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The Blackhouse Maze – Knockfarrel Viewpoint loop from Strathpeffer

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The Blackhouse Maze – Knockfarrel Viewpoint loop from Strathpeffer

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The Blackhouse Maze – Knockfarrel Viewpoint loop from Strathpeffer

01:26

18.8km

220m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 1.93 km for 84 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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440 m

Wooden Sculptures Trail

Highlight • Forest

lots of wooden carvings worth passing through to see them.

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1.90 km

The Blackhouse Maze

Highlight • Natural

worth seeing but I thought the stones would have been bigger.

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3.36 km

Knockfarrel Viewpoint

Highlight • Natural Monument

The views from Knockfarrel are good all around as it is an elevated point. Cars can park here and room for maybe half a dozen

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6.10 km

Bealachnagore Nature Trail

Highlight • Natural

Reaching this point you are climbing quickly, about 450ft in 1.5miles from the start point. This track is more level and easier to ride through. There are bushes that can …

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14.0 km

Dingwall to Strathpeffer Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

the old railway went under the bridge which is now a nice cycle/walk track. few hundred meters along track is remains of old station.

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14.9 km

The Peffery Trail

Highlight • Trail

Traffic free cycling along an old railway trackbed. Shared use withwalkers and dog walkers.

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17.2 km

Strathpeffer Railway Station & Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The station served the fashionable spa in Victorian times, but both world wars I and II killed this off. Last passenger train ran in 1946, but the station is beautifully restored with museum and tea room.

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17.8 km

Fountain at The Highland Hotel

Highlight • Monument

Raised on the hillside in Strathpeffer, The Highland Hotel stands out, the fountain is beneath, it does make you look at the hotel and the surroundings

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18.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

4.43 km

1.42 km

1.37 km

1.36 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.15 km

4.33 km

2.00 km

1.63 km

1.46 km

1.22 km

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 12 August

23°C

14°C

69 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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The Blackhouse Maze – Knockfarrel Viewpoint loop from Strathpeffer

Wooden Sculptures Trail

The Blackhouse Maze

Knockfarrel Viewpoint

Bealachnagore Nature Trail

Dingwall to Strathpeffer Railway Bridge

The Peffery Trail

Strathpeffer Railway Station & Museum

Fountain at The Highland Hotel

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