Drumbeg Stores – Clashnessie Bay loop from Drumbeg

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Drumbeg Stores – Clashnessie Bay loop from Drumbeg

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Drumbeg Stores – Clashnessie Bay loop from Drumbeg

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24.3km

310m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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23 m

Just a short distance to the south from the remote village of Drumbeg is a fantastic viewpoint with a picnic bench and a superb panorama over Eddrachillis Bay and its offshore islets. Many legends surround these treacherous waters. 🌊

Drumbeg itself has a small shop, accommodation, and even a post office.

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306 m

Viewpoint Over Loch Drumbeg and Eddrachillis Bay

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The viewpoint by the car park on the B869 northwest of Drumbeg village. It's a small crofting village slightly famous for having the oldest recorded shipwreck of the coast. It's now a marine protected area for this reason although you are allowed to dive.
Loch Drumbeg is a freshwater loch that is a popular trout fishing destination.
To the north you can see out to sea past the inland islands and out to the North Minch.

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1.44 km

Road to Drumbeg

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6.96 km

Loch na Bruthaich

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7.38 km

Clashnessie Bay

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The Highland Trail passes through this road section (for which you will be thankful for). It’s beautiful and quiet.

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8.76 km

Clashnessie Bay

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Clashnessie Bay is a small sandy beach with a mild microclimate, due to the closeness of the Atlantic Ocean Gulf Stream.
Situated ten miles north of Lochinver, Clashnessie Bay is a clean, quiet and beautiful beach. With a rocky inlet and a big sandy shore, the beach is a fabulous adventure for children and full of things to explore. A short walk upstream will take you to the Clashnessie Falls, a fifteen meter waterfall, dropping from the lochans above. Clashnessie Bay is famous for its ever changing weather and water colour, from tranquil turquoise to white foamy waves.

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12.2 km

Stoer Bay

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It is one of those places that seem tranquil, but hide a brutal geological history. Its reddish sandstones preserve marks of ancient currents and lakes from over 1 billion years ago, when Scotland had a completely different landscape. And nearby appears the trace of a huge meteorite impact that shook this region in Precambrian times. Facing the coast, cliffs, islets, and seabirds complete a very wild landscape. If you cycle around the peninsula, it is worth approaching without haste: here the charm is as much in the journey as in what is under your wheels.

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