastern end of the village
Turn south and then after just 200m turn left towards Tillycairn crossroads. Go straight over this across the B9170 and continue for 2km before turning left towards Old Balgove. There’s a bit of a climb up to the high point at Nether Tulloch and again up to Den Wood.
The footpaths in Den wood are well worth exploring on foot. Remember to lock your bike up safely.
From Den Wood continue on towards the A947 but turn left into Meldrum House Estate passing through the pedestrian gate to the left of the vehicle entrance. Follow the estate road down towards the hotel and then bear right to leave the estate grounds onto the B9170 at the golf club exit. The Meldrum House hotel is another great coffee stop on this route although you may need to book.
Take care cycling down the short distance on the B9170 to the roundabout at the edge of the town and make your way back to the start on local streets.
From Tarves it is easy to extend this ride to include Haddo House where you will find two more coffee opportunities!
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Route map for Murly Tuck Circular by Oldmeldrum Ebikes on plotaroute.com