Touchstone Maze – Knockfarrel Vitrified Hillfort loop from Fodderty

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Touchstone Maze – Knockfarrel Vitrified Hillfort loop from Fodderty

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Touchstone Maze – Knockfarrel Vitrified Hillfort loop from Fodderty

03:10

10.6km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.58 km

Strathpeffer Railway Station & Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The station served the fashionable spa in Victorian times, but both world wars I and II killed this off. Last passenger train ran in 1946, but the station is beautifully restored with museum and tea room.

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4.19 km

Strathpeffer Sweet Co.

Highlight • Cafe

4.21 km

Spa Pavilion

Highlight • Structure

Spa Pavilion is good, the building looks like a large hall from the outside.

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4.30 km

The Spa Pump Room

Highlight • Historical Site

4.35 km

St Anne's Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Lovely church, but rarely open.

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6.53 km

View of Castle Leod

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.87 km

Touchstone Maze

Highlight • Monument

A labyrinth of stones. Park car in Strathpeffer and walk up the hill.

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7.67 km

Viewpoint

8.62 km

Knockfarrel Vitrified Hillfort

Highlight • Historical Site

Vitrified hillforts exist where the stone wall enclosures have been partly transformed into glass by heat (vitrification). Antiquarians disagree on the reason for vitrification, with some suggesting it may have …

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