Castle · 0.6 km off the route
Inverness Castle
Castle in Inverness, Highland, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0Moray Firth Tourist Route
The signed tourist route north from Inverness through Dingwall and round the Cromarty and Dornoch firths by Bonar Bridge to Loch Fleet near Golspie.
- Distance
- 82 miles (131 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- Highlands and Moray
Follows the official route
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 29 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 13
- Curvature
- 109 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 12
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 38 to mile 67. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 37 to mile 57, at 138 degrees of turning a mile.
- 2 motorcycle shops are within 3 km of the line.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- The A9 stretches are fast and busy with lorries. The roads round Bonar Bridge are quieter.
On the way
- Inverness
- Dingwall
- Bonar Bridge
- Loch Fleet
Ready to ride it?
Plan it with dates in the tour plannerBook this trip
1Places to stay
- Find a bed in InvernessWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in Loch FleetWhere the route ends
2Cover
Check your breakdown cover recovers a motorcycle, and from where. Some policies only cover you from home, or not at all on single track roads.
What to check before you buy coverPlaces to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Castle · 0.7 km off the route
Moniack Castle
Category B listed building in Highland, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Dave Napier, CC BY-SA 2.0
Monastery · On the route
Beauly Priory
Monastery in Highland, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0
Castle · 1 km off the route
Brahan Castle
Castle in Highland, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: W. Ritchie & Sons, Public domain
Castle · 0.5 km off the route
Dingwall Castle
Castle in Highland, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: QuintusPetillius, CC0
Castle · 1 km off the route
Foulis Castle
Castle in Highland, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: King-of-no-pants at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle · 0.5 km off the route
Balconie Castle
Castle in the UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: QuintusPetillius, Public domain
Castle · On the route
Contullich Castle
Castle in Alness, Highland, Scotland, UK, demolished in the 19th century.
Read about it on Wikipedia
Waterfall · 0.4 km off the route
Falls of Shin
Waterfall on River Shin, Highland, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dam · On the route
Little Loch Shin Dam
Dam in Highland, Scotland, UK.
Photo: Donald H Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.