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Dornoch Beach – Dornoch Beach loop from Embo

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Dornoch Beach – Dornoch Beach loop from Embo

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Dornoch Beach – Dornoch Beach loop from Embo

01:45

27.4km

160m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.60 km

Single Track Road Along Loch Fleet – Seal Viewing Spot

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Keep a look out for the seals on route, you are virtually guaranteed to see them on this single track road.

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9.37 km

Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Beach

Managed by Scotland’s Nature Agency, Loch Fleet has three interlocking areas: the coastal, beach and sand dune area; the tidal saltwater loch fleet; and the river Fleet and alder marshland. …

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13.9 km

Seal Viewing at Loch Fleet South Shore

Highlight • Natural

The path here offers a great place to watch the seals on the sand banks, with some benches to sit on if you're taking a breather.

If you're not stopping, …

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20.3 km

St Michael's Well

Archaeological Site

20.8 km

Dornoch Castle

Castle

22.1 km

Dornoch Beach

Highlight • Beach

so much sand and water

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22.2 km

Shoreline Wildlife Information Signs, Dornoch

Highlight • Viewpoint

Information about the birds and sea creatures that live here

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22.4 km

Royal Dornoch Golf Course Entrance

Highlight • Rest Area

22.4 km

Dornoch Beach

Highlight • Beach

Dornoch beach is a beautiful expanse of golden sand located on the Dornoch Firth, stretching from Dornoch Point heading past Embo beach to the mouth of Loch Fleet National Nature …

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26.9 km

Embo Pier

Highlight • Structure

Embo Pier creats a small, almost deserted harbour at the Southern end of Embo village. Once a fishing harbour, now only occasionally visited by leisure craft.

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27.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.2 km

6.54 km

2.46 km

1.20 km

Surfaces

20.8 km

4.93 km

1.30 km

265 m

102 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 19 July

19°C

13°C

17 %

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Single Track Road Along Loch Fleet – Seal Viewing Spot

Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve

Seal Viewing at Loch Fleet South Shore

Dornoch Beach

Shoreline Wildlife Information Signs, Dornoch

Royal Dornoch Golf Course Entrance

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