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North Coast 500 Cycle Route

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North Coast 500 Cycle Route

HugoC and JaneWilson planned a bike ride

July 28, 2022

North Coast 500 Cycle Route

Hard

50:47

806km

15.9km/h

9,090m

9,100m

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Overview

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Includes a movable bridge

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After 1.72 km for 39 m

Most people would complete this in 8-16 days

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115 km

Bealach na Bà Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Proclaimed as one of the UK’s toughest and most magnificent stretches of tarmac, complete with stunning scenery and the greatest amount of ascent of any British road

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133 km

Applecross Coastal Road to Shieldaig

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Everyone talks about the Applecross Pass (Beallach Na Ba), therefore underestimates the rest of the peninsula and loop back to the main road at Sheildaig.

This is a stunning ride, …

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199 km

Gorsebush Café

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Delightful little cafe, much-loved among cyclists and hikers of the area and beyond, offering lots of local charm, great food and drink in quaint crockery.

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300 km

Corrieshalloch Gorge Viewpoint and Measach Falls

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Corrieshalloch Gorge viewpoint on an iron hanging platform

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336 km

Coigach Peninsula Scenic Road (Loch Lurgainn & Loch Bad a' Ghaill)

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This section is off the official North Coast 500 route as the roads are too small to accommodate caravans and motorhomes, but is absolutely stunning for cycling, so make the …

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509 km

Kyle of Tongue Bridge

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The Kyle of Tongue Bridge is part of the Kyle of Tongue Causeway crossing the Kyle of Tongue sea loch. Built in 1971 to carry the A838, the road from …

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548 km

Strathy Bay

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A popular bay on the north coast, Strathy Bay is a beautiful stretch of coastline populra with hikers, bikers, and surfers. The River Strathy flows into the sea on the …

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806 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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505 km

275 km

9.25 km

8.77 km

7.16 km

1.29 km

401 m

Surfaces

764 km

29.4 km

5.71 km

4.25 km

3.08 km

222 m

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North Coast 500 Cycle Route

Bealach na Bà Pass

Applecross Coastal Road to Shieldaig

Gorsebush Café

Corrieshalloch Gorge Viewpoint and Measach Falls

Coigach Peninsula Scenic Road (Loch Lurgainn & Loch Bad a' Ghaill)

Kyle of Tongue Bridge

Strathy Bay

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