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Fit for Adventure went gravel riding
September 6, 2025
Bikepacking Mull, Iona, Ardnamurchan (FULL)
This took me just over 6 days to ride - starting and finishing at a small free car park just outside Glenfinnan.
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- The B8035 road alongside Loch Na Keal is currently closed to the west of the Ben More car park ( at Gribun Rocks) due to…
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Fit for Adventure went gravel riding
July 22, 2023
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July 21, 2023
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July 24, 2023
From the ferry terminal at Kennacraig, you'll take on a section of the Kintyre Way, above Tarbert.
There are spots suitable for wild camping, and you could detour to Tarbert if you need any supplies.
Fit for Adventure went gravel riding
July 21, 2023
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July 24, 2023
Starting from your camp at Machir Bay, heading back to Port Askaig.
It's worth visiting Finlaggan - a place of great importance in Scottish history. The lady in the visitor centre can give you the low down if you'd rather hear about it as a verbal story rather than reading plaques.
There's a tour through
Fit for Adventure went gravel riding
July 15, 2023
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July 24, 2023
After getting the ferry from Claonaig to Lochranza, grab some breakfast from the sandwich shop by the terminal.
You'll head back to Brodick via the North West road.
The pizza place in Brodick is lush, and is the only way to finish this tour, before boarding the ferry back to Ardrossan.
Fit for Adventure went gravel riding
July 13, 2023
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July 24, 2023
Start the morning by getting the small ferry from Jura, back over to Port Askaig on Islay. Grab a coffee from the pub, and stock up on snacks at the shop.
From there, you've got a lovely mix of gravel and quiet road ahead, before joining a slightly busier road to Port Ellen.
From Port Ellen, there's a
Fit for Adventure went gravel riding
July 11, 2023
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July 24, 2023
Visit the war graves and standing stones at Tarbert, before heading to Ardlussa to visit the Gin distillery that was started by 3 women collecting botanicals from the island and distilling in their kitchen.
Head for a brew and cake at 'Tea on the Beach' - a cute little horse trailer stocked iwth drinks
Fit for Adventure went gravel riding
July 10, 2023
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July 24, 2023
This is the final section of day 2 - arriving on Jura after taking the small ferry that runs between Islay and Jura, you follow the quiet road North.
Camp could either be at Loch Tarbert via the gravel track (mapped route), or you could venture off track to locate Cruib Lodge bothy on the North side of
Fit for Adventure went gravel riding
July 10, 2023
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July 24, 2023
This is a short section between the ferry terminal at Claonaig (arriving from Lochranza), and Kennacraig, where you will depart to Islay.
Once you arrive at Port Askaig on Islay, you take the small ferry across to Jura.
Fit for Adventure went gravel riding
July 10, 2023
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July 24, 2023
Day 2 involves 3 ferries - this being the first section between Glen Rosa camp ground and Lochranza ferry terminal, where you get the ferry to Claonaig.
Fit for Adventure went for a bike ride
July 9, 2023
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July 24, 2023
Leave your car at Ardrossan Ferry terminal (£25 for 7 days parking, or arrive by train (station right by the terminal), and take the ferry over to Brodick.
Day 1 follows the 2019 Grinduro route, takling the south of the island as a loop.
The basic camp ground in Glen Rosa costs £5 (honesty box) - I pitched
Fit for Adventure went for a hike
June 14, 2023
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Fit for Adventure went gravel riding
April 17, 2022
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November 4, 2025
The short video Looks good on instagram, good its on komoot