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Chanonry Lighthouse – Fortrose Cathedral Ruins loop from Cromarty

Chanonry Lighthouse – Fortrose Cathedral Ruins loop from Cromarty

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Chanonry Lighthouse – Fortrose Cathedral Ruins loop from Cromarty

02:02

41.1km

530m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.8 km for 77 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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482 m

The Last Splash

Highlight • Cafe

One of Scotland's secret cafes! Big range of dairy free milks, get one of each of the toasted bread, apply your own spread!

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8.81 km

Udale Bay Bird Hide

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice little hide though for some reason was locked today around noon. There is a bench which overlooks the estuary. Loads of geese today, 3rd July. Would have made a nice enclosed shelter if open!

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17.4 km

Markie Burn Waterfalls

Highlight • Viewpoint

It's worth getting off your bike to visit these picturesque waterfalls. The Markie Burn is surrounded by deciduous woodland straight from the pages of a fairytale. As you wonder through …

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21.1 km

View of Fort George

Highlight • Historical Site

21.9 km

Chanonry Point Dolphin Viewing Area

Highlight • Viewpoint

Visit on a rising tide and stand a very good chance of seeing dolphins playing just off the shore

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22.0 km

Chanonry Point — Lighthouse and Dolphin Viewing Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

We had one of the best experiences of our Scotland stay here. Not only some seals, but 6 dolphins with young hunted here for salmon during the incoming tide, only …

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22.1 km

Chanonry Lighthouse

Highlight • Viewpoint

Chanonry Lighthouse has guided boats since 1846 and is still in operation today. It's located on the Black Isle where the Moray Firth narrows between Chanonry Point and Fort George. …

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24.8 km

Fortrose Cathedral Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Standing in a grassy square at the heart of Fortrose, the atmospheric ruins of Fortrose Cathedral date back to the 1300s, although the diocese of Ross is thought to have …

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41.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.7 km

5.78 km

419 m

220 m

Surfaces

37.6 km

3.08 km

419 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

18°C

14°C

82 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Chanonry Lighthouse – Fortrose Cathedral Ruins loop from Cromarty

The Last Splash

Udale Bay Bird Hide

Markie Burn Waterfalls

View of Fort George

Chanonry Point Dolphin Viewing Area

Chanonry Point — Lighthouse and Dolphin Viewing Point

Chanonry Lighthouse

Fortrose Cathedral Ruins

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