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Cycling in Durness

Cycling from Durness offers a paved 17.3 km route to Cape Wrath with climbing and remote sections without services.

17 km
Distance
270 m
Climbing

The ride from Durness

On the road: Durness to the end of the Great North Trail (Cape Wrath)
Durness to the end of the Great North Trail (Cape Wrath)

17 km270 m ↑EasyGravelGPX

Stage 2 of 2 of the Great North Trail (Cape Wrath): 17.3 km from Durness to the end of the Great North Trail (Cape Wrath) with 270 m of climbing, on the signed route.

Map, profile and GPX
050100150200m0 km5101517 km173 m · highest, at 8.1 kmStartFinish

Riding in Durness in numbers

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

Surface
Paved almost throughout
Bail-outs
A railway station or ferry within reach on 1 route

When to ride in Durness

Typical conditions by month, 20152024 reanalysis. Bars run from the average daily low to high.

Best months: Aug.

6°3°J23
7°3°F20
8°3°M20
10°4°A17
13°7°M18
15°10°J18
16°11°J22
16°11°A21
15°10°S20
12°8°O22
9°5°N21
7°4°D23
BestFineHard goingRain days per month under each bar · typical wind 26 km/h from the SW

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