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Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Nairn

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Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Nairn

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Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Nairn

03:02

50.1km

350m

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: June 24, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 93 m for 15 m

After 20.0 km for 5 m

After 50.1 km for 15 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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18.5 km

Culloden Battlefield

Highlight • Historical Site

Battlefield of the last military conflict between Scots and English in 1746

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19.8 km

Wood Chip Path

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Lovely wood chip track, makes a change from the gravel tracks

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22.9 km

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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23.4 km

Culloden Viaduct

Highlight • Monument

Designed by Chief Engineer Murdoch Paterson and built by the Highland railway the impressive 29 arches of the Culloden viaduct that stretch over the valley and River Nairn really is …

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24.2 km

Clava Cairns

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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28.8 km

Road Through Gorse

Highlight • Cycleway

45.4 km

Newton Clump

Forest

49.1 km

Merrytown Bridge

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A small and narrow bridge over the Nairn, which is a wonderful car-free alternative to the A96 bridge. Warning, not for extremely wide drivers and you have to contend with oncoming traffic 😜.

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50.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.6 km

860 m

764 m

347 m

336 m

113 m

109 m

Surfaces

42.3 km

6.60 km

721 m

413 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 24 June

20°C

11°C

46 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Nairn

Culloden Battlefield

Wood Chip Path

River Nairn

Culloden Viaduct

Clava Cairns

Road Through Gorse

Merrytown Bridge

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