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Alice Baddeley
March 14, 2024
Cycling
I’d recommend taking this off-road section at Tain rather than the A9, which is meant to be part of the cycle network but is not a very pleasant section! This is part of the John O Groats trail, and although it’s a bit grassy in places, it’s perfectly fine to cycle. I did it on a touring bike.
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