Inverness City Centre – Greig Street Suspension Bridge loop from Holm
Inverness City Centre – Greig Street Suspension Bridge loop from Holm
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Inverness City Centre – Greig Street Suspension Bridge loop from Holm
00:53
14.1km
60m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: July 11, 2026
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After 8.27 km for 1.91 km
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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6.30 km
Castle Tavern
Highlight • Pub
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6.58 km
Wolf Sculpture at City Entrance
Highlight • Monument
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6.59 km
Scripture Wall, Inverness
Highlight • Historical Site
There are actually two stories about the texts on the wall opposite the Town House.In his Historic Inverness, published in 1981, Gerald Pollitt writes:In 1815 an Atheneum was established opposite the Town House on land said previously to have belonged to the knights of S. John of Jerusalem, “The Hospitalers”.
Carved pm the frontage were , at this time still are, a number of biblical texts , and new Councillors were warned that, after civic receptions, they might be asked to read these texts whilst standing at the Town House door as a test of sobriety. During my lengthy period as a councillor I never knew of anyone failing this test.
Pollitt is considered by my Local History colleagues to be generally reliable, but there is also a story that the texts were carved at the request of Provost John MacKenzie around 1870, with the aim of impressing on the councilors attending meetings at the Town House that both their civic and their private duties should be carried out with God firmly in mind. I suppose the issue is whether the building opposite the Town House is as old as 1815!
Also I heard a story that the building on which the texts are carved was used as a meeting place by a Christian Brethren congregation in the mid to late 20th century, and that they used to hold open air meetings outside the town house. But I haven’t had a chance to confirm this.
Whatever the truth of the matter, the lettering of the texts was painted in around 1996 to make it more distinctive after a campaign by the Civic Trust with funding from Inverness and Nairn Enterprise.
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6.67 km
Inverness City Centre
Highlight • River
From Nordic invasion to Jacobite battles and Royal killings, Inverness has played an important part in British history.
The city has a huge range of restaurants, accommodation and things to see and do.
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6.71 km
View of the River Ness from Ness Bridge
Highlight • Viewpoint
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6.74 km
Ness Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
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7.06 km
Greig Street Suspension Bridge
Highlight • Viewpoint
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8.27 km
Canal Path
Highlight (Segment) • River
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14.1 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.25 km
2.69 km
2.57 km
2.18 km
345 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
10.6 km
1.95 km
1.50 km
< 100 m
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