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Loch Luachrach – Ganavan Sands Beach loop from Eilean Traighe

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Loch Luachrach – Ganavan Sands Beach loop from Eilean Traighe

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Loch Luachrach – Ganavan Sands Beach loop from Eilean Traighe

02:42

43.5km

450m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.8 km for 75 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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13.5 km

Caledonia Way: Oban to Taynuilt (NCN Route 78)

Highlight • Cycleway

A brilliant section of tarmac along National Cycle Network Route 78, which extends from Campbeltown to Inverness, also known as the Caledonia Way.

This gorgeous section links the popular ferry …

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19.9 km

Clach na Carraig (Diarmaid's Pillar) Standing Stone

Highlight • Monument

Standing Stone - Glen Lonan Road
Clach na Carraig (Diarmaid's Pillar)

It's about 4m tall and almost completely covered in crusty moss. It dates back to the Bronze Age and …

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24.0 km

Loch Luachrach

Highlight • Forest

Reasonable climb, presented with this beauty half way up.

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26.6 km

Oban

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you can travel to the Outer Hebrides, but also take day trips by bike to the nearby islands such as Kerrera and Mull.

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27.1 km

Oban Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

A great place to come and sit by the calm water on the sand, watch the boats and bring along a box of fish and chips.

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27.8 km

Oban Youth Hostel

Highlight • Rest Area

Oban is a major tourist town and ferry port. It is another of our popular start points. Most routes involve a bit of road walking to start with but there …

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28.5 km

Beach

29.3 km

Little Ganavan Beach

Highlight • Beach

Small sandy beach overlooking Mull and Morvern. With easy access from the road, this sandy bay makes a perfect picnic spot.

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30.6 km

Ganavan Sands Beach

Highlight • Cycleway

German English

Ganavan Sands is located north of Oban in Argyll & The Isles. This picturesque sandy beach offers easy access, ample parking (not free) and great views of Mull, …

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31.2 km

Viewpoint

43.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.9 km

14.5 km

1.99 km

1.90 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.4 km

6.80 km

120 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

19°C

15°C

87 %

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Loch Luachrach – Ganavan Sands Beach loop from Eilean Traighe

Caledonia Way: Oban to Taynuilt (NCN Route 78)

Clach na Carraig (Diarmaid's Pillar) Standing Stone

Loch Luachrach

Oban

Oban Bay

Oban Youth Hostel

Little Ganavan Beach

Ganavan Sands Beach

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