Gorsebush Café – Glen Torridon loop from Kinlochewe

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Gorsebush Café – Glen Torridon loop from Kinlochewe

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Gorsebush Café – Glen Torridon loop from Kinlochewe

01:53

32.3km

210m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 21, 2026

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263 m

Gorsebush Café

Highlight • Cafe

Delightful little cafe, much-loved among cyclists and hikers of the area and beyond, offering lots of local charm, great food and drink in quaint crockery.

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5.49 km

View of Loch Clair

Highlight • Lake

Loch Claire in absolute wonderful landscape

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10.0 km

Red Deer at Beinn Eighe Car Park

Highlight • Parking

This is the UK’s oldest NNR with an ancient Caledonian pine forest and one of the most spectacular mountain ridges in Scotland. This car park is renowned for its two friendly red deer stags.

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10.9 km

Road Along the River Torridon

Highlight • Cycleway

The road follows the river Torridon. Wonderful area for cycling.

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14.0 km

For some, Torridon is Scotland's finest glen. This is a region of truly ancient mountain massifs, containing some of the oldest exposed land on the planet. The foundations of gneiss that the likes of Liathach and Beinn Eighe sit on are thought to be in the region of 2,600 million years old.

Glen Torridon's notorious triumvirate of Beinn Alligin, Liathach and Beinn Eighe are simply astonishing mountain days, but there's more to Torridon than this famous three. Corbetts like Baosbheinn and Beinn Dearg have their own charms, while being much quieter than the big three.

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16.2 km

Torridon TGO Challenge Start Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

A small village on its titular loch under spectacular mountains. It’s another start point that requires a bit of planning to get there. However, it is well worth the effort with several wonderful stalkers paths leading through spectacular scenery though the tough terrain makes it better suited to those with Scottish experience.

Register: Torridon Youth Hostel, 01445 791284, torridon@hostellingscotland.org.uk

Getting there: Kyle of Lochalsh train from Inverness to Strathcarron. The afternoon train connects with the DKM motors (01520 722682) bus service to Torridon most days. In 2018 it did not run on Fridays. This is a 14 seater bus and cannot be pre-booked. Challengers have often got together via the message board to organise taxis from Inverness.

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16.8 km

Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve Scenic Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice rolling road running along side Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve. Great views a good road surface, but it can get busy at peak times especially in the summer.

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