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Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Balloch

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Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Balloch

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Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Balloch

02:56

32.3km

670m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 684 m for 5 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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819 m

Wood Chip Path

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Lovely wood chip track, makes a change from the gravel tracks

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1.96 km

Uprooted Tree

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Sad to see these trees uprooted 😔

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2.23 km

Culloden Battlefield

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Battlefield of the last military conflict between Scots and English in 1746

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3.81 km

The River Nairn rises in the Monadhliath Mountains of the Scottish Highlands. From here it flows 35 miles northeast through Strathnairn, passing Culloden Moor, site of the Battle of Culloden in 1746, before entering the Moray Firth at Nairn.

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4.40 km

Culloden Viaduct

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Designed by Chief Engineer Murdoch Paterson and built by the Highland railway the impressive 29 arches of the Culloden viaduct that stretch over the valley and River Nairn really is …

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6.39 km

Road Through Gorse

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28.1 km

Clava Cairns

Highlight • Natural Monument

Clava cairns are a localized form of Late Neolithic megalithic structures in Scotland. Twelve of these only about 50 artificial round mounds are in the county of Inverness-shire. The best …

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32.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

13.6 km

1.17 km

138 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.4 km

7.30 km

6.48 km

1.15 km

960 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 25 July

17°C

10°C

45 %

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Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Balloch

Wood Chip Path

Uprooted Tree

Culloden Battlefield

River Nairn

Culloden Viaduct

Road Through Gorse

Clava Cairns

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