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19th June - Day 2 - From John o' Groats to Embo

Isaac Kenyon

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19th June - Day 2 - From John o' Groats to Embo

Isaac Kenyon and others planned a road ride

March 22, 2021

19th June - Day 2 - From John o' Groats to Embo

Hard

08:27

152km

18.0km/h

1,330m

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Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 34.0 km for 596 m

After 98.1 km for 1.14 km

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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20.1 km

Windhaven Café

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A useful self-service cafe and shop that sells tea, coffee, cakes and sandwiches. The shop sells basic food and snacks. There is also camping and bed and breakfast accommodation with amazing sea views.

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24.4 km

Dunnet Head – Most Northerly Point of Mainland Britain

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This is the northernmost point on the mainland of Scotland. The beautiful cliff can be viewed on a short hike.

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24.9 km

Dunnet Head Viewpoint and Trig Point

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Trig-baggers will want to get this one! Dunnet Head is home to the most northerly trig point of Britain's mainland and is the Northern-most point beating John O Groats by …

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33.2 km

Dunnet Bay Beach

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A great sweeping arc of white sandy beach to the south of Dunnet Head.
Good surf break although it's pretty hard to carry a surfboard on a bike :-)
The …

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34.3 km

Wooden Cabin in the Woods

Highlight • Mountain Hut

93.6 km

Berriedale Harbour

Highlight • Cave

The most beautiful is the view from the John O'Groats Trail from Helmsdale, but you also have a good view from the cemetery near the park bay. From the top …

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98.6 km

Badbea Clearance Village

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Be sure to visit to get a feel for how people have been treated. Worse than the sheep!
If you want to learn more about the history of the Clearences, …

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131 km

Carn Liath Broch

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A very well preserved Broch, right on the beach.

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142 km

The Mound and Sluice Gates

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Dam completed in 1816, which has since connected London to John O'Groats. The lock was built for the salmon. All further information on the pictures on the display boards.
It's …

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147 km

Seal Viewing Point at Little Ferry

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Perfect place to watch the seals on the sand banks, including bench seats. But not only the seals are a spectacle, but also the many seabirds and the view across …

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152 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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89.3 km

59.3 km

1.56 km

1.14 km

846 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

134 km

15.6 km

1.38 km

1.27 km

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19th June - Day 2 - From John o' Groats to Embo

Windhaven Café

Dunnet Head – Most Northerly Point of Mainland Britain

Dunnet Head Viewpoint and Trig Point

Dunnet Bay Beach

Wooden Cabin in the Woods

Berriedale Harbour

Badbea Clearance Village

Carn Liath Broch

The Mound and Sluice Gates

Seal Viewing Point at Little Ferry

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