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Kirkwall Highlights – Stromness Old Town loop from Kirkwall

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Kirkwall Highlights – Stromness Old Town loop from Kirkwall

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Kirkwall Highlights – Stromness Old Town loop from Kirkwall

04:30

80.1km

590m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 12, 2025

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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366 m

Kirkwall Highlights

Highlight • Settlement

Worth seeing stopover

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471 m

Cycle Orkney Bike Shop and Rental

Highlight • Rest Area

A useful place if you're on the Island. They are a main dealer for some top brands so can sell you a new bike, supply upgrades or spares and help …

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15.4 km

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn

Highlight • Monument

Registration required. There is a shuttle bus service to the burial mound from the Maeshowe Visiting Centre. Guided tour with lots of information.
Inconspicuous from the outside - very impressive …

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23.4 km

Stromness Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Stromness is a village on Mainland, Orkney (Scotland), located by a natural harbor on the south-west side of the island. The name of the village is probably derived from the …

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24.1 km

Dr. John Rae Statue

Highlight • Monument

John Rae (1813 - 1893) was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of Northern Canada.
Rae explored Boothia Gulf, northwest of Hudson Bay, from 1846 to 1847, and the Arctic …

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30.8 km

Hoy Information Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you will find all kinds of information about Hoy. You can also wait inside for the ferry. Toilets are provided.

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34.8 km

Dwarfie Stane

Highlight • Historical Site

The Dwarfie Stane is a Neolithic burial chamber carved into a single boulder, located on Hoy, one of Scotland's Orkney Islands. This tomb is the only example in Britain of …

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37.2 km

Whaness Burn

Lake

80.0 km

Earl's Palace, Kirkwall

Highlight • Castle

The ruins of the old palaces are worth a look 👍🏻😉

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80.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.9 km

30.2 km

16.1 km

1.32 km

610 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

56.2 km

17.1 km

6.52 km

310 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (undefined)

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Kirkwall Highlights – Stromness Old Town loop from Kirkwall

Kirkwall Highlights

Cycle Orkney Bike Shop and Rental

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn

Stromness Old Town

Dr. John Rae Statue

Hoy Information Centre

Dwarfie Stane

Earl's Palace, Kirkwall

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