Alness to Altnaharra

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Leg of the route: Alness to Altnaharra

50 miles / 81 km climbing 2079ft / 634m

Ride with GPS route file including break stops & cycle repair shops

Points of interest along this route:

Alness (Ross and Cromarty) / Fyrish Monument / River Averon / Ardross Forest / Drove Stance – droves are mentioned in this history of Aultnamain Inn now a private house / Easter Fearn (Highland) / Dornoch Firth / Ardgay (Sutherland) / Bonar Bridge (Highland?) to the right of our route, though we may go towards it for a break at the Kyle of Sutherland Hub which includes a café / Kyle of Sutherland / Culrain (Sutherland) / Highland Clearances / Crofting / Highland Potato Famine / Carbisdale Castle / Shin Railway Viaduct / Invershin / River Shin / Falls of Shin – It has a visitor centre. Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust and Google Maps report the café is currently closed; Google Maps reports the restaurant permanently closed. / Lairg / Loch Shin / Ben More Assynt, mountain range west of Loch Shin / Meaning of the Scottish “ben” / Ben Klibreck, mountain range east of Loch Shin / Crask Inn / Creag Riabhach Wind Farm / Altnaharra

Main sources for this section: Route created in Komoot