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[Closed] Suggest me two day Highland cycle touring route

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Mainly road, possibly light off-road, accessible by public transport if possible, easy to moderate difficulty. For hybrids, experienced tourers.

For a couple of friends who are looking....


 
Posted : 11/04/2016 8:13 am
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Loop of the Cairngorms starting at Pitlochry. Anti-clockwise I reckon. Only Glenshee and the Lecht to contend with 😉

Stirling to Callander then NCN7 to Pitlochry.

Fort William to Inverness on NCN78.

Oban - Mull - Ardgour/Moidart then train back to Fort William

So many choices...


 
Posted : 11/04/2016 8:42 am
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Fort William - Fort Augustus - Laggan via the Corrieyairack ( you could do it on a hybrid).

Laggan to Pitlochry using the old A9 and cycle path.


 
Posted : 11/04/2016 8:47 am
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Tons of possible ones, but this would be fine on hybrids and Lairg has a railway station:

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Posted : 11/04/2016 9:24 am
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te otish/FYI(and thanks Jose as you have planned one of my holiday stops). The Crask Inn, which IMO is the Highland classic inn to stay at, is likely to be sold/possibly change (this could maybe be used in a Jose permutation). See https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g635690-d1974229-Reviews-Crask_Inn-Lairg_Caithness_and_Sutherland_Scottish_Highlands_Scotland.html, second post down.
There is a cracking Café in Lairg.

Also second midge reports, they were brutal at Altnaharra.

*edited - note that Crask now appears to be weekends only.


 
Posted : 11/04/2016 9:32 am
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+1 on the lairg cafe. and +1 on the crask.

bother were deployed on seperate soaking wet trips to that beautiful part of the world. both have stoves.

I love that road down from tongue to bonar bridge.


 
Posted : 11/04/2016 9:36 am
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id also like to suggest that going up the corriayarrick on a loaded hybrid would be one of the most silly ideas ever.


 
Posted : 11/04/2016 9:36 am
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Yup, if you wanted to shorten the second day, then incorporating the road down to the Crask into the route is well worth it - have stayed there a couple of times and don't think there'll ever be another place like it.


 
Posted : 11/04/2016 10:06 am
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Something incorporating Speyside Way - north of Grantown - is rather lovely. Then quiet roads around Moray, return possibly using dava Way (bit rough in latter stages at S end).


 
Posted : 11/04/2016 11:26 am
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Thanks all - my first though was ride north of Stirling to a train station or Aviemore to Moray coast...


 
Posted : 11/04/2016 3:00 pm

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