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Loop from Inverness

9 days · 36 stops · 931 km · ≈ 13h41 driving

Featured in The North Coast 500, the great loop round the north of Scotland

The route — Inverness · loop

Day 1 Crown and City Centre → Kyle of Lochalsh 4 stops · 134 km · ≈ 1h51

Inverness Castle
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01 Castle

Inverness Castle

Crown and City Centre  · 1 km · 2 min

Rogie Falls
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02 Waterfall

Rogie Falls

Strathpeffer  · 33 km · 30 min

Strome Castle
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03 Castle

Strome Castle

Kyle of Lochalsh  · 72 km · 57 min

Bealach na Bà
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04 Mountain

Bealach na Bà

Kyle of Lochalsh  · 28 km · 22 min

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Day 2 Portree → Ullapool 4 stops · 90 km · ≈ 1h08

Sand, Applecross
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05 Archaeology

Sand, Applecross

Portree  · 12 km · 8 min

Shieldaig Island
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06 Island

Shieldaig Island

Kyle of Lochalsh  · 33 km · 25 min

Glen Torridon
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07 Mountain

Glen Torridon

Kyle of Lochalsh  · 15 km · 13 min

Victoria Falls
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08 Waterfall

Victoria Falls

Ullapool  · 30 km · 22 min

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Day 3 Ullapool 4 stops · 105 km · ≈ 1h23

Gairloch Museum
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09 Museum

Gairloch Museum

Ullapool  · 14 km · 12 min

Inverewe Garden
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10 Garden  · Family

Inverewe Garden

Ullapool  · 11 km · 11 min

Corrieshalloch Gorge
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11 Nature park

Corrieshalloch Gorge

Ullapool  · 61 km · 45 min

Ullapool
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12 Village

Ullapool

Ullapool  · 19 km · 15 min

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Day 4 Ullapool → Drumbeg 4 stops · 78 km · ≈ 59 min

Stac Pollaidh
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13 Mountain

Stac Pollaidh

Ullapool  · 23 km · 18 min

Knockan Crag
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14 Nature park

Knockan Crag

Ullapool  · 13 km · 9 min

Ardvreck Castle
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15 Castle

Ardvreck Castle

Drumbeg  · 19 km · 15 min

Achmelvich Bay
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16 Coast

Achmelvich Bay

Drumbeg  · 23 km · 17 min

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Day 5 Drumbeg 4 stops · 91 km · ≈ 1h08

Clachtoll Broch
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17 Heritage

Clachtoll Broch

Drumbeg  · 3 km · 3 min

18 Museum

Rock Stop and Cafe

Drumbeg  · 29 km · 21 min

Durness
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19 Village

Durness

Drumbeg  · 57 km · 41 min

Balnakeil Bay
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20 Coast

Balnakeil Bay

Drumbeg  · 2 km · 3 min

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Day 6 Drumbeg → Thurso 4 stops · 73 km · ≈ 1h03

Smoo Cave
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21 Cave

Smoo Cave

Drumbeg  · 4 km · 5 min

Ceannabeinne
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22 Archaeology

Ceannabeinne

Drumbeg  · 3 km · 2 min

Castle Varrich
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23 Castle

Castle Varrich

Lairg  · 43 km · 31 min

Strathnaver Museum
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24 Museum

Strathnaver Museum

Thurso  · 23 km · 25 min

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Day 7 Castletown → Saint Margaret's Hope 4 stops · 101 km · ≈ 1h52

Dunnet Head
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25 Coast

Dunnet Head

Castletown  · 69 km · 1h12

Castle of Mey
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26 Castle

Castle of Mey

Castletown  · 15 km · 18 min

John o' Groats
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27 Heritage

John o' Groats

Bowertower  · 14 km · 17 min

Duncansby Head
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28 Coast

Duncansby Head

Saint Margaret's Hope  · 3 km · 5 min

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Day 8 Wick → Dornoch 4 stops · 143 km · ≈ 2h21

Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
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29 Castle

Castle Sinclair Girnigoe

Wick  · 35 km · 43 min

Whaligoe steps
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30 Viewpoint

Whaligoe steps

Wick  · 19 km · 24 min

Dunrobin Castle
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31 Castle

Dunrobin Castle

Golspie  · 70 km · 55 min

Dornoch Cathedral
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32 Church

Dornoch Cathedral

Dornoch  · 19 km · 19 min

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Day 9 Tain → Inverness 4 stops · 116 km · ≈ 1h56

Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre
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33 Brewery

Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre

Tain  · 13 km · 15 min

Chanonry Point
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34 Viewpoint

Chanonry Point

Rosemarkie  · 54 km · 49 min

Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
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35 Museum

Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre

Inverness  · 30 km · 33 min

Balnuaran of Clava
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36 Archaeology

Balnuaran of Clava

Balloch  · 2 km · 3 min

Back to Inverness · 17 km · 16 min

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