Scotland’s Highest Roads







After stumbling across the list of Scotland’s Highest Roads on Wikipedia, I stupidly decided it would be a good idea to cycle all of them. Then even more stupidly decided (after a few beers no doubt) that it would be an even better idea to cycle them all in one year for charity.

And there you have it, the Scotland’s Highest Roads challenge was born.

Here is that list in it’s entirety (almost), copied from Wikipedia as a point in time reference after I noticed somebody had added a new entry to it…

Rank Height Name Between OS Ref
1 670m Cairnwell Pass Braemar and Spittal of Glenshee NO141774
2 644m The Lecht Cock Bridge and Tomintoul NJ252119
3 625m Bealach na Bà Tornapress (Loch Kishorn) and Applecross NG775424
4 610m Cairn Gorm ski centre East of Aviemore NH989063
5 555m Lochan na Lairige Edramucky (Loch Tay) and Bridge of Balgie (Glen Lyon) NN593416
6 550m Tom Dubh Gairnshiel and Corgarff NJ303053
7 530m head of Glen Quaich Amulree and Kenmore NN808419
8 480m The Strone Crathie and Gairnshiel NO266987
9 475m Glen Kyllachy Garbole (Strathdearn) and Farr (Strathnairn) NH736256
10 466m Glengonnar Wanlockhead and Leadhills NS880134
11 461m Guffock Hill Crawick and Fingland NS751146
12 460m Pass of Drumochter Dalwhinnie and Blair Atholl NN632757
13 452m Megget Stone Tweedsmuir and St Mary’s Loch NT150203
14 447m Cairn o’ Mount Banchory and Fettercairn NO649807
15 443m North of Trinafour Glen Errochty and Glen Garry NN728671
16 438m West of Bridge of Brown Grantown-on-Spey and Tomintoul NJ090201
17 434m Redstone Rig Gifford and Longformacus NT607642
18 433m shoulder of Shalloch on Minnoch Glentrool and Straiton NX385939
19 419m Cabrach Dufftown and Rhynie NJ412262
20= 418m Carter Bar Jedburgh and Rochester NT698068
20= 418m Spittal of Glenmuick South of Ballater NO311853
22 414m Loch Daimh North of Glen Lyon NN512462
23 412m Flecket Hill (near Devil’s Beeftub) Moffat and Broughton NT045135
24 406m Torfichen Hill Middleton and Innerleithen NT348533
25 405m Slochd Summit Carrbridge and Tomatin NH834257
26 400m Glen Cochill Aberfeldy and Strathbraan NN884455
27 393m Carn an t-Suidhe Fort Augustus and Whitebridge NH449105
28 390m Suie Hill Bridge of Alford and Clatt NJ547232

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