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The Blackhouse Maze – Knockfarrel Vitrified Hillfort loop from Strathpeffer

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The Blackhouse Maze – Knockfarrel Vitrified Hillfort loop from Strathpeffer

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The Blackhouse Maze – Knockfarrel Vitrified Hillfort loop from Strathpeffer

01:14

9.11km

250m

Running

Hard run. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

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681 m

The Blackhouse Maze

Highlight • Natural

worth seeing but I thought the stones would have been bigger.

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2.09 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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5.24 km

Dingwall to Strathpeffer Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

the old railway went under the bridge which is now a nice cycle/walk track. few hundred meters along track is remains of old station.

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6.55 km

Knock Farril Vitrified Fort

Highlight • Historical Site

old fort, can't see much of it left but good to read about it.

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6.61 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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6.97 km

View of Ben Wyvis

Highlight • Summit

Great views over to Ben Wyvis on a good day

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6.98 km

Knock Farrell Viewpoint

Highlight • Other

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8.04 km

Trail Between Loch Ussie and Strathpeffer

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Bicycle trail down a hill - between Loch Ussie and Strathpeffer

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9.11 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.00 km

2.85 km

1.74 km

1.26 km

178 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.73 km

2.15 km

1.44 km

1.42 km

1.29 km

< 100 m

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