Standing Stones of Stenness – Ring of Brodgar loop from The Pickaquoy Centre

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Standing Stones of Stenness – Ring of Brodgar loop from The Pickaquoy Centre

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Standing Stones of Stenness – Ring of Brodgar loop from The Pickaquoy Centre

02:41

44.1km

350m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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16 m

Orkney Cruise Port

Highlight • Settlement

Start from the harbor with the 🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️ and 🥾🥾in the beautiful varied surroundings.. Cliffs.. Stones… Kirkwall

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19 m

Ring of Brodgar

Highlight • Natural Monument

Mystical landscape with ancient history

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19 m

St Magnus Cathedral

Highlight • Historical Site

The visit and a look into the church ⛪️ is worth it 👍🏻💯😉‼️

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15.9 km

Standing Stones of Stenness

Highlight • Historical Site

Stones of Stenness, also called Standing Stones of Stenness, is a henge stone circle monument dating from the Neolithic Age, located on the southeast side of Loch of Stenness on …

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17.8 km

Dyke o'Sean

Archaeological Site

18.4 km

Ring of Brodgar

Highlight • Historical Site

The Ring of Brodgar is part of the Neolithic World Heritage site on Orkney. This ring of stones once included 60 stones, 36 still survive. They are thought to have …

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19.3 km

Ness of Brodgar

Archaeological Site

39.2 km

Highland Park Distillery

Highlight • Structure

Here you can buy good single malt whisky, including rare editions.

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40.8 km

Earl's Palace, Kirkwall

Highlight • Historical Site

The former glory can still be guessed well: The Earl's Palace in Kirkwall on Orkney is beauty and at the same time a lesson about abuse of power, decadence and …

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40.9 km

Kirkwall Highlights

Highlight • Settlement

Worth seeing stopover

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44.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.2 km

16.3 km

1.90 km

583 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.1 km

5.21 km

735 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

12°C

9°C

26 %

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Max wind speed: 40.0 km/h

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Comments

May 19, 2023,Von Kirkwall zu den Steinkreisen

Today we are on the main island of the Orkney Islands. The Orkneys are very barren with plenty of sheep meadows and rolling hills. Half of the tour to the stone circles was only along a main road along the coast. However, the traffic here is limited.
The way back was on back roads through the Highlands. Very comfortable to …

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