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Torridon And Kinlochewe

The Gorse Bush Cafe – Gorsebush Café loop from Inveralligin

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Torridon And Kinlochewe

The Gorse Bush Cafe – Gorsebush Café loop from Inveralligin

Hard

5.0

(3)

32

riders

The Gorse Bush Cafe – Gorsebush Café loop from Inveralligin

03:17

53.7km

490m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

8.55 km

Torridon TGO Challenge Start Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

A small village on its titular loch under spectacular mountains. It’s another start point that requires a bit of planning to get there. However, it is well worth the effort …

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2

9.12 km

Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve Scenic Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice rolling road running along side Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve. Great views a good road surface, but it can get busy at peak times especially in the summer.

Tip by

3

24.6 km

The Gorse Bush Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

This is the best cafe you will visit in a million years!

Tip by

4

26.8 km

Beinn Eighe Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

It's free! For tents only. Toilet, water point. Apparently midges galore at certain times.

Tip by

5

29.3 km

Gorsebush Café

Highlight • Cafe

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.

Tip by

6

34.5 km

View of Loch Clair

Highlight • Lake

Loch Claire in absolute wonderful landscape

Tip by

7

39.0 km

Red Deer at Beinn Eighe Car Park

Highlight • Parking

This is the UK’s oldest NNR with an ancient Caledonian pine forest and one of the most spectacular mountain ridges in Scotland. This car park is renowned for its two friendly red deer stags.

Tip by

8

39.9 km

Road Along the River Torridon

Highlight • Cycleway

The road follows the river Torridon. Wonderful area for cycling.

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B

53.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.0 km

17.5 km

282 m

Surfaces

52.1 km

1.43 km

282 m

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Wednesday 21 October

9°C

4°C

25 %

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Comments

September 22, 2025,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland - Day 11 - NC500 - Beinn Eighe - Shieldaig

Short day, too many warm cafe stops and a late start!

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