Cycling in Contin

Cycling from Contin offers routes up to 90 km with mixed surfaces, moderate climbing, and long stretches without services through Highland terrain.

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Routes: 162 km
In total: 90 km
Longest ride: 1,113 m
Most climbing

Rides in Contin

Gravel · From the map · United Kingdom
Contin to Fort Augustus
Contin, United Kingdom
90 km1,113 m ↑HardGPX
Added Sep 2026
Gravel · From the map · United Kingdom
Contin to Rosehall
Contin, United Kingdom
72 km664 m ↑ModerateGPX
Added Sep 2026

Riding in Contin in numbers

Added up from the recorded routes and OpenStreetMap; nothing estimated.

Surface: 35% paved · 65% gravel or unpaved — 105 km of gravel or unpaved road across the routes
Roads: 13% of the riding on main roads without a cycle lane
High point: 510 m on Contin to Fort Augustus
Bail-outs: A railway station or ferry within reach on 1 route
Longest stretch without services: 51 km on Contin to Rosehall

When to ride in Contin

Typical conditions by month, 2015–2024 reanalysis. Bars run from the average daily low to high.

Best months: Jun to Aug.

6°1°J16

7°2°F17

8°2°M17

11°3°A15

14°7°M16

17°10°J16

18°11°J18

17°11°A18

16°9°S15

12°7°O18

8°4°N16

7°2°D19

BestFineHard goingRain days per month under each bar · typical wind 19 km/h from the SW

Cycling guide to Contin

Contin in Highland, United Kingdom, serves as a start point for two main routes: to Fort Augustus and to Rosehall. The route to Fort Augustus covers 89.9 km with 1113 m of elevation gain and 53% unpaved surfaces, passing through places like Kinnahaird, Marybank, and Invermoriston. The biggest climb starts at km 57.7, lasting 4.5 km with an average gradient of 5.2% and a maximum of 9.5%, reaching a top height of 510 m. The route to Rosehall is 72.2 km with 664 m of elevation gain and 79% unpaved surfaces, going through Garve and Croick, with a climb starting at km 11.2 over 3.9 km at 2.5% average gradient. Both routes lack cycle paths and have stretches on main roads without cycle lanes, with the longest service gap 51.1 km on the Rosehall route. There are no railway stations near the Fort Augustus route but one near the Rosehall route.

Terrain

The terrain from Contin is mixed with rolling to moderate climbs. Elevations reach up to 510 m on the Fort Augustus route, with gradients mostly moderate, averaging 2.5% to 5.2% on the major climbs, and maximum gradients up to 9.5%. Surfaces are a mixture of paved and gravel or unpaved roads.

Nearby destinations

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Cycling in Contin

Rides in Contin

Contin to Fort Augustus

Contin to Rosehall

Riding in Contin in numbers

When to ride in Contin

Nearby destinations

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