Boasting stunning scenery and rich historical interest, the route – which can be comfortably completed in a fortnight – makes for a perfect two-week touring holiday.
Cyclists will be treated to mile upon mile of unspoilt wilderness with a varied landscape of craggy mountains, verdant glens, rolling open peat moorland dotted with lochs, and wild rugged coastlines. And if the scenery isn't enough, there's always the many distilleries and micro-breweries on or near the route guaranteed to entice.
Featuring clear and concise route description, together with 1:150,000 mapping, gradient profiles, suggested schedules and invaluable practical information, this guidebook provides all the information needed to plan and execute a terrific cycle tour.
The route
Stage 1 Inverness to Garve
Stage 2 Garve to Lochcarron
Stage 3 Lochcarron to Shieldaig (direct route)
Stage 3A Lochcarron to Shieldaig (via Applecross)
Stage 4 Shieldaig to Gairloch
Stage 5 Gairloch to Ullapool
Stage 6 Ullapool to Lochinver
Stage 7 Lochinver to Kylesku
Stage 8 Kylesku to Durness
Stage 9 Durness to Tongue
Stage 10 Tongue to Melvich
Stage 11 Melvich to John o' Groats (coastal route)
Stage 12 John o' Groats to Melvich (inland route)
Stage 13 Melvich to Altnaharra
Stage 14 Altnaharra to Tain
Stage 12A John o' Groats to Lybster
Stage 13A Lybster to Brora
Stage 14A Brora to Tain
Stage 15 Tain to Nigg (for Cromarty ferry)
Stage 16 Cromarty to Inverness
Stage 15A Tain to Dingwall
Stage 16A Dingwall to Inverness
