Top of the Sloc – Coffee Cottage loop from Ballasalla

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Top of the Sloc – Coffee Cottage loop from Ballasalla

Moderate

4.0

(1)

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Top of the Sloc – Coffee Cottage loop from Ballasalla

02:11

41.6km

510m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.07 km for 84 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

99 m

Ballasalla Railway Crossing

Highlight • Structure

2.71 km

Beach

3.12 km

Castletown Harbour

Lake

11.7 km

Whistle Stop Café

Highlight • Cafe

Good coffee, great cakes. Sit outside the cafe on the platform on a sunny day and watch the trains!

Tip by

12.1 km

Cosy Nook Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Good stop for coffee, also to feed up on cake or a hot snack

Tip by

21.7 km

Mountain Road Climb

Highlight • Climb

22.5 km

Top of the Sloc

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Can be windy or foggy, but on a clear day the views are fantastic

Tip by

27.8 km

View of Ballakilpheric Road and Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

The climb up from Port Erin is lengthy and steep in places. For a quieter ascent (and more even in gradient) take the Ballakilpheric route.

Tip by

29.1 km

Coffee Cottage

Highlight • Cafe

Great for coffee, cake or a bacon bap

Tip by

34.0 km

Tosaby Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice, less travelled road which is quite wide and pretty smooth

Tip by

41.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.3 km

10.6 km

1.90 km

655 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.0 km

20.5 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 27 October

13°C

11°C

30 %

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Top of the Sloc – Coffee Cottage loop from Ballasalla

Ballasalla Railway Crossing

Whistle Stop Café

Cosy Nook Cafe

Mountain Road Climb

Top of the Sloc

View of Ballakilpheric Road and Valley

Coffee Cottage

Tosaby Road

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