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Tomatin Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Balloch

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Tomatin Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Balloch

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Tomatin Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Balloch

03:53

62.3km

640m

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 20, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.03 km

River Nairn

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The River Nairn rises in the Monadhliath Mountains of the Scottish Highlands. From here it flows 35 miles northeast through Strathnairn, passing Culloden Moor, site of the Battle of Culloden in 1746, before entering the Moray Firth at Nairn.

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16.4 km

Moy Viaduct

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Description
1897. 5-span wooden trestle railway bridge; heavy timbers, each trestle with substantial buttress props either side; all bolted and braced with metal ties. Metal plated parapet with simple strut …

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17.9 km

Carved Wildlife Bench

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I stopped at bus stop a few miles before, but wish I'd waited for this!

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23.3 km

Tomatin Distillery

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Really worth a stop off at this great no nonsense distillery. One of the best

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25.9 km

Findhorn Bridge

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Findhorn Birdge is an unusual two-span, reinforced concrete bridge spanning the River Findhorn in Tomatin. It's most striking feature are the semi-octagonal 'windows'.

It was designed by the engineer Sir …

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31.2 km

Slochd Summit Traffic-Free Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Slochd Summit is a mountain pass on the A9 road and the Highland Main Line Railway reaching 1,328 feet (405 m).

A fabulous traffic-free section of NCN 7 runs past this iconic point.

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37.9 km

Tomatin Viaduct

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Beautiful bridge with many arches in Tomatin.

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58.7 km

Clava Cairns

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Clava cairns are a localized form of Late Neolithic megalithic structures in Scotland. Twelve of these only about 50 artificial round mounds are in the county of Inverness-shire. The best …

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62.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.1 km

6.34 km

4.49 km

1.36 km

180 m

Surfaces

49.6 km

11.2 km

959 m

422 m

157 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 4 September

16°C

10°C

26 %

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Tomatin Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Balloch

River Nairn

Moy Viaduct

Carved Wildlife Bench

Tomatin Distillery

Findhorn Bridge

Slochd Summit Traffic-Free Path

Tomatin Viaduct

Clava Cairns

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