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57.54, -4.26 · rel 12622535
57.54, -4.26 · rel 12622535
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie)
24,7 km from Inverness to Culbokie through alpine terrain and mountains.
Inverness
→
Culbokie
linear
24,7km
Distance
demanding
Climb · estimate
easy
Difficulty · estimate
linear
Shape
30
views
1
Viewpoints
01 · Character of the route
Is this one for you?
Alpine Terrain
Mountains
Urban Area
Summit
1× viewpoint
Castle or ruins
Remote
Uncrowded
compiled from map data (OSM) and points of interest along the route — no editorial layer
02 · 11 points along the route
What will you encounter?
7× monument
2× ruins
1× viewpoint
1× summit
The Queen's Own Highlanders, Seaforth and Camerons Memorial
monument ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
Mercat Cross
monument ·
on the route
0,0 km
0%
St Curitan's Well
ruins ·
29 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Castle Viewpoint
viewpoint ·
49 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Ord Hill
summit ·
162 m off route
0,0 km
0%
79th Queens Own Cameron Highlanders - Sudan and Egypt Memorial
monument ·
211 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Falcon Square Mercat Cross
monument ·
218 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Knockbain War Memorial
monument ·
372 m off route
0,0 km
0%
War Memorial Gates
monument ·
376 m off route
0,0 km
0%
James's Temple, dun site
ruins ·
489 m off route
0,0 km
0%
Flora Macdonald statue
monument ·
on the route
23,2 km
94%
03 · Landmarks
Steady waypoints
Quarter of the way
Halfway
Three quarters
Finish
04 · Intersecting routes
Where you meet other trails
05 · From the trail
Through the eyes of hikers
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What hikers experienced
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07 · Before you go
Answers to common questions
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie) is 24.7 km long.
At an average walking pace, John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie) takes approximately 6h 9min to complete.
No, John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie) is a linear (point-to-point) trail. It runs from Inverness to Culbokie. Plan ahead for return transport.
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie) starts at Inverness.
John O'Groats Trail (Inverness to Culbokie) is a challenging hike that requires a good level of fitness.