Navigation instructions can be viewed here. The same document is linked as a Google Doc and a .pdf.
Google Doc – The Railway Relay 2026 instructions v1.1
PDF download – The Railway Relay 2026 instructions v1.1
What3words
What3words is an app and a website that maps the world into small squares using 3-word codes. It is recommended to download this app for this event. Locations can be clicked/typed and the app gives the option to navigate to them using Google Maps.
This table contains links to all the handover locations. Drivers and runners can click on each one on their phone and it will bring up a map of the destination.
| Leg | Location | What3Words |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Peterhead Community Centre rear car park | surging.stepping.surpasses |
| 1 | Inverugie, railway line crosses road at junction | painters.chapels.bluffing |
| 2 | Longside, railway line meets Station Road at small bridge over river | discloses.notes.tokens |
| 3 | Mintlaw, Happy Plant Garden Centre | pint.snippet.inflating |
| 4 | Deer Abbey, railway line crosses side road | combos.vast.sweetener |
| 5 | Maud Railway Museum (old station) | engine.just.delays |
| 6 | Auchnagatt old station (village hall) | inert.translated.prancing |
| 7 | Braemo old station | hacksaw.mooring.adhesive |
| 8 | Ellon Station Hotel | messy.lurching.compounds |
| 9 (Finish) | Ellon Meadows Sports Centre | sculpting.upwards.mess |
QR link to this webpage.