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BeSpoke Bike Shop & Café – Carloway Community Shop & Café loop from Back

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BeSpoke Bike Shop & Café – Carloway Community Shop & Café loop from Back

Moderate

5.0

(1)

19

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BeSpoke Bike Shop & Café – Carloway Community Shop & Café loop from Back

03:08

75.7km

490m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Mòinteach Leòdhais

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.21 km

View of Back Beach

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Good sandy beaches at Back,Coll & Tolsta and a few wee ones which you could have all by yourself.

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2

9.88 km

BeSpoke Bike Shop & Café

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Bike repairs and cafe. Also Alistair will come out to you in the middle of nowhere and fix your bike if you have a massive issue! The best service! Also offers a bike taxi service for great rates.

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3

12.2 km

Loch Airigh na Lic

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Trout & sea trout

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4

18.0 km

Winding Road Through Mòinteach Leòdhais Moorland

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Road goes from Stornoway to Breasclate or to Carloway on the west coast of the island

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5

27.1 km

Mòinteach Leòdhais Single Track Road

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Easy single track roads, not bad condition, can be a wee bit busy if you can call half a dozen cars busy, mostly good drives but let them pass when you get up to the next passing place.

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32.3 km

Callanish XII

Archaeological Site

7

32.7 km

Breasclate Bay

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Nice wee put stop, also a wee honesty box with homemade food in it.

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8

41.2 km

Carloway Community Shop & Café

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Worth a wee visit for a quick coffee

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42.0 km

Ruins

Ruins

44.8 km

Loch Torrad

Lake

11

50.1 km

Cairnryan Road, Mòinteach Leòdhais

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single track tared road

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B

75.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.6 km

12.6 km

1.50 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

75.3 km

387 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 28 May

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11°C

92 %

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