Otter Pool on Raiders Road – Big Water of Fleet Viaduct loop from Benniguinea
Otter Pool on Raiders Road – Big Water of Fleet Viaduct loop from Benniguinea
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Otter Pool on Raiders Road – Big Water of Fleet Viaduct loop from Benniguinea
04:45
61.3km
750m
Gravel riding
Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: March 27, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 35.4 km for 23 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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7.01 km
Otter Pool on Raiders Road
Highlight • River
There is also picnic tables, public toilets and a car park here making it an excellent overnight bikepacking location as well.
Tip by
13.9 km
Stroan Loch
Lake
14.3 km
View of Stroan Loch from the old Portpatrick Railway line
Highlight • Viewpoint
19.7 km
Loch Skerrow and Old Railway Platform
Highlight • Lake
38.5 km
Cuil Hill Plantation
Forest
45.4 km
View of Glentrool and Newton Stewart from the Creetown Road
Highlight • Viewpoint
Tip by
47.4 km
Big Water of Fleet Viaduct
Highlight • Other
48.4 km
Big Water of Fleet Viaduct
Highlight • Bridge
The viaduct appears in the 1935 film 'The 39 Steps'.
Tip by
56.9 km
NCR 7 Forest Path
Highlight • Trail
Tip by
60.4 km
Clatteringshaws Dam
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Tip by
61.3 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
27.6 km
15.1 km
13.3 km
3.91 km
1.32 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
41.5 km
12.9 km
3.57 km
2.45 km
911 m
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Elevation
Highest point (260 m)
Lowest point (10 m)
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