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Kirkwall And St Ola

Kirkwall Highlights – Kirkwall Town Centre loop from Kirkwall

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Kirkwall And St Ola

Kirkwall Highlights – Kirkwall Town Centre loop from Kirkwall

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5.0

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Kirkwall Highlights – Kirkwall Town Centre loop from Kirkwall

00:58

20.8km

220m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.77 km for 122 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

5.68 km

Kirkwall Harbour

Highlight • Settlement

Kirkwall is the largest town on Scotland's beautiful northern archipelago of Orkney. In this bustling town, there are many wonderful places to discover, including cafés, restaurants, bars, museums, a cathedral, and many other historic landmarks.

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2

5.76 km

Kirkwall Highlights

Highlight • Settlement

Worth seeing stopover

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3

5.89 km

Narrow Alleys of Kirkwall

Highlight • Settlement

narrow streets...always nice to look at

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8.97 km

Royal Oak Memorial Overlooking Scapa Flow

Highlight • Monument

5

9.49 km

Scapa Beach

Highlight • Beach

6

9.53 km

Scapa Beach and Royal Oak Memorial Garden

Highlight • Beach

Scapa Beach at the end of Scapa Bay is a wide sandy beach with views out to Scapa Flow. There is likely to be plenty of sea traffic to watch …

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7

19.2 km

Orkney Library and Archive

Highlight • Structure

This is where the shuttle bus for the AIDA ends and begins

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8

19.4 km

Kirkwall Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

The historic St. Magnus Cathedral and City Hall characterize the cityscape of Kirkwall. Furthermore, there is a small pedestrian area in the direction of the harbor. There are also the northernmost Scottish whiskey distilleries.

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20.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

6.26 km

2.04 km

260 m

141 m

112 m

Surfaces

19.9 km

664 m

237 m

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Sunday 11 October

13°C

8°C

78 %

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