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Tiree Cycling Route
Key Facts
- Location: Inner Hebrides, Scotland
- Size: 7834 hectares
- Terrain: Road; tracks; un-marked coastal tracks; pushing along a few paths
- Access: Ferry
- Height gain: 366 metres
- Map: OS Explorer 372 COLL and TIREE
- Starting point: Ferry terminal (GR NM 0488 454)
Tiree coastal cycle route
A varied coastal bike ride route that follows the island tracks, quiet island roads and some paths where a push is necessary. Starting at Tiree’s ferry terminal the clockwise route heads west along the main island road before exploring the tracks and dunes of the south-west tip and the bird-filled Loch a’ Phuill. Heading up the west coast to the base of, Beinn Hough, the route then turns north-west to reach one of the best island beaches at Traigh Thodhrasdail.
This section follows sandy tracks through the dunes, parallel to Hough Bay, before reaching the island road that parallels the north coast and continues to Balephetrish Bay.Here an optional loop around the Bay requires pushing the bike along the coastal path to explore the Ringing Stone, a erratic moved from Rhum during the Ice Age. The stone emits a metallic ring when struck and has a number of cup markings generally associated with the period of the Megalithic builders.
The route passes Dun Mor Broch and returns to the road and Gott Bay in the south of the island. There is then an option to explore the off-road route around the north-east corner of the island near Miodar, Gunna Sound and more of the lanes and tracks around the eastern tip before returning to the road along the incredible Gott Bay to the ferry terminal.
There are easier routes along the quiet roads of Tiree alone, without doing the more demanding extensions detailed in the route. Bike hire available at Tiree Fitness.
Full route description for the Tiree cycle route download the route and GPX on this page.
Tiree Ringing Stone
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