Inverness To John O'Groats

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 250.74 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 77h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,986 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,969 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 265 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Highland 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 57.476085° / W 4.221351°
  • ⚑
    End: N 58.641471° / W 3.02543°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 27 m - Continue onto Reay Street, U4300
  2. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Charles Street, U3835
  3. 3 : km 0.19 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp right onto Hill Place, U3774
  4. 4 : km 0.24 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Market Brae, U5271
  5. 5 : km 0.34 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto Inglis Street, U4156
  6. 6 : km 0.41 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Academy Street, B865
  7. 7 : km 0.57 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Strothers Lane, U4623
  8. 8 : km 0.78 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Railway Terrace, U4623
  9. 9 : km 0.9 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Rose Street, U4304
  10. 10 : km 0.91 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.95 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto A82
  12. 12 : km 0.97 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Longman Road, A82
  13. 13 : km 1.39 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A82
  14. 14 : km 1.83 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.11 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left onto Old Craigton Road, U5084
  16. 16 : km 4.4 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  17. 17 : km 4.45 - alt. 2 m - Continue onto Main Street
  18. 18 : km 4.58 - alt. 1 m - Continue onto Oakleigh Road
  19. 19 : km 4.99 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 5.12 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight left onto C1039
  21. 21 : km 6.42 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 6.45 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto C1039
  23. 23 : km 10.69 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 12.64 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto U2640
  25. 25 : km 14.06 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto A832
  26. 26 : km 14.14 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto U2640
  27. 27 : km 16.11 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto A835
  28. 28 : km 17.11 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 19.27 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left onto B9169
  30. 30 : km 19.45 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto U2735
  31. 31 : km 21.46 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto B9163
  32. 32 : km 21.51 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto A835
  33. 33 : km 23.17 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Greenhill Street, A862
  34. 34 : km 23.2 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 23.22 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto U5071
  36. 36 : km 23.71 - alt. 17 m - Continue onto U5072
  37. 37 : km 23.86 - alt. 15 m - Continue onto U5071
  38. 38 : km 24.39 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp left onto Pitglassie
  39. 39 : km 24.4 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 24.4 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Pitglassie
  41. 41 : km 24.42 - alt. 10 m - Continue
  42. 42 : km 24.6 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Greenhill Street, A862
  43. 43 : km 25.04 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  44. 44 : km 25.14 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Greenhill Street, A862
  45. 45 : km 25.16 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Hill Street, C1215
  46. 46 : km 25.34 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Castle Street, U4478
  47. 47 : km 25.37 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto High Street, C1214
  48. 48 : km 25.44 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Harper's Court, U4507
  49. 49 : km 25.52 - alt. 5 m - Continue
  50. 50 : km 25.66 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Tulloch Street, C1214
  51. 51 : km 25.85 - alt. 0 m - Continue onto Craig Road, C1214
  52. 52 : km 26.11 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto A862
  53. 53 : km 26.18 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Tulloch Avenue, C1213
  54. 54 : km 26.42 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Kinnairdie Avenue, U4438
  55. 55 : km 26.46 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Logan Drive, U4437
  56. 56 : km 26.79 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Kinnairdie Avenue, U4438
  57. 57 : km 27.02 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 27.04 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Firth View, U4434
  59. 59 : km 27.21 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Old Evanton Road, C1213
  60. 60 : km 27.98 - alt. 74 m - Continue onto C1023
  61. 61 : km 33.44 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Foulis Castle Road, U2006
  62. 62 : km 34.96 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left onto U2004
  63. 63 : km 35.85 - alt. 57 m - Continue
  64. 64 : km 35.89 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto U2014
  65. 65 : km 37.01 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight left onto C1023
  66. 66 : km 37.07 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight left onto Drummond Road, C1023
  67. 67 : km 37.55 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  68. 68 : km 37.61 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left onto Balconie Street, B817
  69. 69 : km 38.26 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto U1991
  70. 70 : km 38.55 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right
  71. 71 : km 43.36 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto B9176
  72. 72 : km 46.08 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right onto New Bridge, B9176
  73. 73 : km 46.14 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left onto B9176
  74. 74 : km 48.44 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto U1917
  75. 75 : km 48.62 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp right onto B9176
  76. 76 : km 53.52 - alt. 182 m - Continue onto Strathrory Bridge, B9176
  77. 77 : km 53.56 - alt. 179 m - Continue onto B9176
  78. 78 : km 63.19 - alt. 184 m - Continue
  79. 79 : km 63.3 - alt. 176 m - Turn slight right onto B9176
  80. 80 : km 66.29 - alt. 22 m - Continue onto A836
  81. 81 : km 70.89 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Oakwood Place, U3584
  82. 82 : km 70.9 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 71.03 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight left onto A836
