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Touchstone Maze – The Eagle Stone loop from Dingwall

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Touchstone Maze – The Eagle Stone loop from Dingwall

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Touchstone Maze – The Eagle Stone loop from Dingwall

05:49

20.1km

400m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.37 km

Knockfarrel Vitrified Hillfort

Highlight • Historical Site

Vitrified hillforts exist where the stone wall enclosures have been partly transformed into glass by heat (vitrification). Antiquarians disagree on the reason for vitrification, with some suggesting it may have …

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7.09 km

Touchstone Maze

Highlight • Monument

A labyrinth of stones. Park car in Strathpeffer and walk up the hill.

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7.93 km

Blackmuir Wood

Forest

10.0 km

St Anne's Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Lovely church, but rarely open.

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10.1 km

The Spa Pump Room

Highlight • Historical Site

10.2 km

Strathpeffer Sweet Co.

Highlight • Cafe

10.2 km

Spa Pavilion

Highlight • Structure

Spa Pavilion is good, the building looks like a large hall from the outside.

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10.7 km

The Eagle Stone

Highlight • Historical Site

Carved during the time of the Picts before the 7th century, this stone baffles experts and the meaning of the symbols of the horse shoe and eagle are lost to …

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11.1 km

Strathpeffer Railway Station & Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The station served the fashionable spa in Victorian times, but both world wars I and II killed this off. Last passenger train ran in 1946, but the station is beautifully restored with museum and tea room.

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20.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.95 km

5.85 km

1.77 km

1.56 km

1.42 km

585 m

Surfaces

8.14 km

4.22 km

2.77 km

2.31 km

1.63 km

751 m

Elevation

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Touchstone Maze – The Eagle Stone loop from Dingwall

Knockfarrel Vitrified Hillfort

Touchstone Maze

St Anne's Church

The Spa Pump Room

Strathpeffer Sweet Co.

Spa Pavilion

The Eagle Stone

Strathpeffer Railway Station & Museum

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