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Lerwick

End of the Sound – View of Scalloway loop from Lerwick

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United Kingdom
Scotland
Shetland Islands
Lerwick

End of the Sound – View of Scalloway loop from Lerwick

Hard

4.6

(5)

19

riders

End of the Sound – View of Scalloway loop from Lerwick

03:23

52.6km

690m

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 8, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

481 m

Sailboat Sculptures Seating Area

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Very beautiful garden with great details.

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2

2.17 km

Lerwick is today a city of about 7000 inhabitants. In the past, great importance was attached to herring and whaling. Today, oil is mined on the Shetland Islands. The city …

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12.6 km

Strand Loch

Lake

4

27.6 km

Bonhoga Gallery & Café

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Bonhoga Gallery was a meal and barley mill set on land cleared for sheep farming in the 19th century. The building became a tannery and then closed and fell into …

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5

27.6 km

The Hatchery Bookshop

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Great second-hand bookshop. They'll also make you a cuppa while the mill cafe over the road is being refurbished. They're only open Thursday to Sunday - more info can be found here: hatcherybookshop.kergord.co.uk

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6

28.4 km

End of the Sound

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Here at the end of the sound you drive directly along the shore. On both sides of the water rise gentle, green hills. You can see a few houses here …

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35.1 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

8

41.1 km

The loch is the home of the only resident Mute Swans on Shetland as well as several other species of waterbird.
The Law Ting Holm is a promontory at the …

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9

45.2 km

View of Scalloway

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10

51.7 km

Shetland Pony

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A small horse 🐴

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52.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.0 km

20.1 km

3.11 km

1.87 km

1.25 km

295 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.4 km

129 m

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Monday 12 October

13°C

9°C

98 %

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