Loch Naver – River Naver loop from Lodge

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Loch Naver – River Naver loop from Lodge

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riders

Loch Naver – River Naver loop from Lodge

08:28

141km

1,120m

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: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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543 m

Altnaharra Hotel

Highlight • Rest Area

Set amongst beautiful wilderness, the Altnaharra Hotel provides a welcome shelter in the middle of the remote landscape. Although a bit pricey, the hotel is a lovely place to enjoy a drink, meal or comfortable night's stay.

You can find more information, here: altnaharra.com

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788 m

Altnaharra Hamlet

Highlight • Settlement

Altnaharra is a beautiful little hamlet set in expansive scenery, close to Loch Lairg, in the Sutherland region of North Scotland. There's a hotel and petrol station here so it makes a great place for an overnight stay or a shorter stop to quench your hunger or thirst.

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9.18 km

Loch Naver

Highlight • Lake

Loch Naver is almost 10km long but only 200 - 600m wide, a long and thin loch snacking down the valley. The quiet B873 roads runs along the northern shore offering lovely views and access to the loch. It's popular for fly fishing.

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37.5 km

River Naver

Highlight • Viewpoint

A cold night in the tent and on the road by 7am (or 0700 hours as he says, he sometimes forgets he’s no longer in the army!). Found a buddy to cycle with as you can see, who rather strangely has (the keen eyed amongst you may notice) a broom handle tied to his bike. The story goes that he had to move his bike whilst on the train and put his tent poles on the floor, where he promptly forgot them and which is where they presumably remain heading back from Wick to Inverness. So after spending a night in a tent without poles with it resting on his face, the enterprising chap bought a broom handle. What is it Phil always says? “improvise, adapt and overcome”.
So he’s safely arrived at Tongue now, a slow but steady 65 miles in the bag. Tomorrow he’s heading south to Alness, another 65 miles.
If you haven’t got around to donating yet, please click on the link below. A very worthy charity!
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39.1 km

View of Naver Estuary

Highlight • Viewpoint

47.0 km

North Coast 500 (NC500) Scenic Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Truly a must for any traveller and no matter how you travel, seeing the scenery of the NC500 is an eye opening experience. Scotland is known for wind, rain and snow etc, but you catch it on a good day and its one you will remember.

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62.3 km

Old Stone Bridge Over the Halladale River

Highlight • Bridge

This is a nice place to stop on a nice day for a bite to eat etc, theres a lay by either side of here and just a short walk down. The North coast road is getting busier every year though, so do get there as early as you can, as one day it will just be a queue of traffic for 500 miles.

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87.0 km