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Gravel Track Along the Loch – Little Garve Bridge loop from Alness

Gravel Track Along the Loch – Little Garve Bridge loop from Alness

Hard

4.7

(3)

riders

Gravel Track Along the Loch – Little Garve Bridge loop from Alness

05:11

77.8km

850m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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18.5 km

Gravel Track Along the Loch

Highlight • Lake

Nice small gravel 4x4 track along side the loch, easy to cycle/walk.

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19.6 km

Loch Glass

Lake

40.5 km

Little Garve Bridge is a scheduled monument, spanning the Black Water just outside the village of Garve. Dating back to the mid-18th century, it formed part of a military road, built for the British army following the Jacobite Uprisings.

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42.6 km

Forest trail between Contin and Garve

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Track starts of with tarmac then goes onto the usual forest leafy track, 1 wee river crossing.

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44.3 km

Gravel Path With View of Loch Garve

Highlight • Trail

Very scenic part of the trail between Contin and Garve

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45.6 km

Garve Railway Bridge

Highlight • Lake

Train bridge at the end of Loch Garve. It's more modern these days but still fun if you can spot a train going by.

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50.7 km

View of the Mountains from the Forest Path

Highlight • Trail

Great mix of trails to challenge your abilities, and plenty of elevation to work your lungs.

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52.4 km

Loch Kinellan

Lake

54.7 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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64.2 km

Road With View of Cromarty Firth

Highlight • Viewpoint

Quiet road, good alternative to the A9 and A862

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77.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.5 km

24.8 km

8.89 km

8.75 km

5.60 km

2.30 km

Surfaces

34.5 km

18.8 km

18.1 km

4.08 km

2.38 km

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Friday 3 July

19°C

11°C

93 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

November 13, 2021,Tour de Wyvis

All the way along Glen Glass is great. The section up to Loch Bealach Culaidh is steep with a difficult surface in places. Anything less than a mountain bike may need a bit of a push (I certainly had to). The descent towards Little Garve is loose in places, but generally fine. The track north of Loch Garve is also …

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Gravel Track Along the Loch – Little Garve Bridge loop from Alness

Gravel Track Along the Loch

Little Garve Bridge

Forest trail between Contin and Garve

Gravel Path With View of Loch Garve

Garve Railway Bridge

View of the Mountains from the Forest Path

Strathpeffer Railway Station & Museum

Road With View of Cromarty Firth

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