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    Pedal Nation Cycling Holidays

  • Small group tour (up to 12 people)

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  • Partially guided (in English)

    Help with getting around, plus guides for key activities.

  • Bicycle (medium intensity)

    Pedal through scenic landscapes on two wheels

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Itinerary

  1. Intro

    Introduction

  2. Day 1

    Inverness

    Inverness
    Landmarks
    Inverness Castle
  3. Day 2

    Inverness to Lochcarron

    Inverness to Lochcarron
    Meals
    Breakfast (Hearty Scottish breakfast), Lunch (Packed lunch)

    Included Activities

    • Hearty Scottish breakfast
    • Cycle through Inverness city
    • Photograph stop at Inverness Castle
    Landmarks
    Inverness Castle
    River Ness
    Beauly Firth
    Rogie Falls
    Loch Gowan
    Ledgowan Forest
    Loch Dughaill
    Achnashellach Forest
  4. Day 3

    Lochcarron to Gairloch

    Lochcarron to Gairloch
    Meals
    Breakfast (Hearty Scottish breakfast), Lunch (Packed lunch)

    Included Activities

    • Hearty Scottish breakfast
    • Cycle Bealach na Ba pass
    • Descend to Applecross

    Optional Activities

    • View sea otters near Shieldaig Island
    Landmarks
    Loch Kishorn
    Bealach na Ba
    Applecross
    Isle of Raasay
    Fearnmore
    Loch Torridon
    Loch Shieldaig
    Shieldaig
    Shieldaig Island
    Torridon
    Glen Torridon
    Liathach
    Kinlochewe
    Beinn Eighe
    Loch Maree
  5. Day 4

    Gairloch to Ullapool

    Gairloch to Ullapool
    Meals
    Breakfast (Hearty Scottish breakfast), Lunch (Packed lunch)

    Included Activities

    • Hearty Scottish breakfast
    • Cycle from Gairloch to Poolewe
    • Pass WWII anti-aircraft batteries

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Arctic Convoy museum outside Aultbea
    Landmarks
    Poolewe
    Aultbea
    Arctic Convoy Museum
    Gruinard Bay
    Gruinard Island
    Badcaul
    Little Loch Broom
    An Teallach Hills
    Fain Bridge
    Dundonnell Forest
    Corrieshalloch Gorge
    Ullapool
    Strathcanaird
    The Coigach Peaks
    Beinn an Eoin
    Cul Beag
  6. Day 5

    Ullapool to Kinlochbervie

    Ullapool to Kinlochbervie
    Meals
    Breakfast (Hearty Scottish breakfast), Lunch (Packed lunch)

    Included Activities

    • Hearty Scottish breakfast
    • Cycle from Ullapool to Kinlochbervie

    Optional Activities

    • Stop at Rock Stop café near Unapool
    Landmarks
    Loch Lurgainn
    Inverkirkaig
    Strathan
    Lochinver
    Drumbeg
    Nedd
    Quinag
    Unapool
    Kylesku
    Loch a Chairn Bhain
    Scourie
    North West Highlands Geopark
    Laxford Bridge
    Rhiconich
    Loch Inchard
    Kinlochbervie
  7. Day 6

    Kinlochbervie to Melvich

    Kinlochbervie to Melvich
    Meals
    Breakfast (Hearty Scottish breakfast), Lunch (Packed lunch)

    Included Activities

    • Hearty Scottish breakfast
    • Cycle from Kinlochbervie to Melvich
    • Visit Balnakeil Craft Village and Cocoa Mountain café

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Smoo Cave
    • Stop for brew at Bettyhill Hotel
    Landmarks
    Rhiconich
    Kyle of Durness
    Durness
    Balnakeil Craft Village
    Cocoa Mountain
    Smoo Cave
    Loch Eriboll
    Kyle of Tongue
    Bettyhill
    Bettyhill Hotel
    Melvich
  8. Day 7

    Melvich to Dornoch

    Melvich to Dornoch
    Meals
    Breakfast (Hearty Scottish breakfast), Lunch (Packed lunch)

    Included Activities

    • Hearty Scottish breakfast
    • Cycle from Melvich to Dornoch
    • Cycle alongside Halladale River and Loch Fleet

    Optional Activities

    • Visit RSPB Forsinard Flows at Forsinard Station
    • Stop at The Crask Inn for refreshment
    Landmarks
    National Cycle Network Route 1
    Halladale River
    Strath Halladale
    Achiemore
    Craigtown
    Croick
    Trantlebeg
    Forsinard Station
    RSPB Forsinard Flows
    Kinbrace
    River Helmsdale
    Badanloch Lodge
    Garvault Hotel
    Syre
    Highland Clearances
    Naver Forest
    Loch Naver
    Altnaharra
    Strath Vagastie
    Ben Klibreck
    Crask
    The Crask Inn
    Lairg
    Loch Fleet
    Dornoch
  9. Day 8

    Dornoch to Inverness

    Dornoch to Inverness
    Meals
    Breakfast (Hearty Scottish breakfast), Lunch (Packed lunch), Dinner (Celebratory dinner at one of Inverness' fine restaurants)

    Included Activities

    • Hearty Scottish breakfast
    • Cycle from Dornoch to Inverness Castle
    • Celebratory group photographs at Inverness Castle
    • Celebratory dinner at local restaurant

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Ardgay Highland shop and Café
    Landmarks
    Dornoch Firth
    Bonar Bridge
    Ardgay
    Ardgay Highland shop and Café
    Struie
    Evanton
    Cromarty Firth
    Culbokie
    Black Isle
    Munlochy
    Beauly Firth
    Moray Firth
    Kessock Bridge
    Inverness Castle
  10. Day 9

    Depart Inverness

    Depart Inverness
    Meals
    Breakfast

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    Sophie

    Asked on April 7th, 2023

    Do you have e-bikes for hire? I am only 4'11", do you have ebikes small enough? What is the price?

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    • Pedal Nation Cycling HolidaysOperator•Written April 2023

      I have checked with our vendor and they have bike available for your size. The price will be £320 and it will be a Trek Powerfly 4.

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    Bill

    Asked on September 25th, 2022

    Love this but cannot cyvce, is there any other way.

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    • Pedal Nation Cycling HolidaysOperator•Written September 2022

      There are options to do the NC500 by hire car etc but we don't do any other means as we are a cycle tour operator.

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