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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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: August 20, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

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.

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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 …

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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

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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

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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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