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The Boathouse Café & Campsite – Twin Beaches of Gigha loop from Tayinloan

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The Boathouse Café & Campsite – Twin Beaches of Gigha loop from Tayinloan

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5.0

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The Boathouse Café & Campsite – Twin Beaches of Gigha loop from Tayinloan

01:28

27.3km

130m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 20, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 202 m for 4.53 km

After 22.6 km for 4.53 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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40 m

Tayinloan Ferry Pier

Highlight • Rest Area

Very quick ferry crossing to Isle of Gigha. Toilets available.

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178 m

Tayinloan Ferry Terminal

Highlight • Rest Area

4.88 km

Gigha Campsite and Motorhome Site

Highlight • Rest Area

Fantastic campsite, camping pitches are individually secluded with the cleanest facilities available.

Tip by

5.35 km

The Boathouse Café & Campsite

Highlight • Cafe

Popular spot in summer, campsite is fairly small and it was quite busy / loud so opted to wild camp on the twin beach’s to the north of the island …

Tip by

8.11 km

The Nook

Highlight • Settlement

Ardminish store and post office. Opening hrs Summer Mon - Sat 9 till 5.30. Sun 12 till 4

Tip by

11.7 km

The Giant's Tooth Standing Stone

Highlight • Monument

The story goes a giant on Kintyre with toothache pulled out the painful tooth and threw it across the water where it landed on Gigha

Tip by

14.4 km

View of the Sound of Jura

Highlight • Beach

15.8 km

Twin Beaches of Gigha

Highlight • Natural

Take the path west, from the Gigha spine road, to the most amazing swim / lunch / overnight headland and double-beach spot. Enjoy the sweeping views across the water, back to the mainland and to Jura, and the Paps.

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27.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

9.03 km

1.79 km

507 m

Surfaces

14.4 km

9.54 km

1.79 km

1.52 km

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 7 May

13°C

7°C

15 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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The Boathouse Café & Campsite – Twin Beaches of Gigha loop from Tayinloan

Tayinloan Ferry Pier

Tayinloan Ferry Terminal

Gigha Campsite and Motorhome Site

The Boathouse Café & Campsite

The Nook

The Giant's Tooth Standing Stone

View of the Sound of Jura

Twin Beaches of Gigha

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