  84. 84 : km 72.34 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 72.5 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto A836
  86. 86 : km 72.62 - alt. 0 m - Continue onto Bonar Bridge, A836
  87. 87 : km 72.72 - alt. 2 m - Continue onto A836
  88. 88 : km 72.75 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Dornoch Road, A949
  89. 89 : km 73.01 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Lairg Road, A836
  90. 90 : km 73.03 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Migdale Road, U3521
  91. 91 : km 73.11 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Tulloch Road, U3512
  92. 92 : km 73.71 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Lairg Road, A836
  93. 93 : km 75 - alt. 16 m - Continue
  94. 94 : km 75.09 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right onto Lairg Road, A836
  95. 95 : km 75.2 - alt. 20 m - Continue onto A836
  96. 96 : km 78.86 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right
  97. 97 : km 78.93 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight right onto A836
  98. 98 : km 79.1 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left
  99. 99 : km 79.19 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left onto A836
  100. 100 : km 79.43 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto A837
  101. 101 : km 80.58 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto B864
  102. 102 : km 81.2 - alt. 16 m - Continue onto A837
  103. 103 : km 81.56 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 86.09 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Achany Road, U2150
  105. 105 : km 86.12 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp left onto B864
  106. 106 : km 89.85 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto A839
  107. 107 : km 90.89 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight right onto The Black Bridge, A839
  108. 108 : km 90.94 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto A836
  109. 109 : km 91.65 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight right onto Manse Road, U2054
  110. 110 : km 91.85 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight left onto Manse Road, U2068
  111. 111 : km 92.24 - alt. 126 m - Turn slight left onto Manse Road
  112. 112 : km 92.64 - alt. 132 m - Continue
  113. 113 : km 93.65 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight right onto A836
  114. 114 : km 125.86 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto B873
  115. 115 : km 144.17 - alt. 50 m - Continue onto B871
  116. 116 : km 159.26 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto A836
  117. 117 : km 163.59 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Dugald O'Brien Road, U1749
  118. 118 : km 163.67 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto A836
  119. 119 : km 166.64 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight right
  120. 120 : km 166.7 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight right onto A836
  121. 121 : km 168.34 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight right
  122. 122 : km 168.4 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto A836
  123. 123 : km 177.16 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left
  124. 124 : km 177.23 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left onto A836
  125. 125 : km 185.68 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left
  126. 126 : km 185.81 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left onto A836
  127. 127 : km 195.03 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight right onto Old Inn, U4731
  128. 128 : km 195.16 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto A836
  129. 129 : km 195.4 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  130. 130 : km 195.66 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto A836
  131. 131 : km 203.64 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto Bridge of Forss, A836
  132. 132 : km 203.7 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Olrig Street, A836
  133. 133 : km 210.52 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto West Gills Footpath, U5299
  134. 134 : km 211.17 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right onto U5299
  135. 135 : km 211.27 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto A9
  136. 136 : km 211.32 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Burnside, U3993
  137. 137 : km 211.4 - alt. 11 m - Continue
  138. 138 : km 212.58 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Pentland Crescent, U4123
  139. 139 : km 212.62 - alt. 4 m - Continue
  140. 140 : km 213.03 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight left onto Shore Street, B877
  141. 141 : km 213.04 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Riverside Road, U4135
  142. 142 : km 213.36 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  143. 143 : km 213.39 - alt. 0 m - Continue onto Ellan Bridge
  144. 144 : km 213.49 - alt. 1 m - Continue
  145. 145 : km 213.6 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Sir Archibald Road, U4220
  146. 146 : km 213.64 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Castletown Road, A836
  147. 147 : km 213.69 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Mount Pleasant Road, C1025
  148. 148 : km 213.72 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Castle Terrace, U4001
  149. 149 : km 213.93 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Harald Drive, U4055
  150. 150 : km 214.28 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Tower Hill Road, U4299
  151. 151 : km 214.29 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Castletown Road, A836
  152. 152 : km 221.04 - alt. 22 m - Continue onto Main Street, A836
  153. 153 : km 221.05 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Car Park Lane, U2331
  154. 154 : km 221.09 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight right onto Traill Street, U2322
  155. 155 : km 221.33 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Baker's Lane, U2368
  156. 156 : km 221.37 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  157. 157 : km 221.41 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Mackay Street, U2343
  158. 158 : km 221.57 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Churchill Road, U2348
  159. 159 : km 221.68 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto A836
  160. 160 : km 225.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left onto Thurdistoft Road, U1704
  161. 161 : km 225.83 - alt. 9 m - Continue
  162. 162 : km 226.5 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto C1033
  163. 163 : km 228.63 - alt. 31 m - Continue onto C1006
  164. 164 : km 229.03 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight left onto WwW 25
  165. 165 : km 247.16 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  166. E : km 250.74 - alt. 41 m

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