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UK Cycling Holidays in Scotland |
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Cycling holiday in Scotland on
The Great Glen Way Cycle Tour
Via Inverness, Loch Ness, The Caledonian Canal, Fort Augustus,
Fort William, Rannoch Moor, Tummel Bridge and Pitlochry
or 190/209 km.
This cycling holiday has been designed to enable you plenty of time to enjoy the wonders of the Scottish Highlands.
Suggested Tour Duration:
7 nights, 6 days
Total Distance:
118/129 miles 190/209 Kms
Min/max daily distance:
13 /34 miles 20/55 kms
Average Daily distance:
23 miles 37 kms
Grading:
moderate/strenuous
Features:
highlands
lochs
castles
monsters
ancient monuments
whiskey distilleries
and wildlife
Collect bikes and equipment if required, route briefing and instruction. Inverness is a thriving modern Scottish town with historical links going back to Neolithic times. Many battles have been fought for control of this strategic site. A visit to the Garrison Castle Encounter will take you back to 1745 and Scotland's Jacobite Rebellion.
Cycling from Inverness you follow the River Ness, then across moorland and quiet country roads to Drumnadrochit. Visit the Loch Ness Monster Exhibition Centre and ruined Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness.
Biking on the cycle way of the Great Glen with some steep hills (can push up them, we won't tell) you are rewarded with some of the best views in Scotland, Loch Ness and the mountains beyond. In the forest you may see deer or golden eagles before cycling on to reach the south end of Loch Ness at Fort Augustus.
Cycling along The Caledonian Canal towpath and forest tracks keep you away from traffic until you reach the locks of Neptune's Staircase at Banavie. A short cycle brings you to the busy tourist town of Fort William in the shadow of mighty Ben Nevis, Scotland's and the UK's highest mountain.
Take a trip on the scenic West Highland Railway steam train to Mallaig, climb Ben Nevis or explore the many forest trails in Leanachan Forest. Or relax in one of the Scottish pubs that often play traditional Scottish folk music.
You take the scenic train journey across bleak and desolate Rannoch Moor to Rannoch Station, one of the best railway trips in Scotland. Then you cycle along the quiet roads along the beautiful south shore of Loch Rannoch to Tummel Bridge.
A short day's cycle by Loch Tummel to the delightful Victorian town of Pitlochry, or alternatively strike northwards to Calvine and Blair Atholl. Visit Blair Castle, one of Scotland's finest, and enjoy the magnificent display of arms, armour and the thirty-two fully furnished rooms. On display are beautiful furniture, fine paintings china, lace and embroidery. At Pitlochry there is a chance for some shopping, visit one of the two Whiskey distilleries, or the Dam and Fish Ladder.
We pride ourselves on not cancelling holidays.
What's included
in your Cycling Holiday in Scotland
on the Great Glen Way:
- accommodation at high quality guest houses, inns or small hotels on a bed and breakfast basis
- room with en-suite or private bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities
- daily luggage transfer
- train ticket for Fort William to Rannoch
- support should there be any problems on route
- detailed itineraries
- Harvey's map of Great Glen Way
Not included:
- entrance fees for castles
- lunches and dinners
Seven nights from £469
per person
double occupancy at B&Bs
Seven nights from £609 per person
single occupancy at B&Bs
Hotel option available, please ask
All prices subject to change
By Train / Bus to Inverness or Pitlochry
Optional Extras
for your Cycling Holiday in Scotland
on the Great Glen Way:
- hire of 24 speed bicycle is £55
- upgrade to the region's most elegant, prestigious and famous hotels, where available
- rest days
- inn to inn cycle holidays
Brand: Gary
Fisher, Trek or Schwin
Number of gears: 24
Brand of gearshift: Gripshift/Rapid Fire
Sizes of frames: Ladies 15" or
18"
Gents
18" or 21"
Additional information: Bikes are equipped with suspension forks &
seat posts, mudguards, rear pannier frame, stand, bell, and water bottle
holder.
Hire equipment includes rear pannier bags (1 set per person), helmet,
pump, tool kit, lock, map holder, cycle computer, water bottle.
Cycles for youths are 21-speed.
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Contact us for schedule and availability. Lines are open 9am to 9pm 7 days a week.  +44
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Scottish walking holiday at New Year
both based in Fort William.
Come and join us!
