North of Scotland

From Inverness, the Capital of the Highlands travel east along the quiet roads of Moray. There are many historical sites to visit, the Battlefield of Culloden, Cawdor Castle and Gardens, Brodie Castle and at Fort George on the coast there is the Regimental Museum of the Queen’s Own Highlanders. At Elgin perhaps visit the Glen Moray distillery, Elgin Cathedral or the interesting museum before turning south along the banks of the River Spey.

Following the clearly marked Aberdeen to Inverness cycle route, this fascinating tour follows varied roads and cyclepaths through Old Aberdeen to Dyce. The route then uses a mixture of traffic-free railway paths and country roads as it heads through rolling farmland. It continues north through fertile farmland and small villages to rejoin the beautiful north coast at the fishing village of Banff. From here hop from one seaside bay to another along this picturesque coastline-fishing villages, sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and prolific wildlife on land and sea.

This Wester Ross coastal road is unequalled not only in Scotland but anywhere in the world.It changes at every corner from beautiful seascapes to mist covered mountains. Sometimes even the weather round the corner is from another season.This challenging tour begins at the Highland Capital of Inverness and after a short train journey on the scenic Kyle of Lochalsh Line, cycling begins at the small station of Achnasheen.

This tour follows part of the North Coast 500 and probably has the most distinctive landscapes of any part of mainland Scotland. Communities here are generally small with only Lochinver, Kinlochbervie and Durness of any size. Assynt is a small parish of just over one thousand people tucked away in the far North Western corner of Scotland. It is bounded on four corners by the Point of Stoer, Kylesku, Elphin and Inverkirkaig.