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Vatersay Beaches – Start of the Hebridean Way loop from Castlebay

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Vatersay Beaches – Start of the Hebridean Way loop from Castlebay

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Vatersay Beaches – Start of the Hebridean Way loop from Castlebay

00:49

17.5km

190m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 7.38 km for 95 m

After 8.50 km for 105 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

22 m

Barra Bike Hire

Highlight • Cycleway

Further info can be found on barrabikehire.co.uk

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2

376 m

View of Castlebay Harbour

Highlight • Lake

3

2.35 km

View of Vatersay Beach

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

4

7.42 km

RAF Catalina aircraft wreck and memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

This is the wreck of an RAF Catalina seaplane that crashed here during a training exercise in 1944. The aircraft struck the upper slope of Heiseabhal Beag and, tragically, three …

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5

8.54 km

Vatersay Beaches

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful place with 2 spectacular beaches, white sand, crystal pure water, no crowd. Definitely place where I am going to come back and spend more time.

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6

8.62 km

Start of the Hebridean Way

Highlight • Cycleway

Blink and you will miss it as I cycled straight past but it’s in front of the Vartesay community hall!

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7

8.65 km

Vatersay Community Hall: the start of the Hebridean Way

Highlight • Rest Area

Vatersay is the most southern of the main Outer Hebrides and the start (or end) of the 185-mile (298 km) Hebridean Way trail used by the 6-day Isles Ultra. The …

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8

8.94 km

Vatersay Beaches

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you need some exercise after arriving on Barra, it is worth cycling out here!

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B

17.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

2.44 km

200 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.3 km

200 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 14 November

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