{"id":1736,"date":"2020-09-06T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T10:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=1736"},"modified":"2020-09-06T20:18:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T19:18:17","slug":"walking-and-cycling-in-inverness-and-the-highlands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/books\/walking-and-cycling-in-inverness-and-the-highlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking and Cycling in Inverness and the Highlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Walking and Cycling in Inverness and the Highlands was published in 2011 and is now out of print. You may still be able to find a copy in some book shops around the Highlands or from Highland libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It contains 25 walks and 25 cycle routes focused on Inverness but with some across the Highlands. As you can appreciate, much has changed since 2011 so some of the route descriptions may not reflect exactly what is on the ground today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have started the process of revisiting as many of the routes as possible and will be updating this page where necessary with any changes, which I hope readers will find useful. If you have followed any of the routes and noticed any changes, please contact me via the contact page in the main menu. Thanks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Route updates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Walk 1 – Carn na Leitire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 2 – Inverfarigaig to Foyers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 3 – From firth to fort<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 4 – Cromarty sutors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 5 – Plodda and Home Falls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 6 – Dunain Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 7 – Reelig Glen tall trees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 8 – Ben Wyvis epic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 9 – South Loch Ness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

House at the start of the walk is now called Braewood, not Easterton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New track for pylons after leaving Loch Bunachton. Now you need to take a right turn onto the new track alongside the pylons, then follow the blue Trail of the Seven Lochs (T7L) marker post right onto the old track after about 50 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 10 – Tomich Monument<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 11 – Allt na Criche and beyond<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 12 – Skye circular<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 13 – Knockfarrel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 14 – Culloden’s bloody moor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 15 – Meall Fuar-mhonaidh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 16 – Tour of Inverness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 17 – Beinn a’ Bha’ach Ard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 18 – Black Isle railway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 19 – Drumnadrochit woods<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There have been a few changes in the woods here. Check the information board at the main car park in Drumnadrochit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 20 – Beinn Eighe Mountain Trail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 21 – Beauly riverside<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 22 – An Torr, Dores<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 23 – Loch Affric<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 24 – Black Rock Gorge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk 25 – Carrbridge explorer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cycle 1 – Across the Monadhliath<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 2 – Strathpeffer natural trails<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 3 – March to Dulsie Bridge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 4 – Kilmuir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 5 – Loch Ness monster<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 6 – Tornagrain link<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 7 – Gaick and Drumochter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 8 – Abriachan tester<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 9 – A tour of the Black Isle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 10 – Loch Ruthven<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 11 – Glen Coiltie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 12 – Wade’s road escape<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 13 – Around the Beauly Firth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 14 – Glen Affric off-roader<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 15 – Three bridges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 16 – The Aird cycle route<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 17 – Across Ross<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 18 – Clava Cairns & Fort George<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 19 – Ross-shire round<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 20 – Corrieyairack Pass<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 21 – Lairg to Durness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 22 – NCN Route 1 to Tain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 23 – Strathglass and Culnakirk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 24 – Nairn to Brodie Castle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cycle 25 – Applecross adventure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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