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Cycle tour of Orkney
| glasgowjim | 18 Oct 15:56 |
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Joined: 18 Oct 2013 Posts: 6 Bike: | Orkney is a great place to do a short cycle tour . Cheap train tickets to Thurso 3 mile run to ferry terminal in Scrabster and campsite is barely a mile from the ferry terminal at stromness. Roads are well surfaced with NO POTHOLES ! only one road is anything like busy and thats from Kirkwall to Finstown. First day Stromness to Bradger then upto Skara Brae from there you go on to Twatt (yes really) from there you can eirther go upto to Bursay and camp there or cut through past Kirbuster farming museum to the top of the island and then go east down to Evie for the night at a very quiet campsite . Next day early start and a short run to Tingwall and ferry to Rousay. Archeologival sites + circuit of island (13 miles approx) back to pier and ferry to Tingwall. The run from Tingwall to Finstwon is on the longest strainght road and all down hill at that point. From Finstown you turn left and head to kirkwall but be prepared for headwinds (this is a long day ) . Stay ay Pickaquoy campsite then the next day head down to the Italian chapel on Little Holm then head back up and do the brough of Deerness back to kirKwall. Final day take the run back to stromness choice of 2 routes . Camp in Stromness and ferry back the next day. This was my plan but a day of heavy rain took a day out of my itinerary . A day in Kirwall is good especally for St Magbus' cathedral it is fascinating. |
