Cycling in Newmachar

Cycling from Newmachar offers point-to-point routes with mixed surfaces, gentle climbs and connections to nearby Aberdeenshire villages like Ellon and Turriff.

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Routes: 85 km
In total: 60 km
Longest ride: 373 m
Most climbing

Rides in Newmachar

Gravel · From the map · United Kingdom
National Cycle Route 1
Newmachar, United Kingdom
25 km92 m ↑EasyGPX
Added Sep 2026
Road · From the map · United Kingdom
Newmachar to Turriff
Newmachar, United Kingdom
60 km373 m ↑ModerateGPX
Added Sep 2026

Riding in Newmachar in numbers

Added up from the recorded routes and OpenStreetMap; nothing estimated.

Surface: 65% paved · 34% gravel or unpaved — 29 km of gravel or unpaved road across the routes
Roads: 9% of the riding on main roads without a cycle lane · 31 km on cycle paths or lanes

When to ride in Newmachar

Typical conditions by month, 2015–2024 reanalysis. Bars run from the average daily low to high.

Best months: Jun to Aug.

6°1°J12

7°2°F12

8°3°M14

10°4°A12

13°7°M13

16°9°J13

17°11°J18

17°11°A15

15°10°S13

12°7°O16

9°4°N15

7°3°D16

BestFineHard goingRain days per month under each bar · typical wind 23 km/h from the S

Cycling guide to Newmachar

Newmachar in Aberdeenshire provides two main cycling routes. National Cycle Route 1 runs 24.5 km from Newmachar to Auchnagatt, passing through places like Ellon and Little Arnage with an elevation gain of 92 m. Nearly 90% of this route is on gravel or unpaved surfaces, with most of it on cycle paths, and only 0.1 km on main roads without cycle lanes. The longer Newmachar to Turriff route covers 60.3 km, passing through numerous villages including Tillygreig, Tarves, and Maud before reaching Turriff. It features an elevation gain of 373 m and includes a climb starting at 0.6 km that rises 47 m over 1.1 km at an average of 4.4%, peaking at 179 m height. This route has 88% paved surfaces and 7.4 km on main roads without cycle lanes, with the longest stretch without services extending 20.6 km.

Terrain

The terrain around Newmachar includes rolling profiles with gentle climbs, the biggest being a 1.1 km stretch averaging 4.4% gradient. Highest points on these routes reach up to 179 m, and surfaces range from mostly gravel/unpaved on the shorter route to mostly paved on the longer one.

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Cycling in Newmachar

Rides in Newmachar

National Cycle Route 1

Newmachar to Turriff

Riding in Newmachar in numbers

When to ride in Newmachar

Nearby destinations

Maud

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Turriff

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