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Croy And Culloden Moor

Culloden Battlefield – View of Inverness Road loop from Newlands of Culloden

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Croy And Culloden Moor

Culloden Battlefield – View of Inverness Road loop from Newlands of Culloden

Hard

17

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Culloden Battlefield – View of Inverness Road loop from Newlands of Culloden

03:04

49.0km

470m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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1.13 km

Culloden Battlefield

Highlight • Historical Site

Battlefield of the last military conflict between Scots and English in 1746

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2.30 km

Culloden Battlefield

Highlight • Monument

Prince Charles Edward Stuart (called Bonnie Prince Charlie) and his approximately 5,000-man army, consisting mainly of men from the Scottish Highlands, was on the 8th, after winning the Prestonpans battle to secure his domination of Scotland He crossed the border into England on November 17, 1745. The army reached Carlisle and Manchester until Derby. Here, however, at the insistence of Lord George Murray's counselors and against the Prince's resistance, they decided to retreat to Scotland, as the position of the Jacobites was threatened by two armies under General George Wade and Prince William August, Duke of Cumberland. In addition, the Jacobites could pay no more pay and were fed by volunteers, since the promised support from France was missing.
Under the command of Murray, the Jacobites secured the retreat to Scotland through a victorious battle at Clifton and reached Glasgow on December 25, where provisions and reinforcements awaited them. Although Charles won the last time at the Battle of Falkirk against General Henry Hawley on January 17, 1746, he had to retreat north under the pressure of superior government forces, with his troops beginning to desert in the face of precarious military conditions and poor supply.

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3.01 km

Culloden Battlefield Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

Wee story about what happened here but worth reading up the history of the area.

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4

10.2 km

Distributor Road Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Easy, but nice.

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12.5 km

Culduthel Woods

Forest

6

19.0 km

View of Inverness Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

26.9 km

Loch a' Chlachain

Lake

43.3 km

Culloden Forest

Forest

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49.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.8 km

2.56 km

1.66 km

850 m

591 m

537 m

Surfaces

44.1 km

2.56 km

1.95 km

432 m

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Saturday 27 June

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