kerrera cycling routes

A good few hours especially when you add in the essential ice cream and cake stops.

Speed demons could probably be done in a couple of hours. Leave Kerrera Marina through the south gate, follow the track to Ardentrive and then down to the middle ferry. Keep following the track up to Balliemore Farm (emergency ice cream time!), then carry on up the hill (hence the emergency).

Once up the hill, follow the track through the gate and follow it all the way to the southern tip of the Island. you will come to a wee white house at the bottom of a very steep hill. The track gets a bit vague and a bit muddy here but take the one that leads up past the back door and trust it. Depending on the recent weather, it will either be pedal-able or pushable.

There is one section to look out for, where the path goes down a steep hill over grown with gorse bushes. This can be pretty tricky so best to have a wee look before you launch yourself down it! Once down, carry on along the track to the tea garden – more emergency sustenance – before heading back to the middle ferry.

And then one last hill back up past Balliemore Farm shop (we absolutely will not judge you if you need a second ice cream!) before bearing right and then right again at the top of the hill. Do not go down the very steep hill down to the house, as your legs will not forgive you when you have to cycle all the way back up! Instead, follow the rough track down to Oiti Mhor bay and then keep following it along the west side and back to Kerrera Marina for a well earned beer!