Kirkton of Skene

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Loop - Hilly

A hilly ride starting in the Aberdeen suburb of Danestone before a 5km climb past up past Newhills Kirk, where the gradient briefly goes over 10%. There’s a brief respite before an easier climb past Brimmond Hill, with Craibstone golf course on your right. You have time to recover with a steep descent to Borrowstone Road, then another easy climb before dropping down to Kirkton of Skene. Then it’s on to Garlogie where you start the return journey with one steep kicker (Gairnhill Ramp topping out at 11%) to challenge you before a long descent into Aberdeen. Ian's normalised power 173W at 2.5W/Kg, wind 20KpH N.

44.76km
DISTANCE
1:51:28
DURATION
580m
ELEVATION
391
TOUGHNESS