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| Mill Dam Shapinsay | 5mi | 3 Mar 2014 |
What's your favourite route across town? Post it here and share the secret with other local cyclists.
Days Out
Find somewhere to cycle this weekend. Here’s our route-planner’s top picks around Kirkwall:
Mill Dam Shapinsay ·
5mi one-way
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★★
Cottascarth and Rendall Moss ·
10mi one-way
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★★
Onziebust ·
21mi one-way
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★
National Cycle Network
The National Cycle Network is a great way to find traffic-free routes and quiet lanes. These routes pass through Kirkwall:
To Berwick-upon-Tweed, Melrose, Galashiels, Innerleithen, Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Queensferry, Inverkeithing, Dunfermline, Kinross, Falkland, Tayport, Newport-on-Tay, Dundee, Carnoustie, Arbroath, Montrose, Inverbervie, Stonehaven, Aberdeen, Turriff, Banff, Portsoy, Cullen, Portknockie, Findochty, Buckie, Elgin, Forres, Nairn, Inverness, Dingwall, Alness, Tain and Thurso.
Knowledge
What are the roads like? Which are the most cycle-friendly cafés? Where’s your favourite place for a Saturday afternoon spin? Share your knowledge with other local cyclists.
New Monday 19 November
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You can now use cycle.travel to plan a route anywhere in Europe – from the Adriatic to the Baltic and beyond. We’ve expanded our map and route-planner to include Eastern Europe…
Tuesday 18 September
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No, we’re not suggesting the use of performance-enhancing substances (apart from cake), but when you absolutely have to take that shortcut… When you’re planning a route with cycle.travel, sometimes…
Saturday 23 April
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Today cycle.travel’s route-planner gets the biggest single improvement since it launched – a new feature we call Smart Turns. cycle.travel now casts a forensic eye over every turn…
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