St Magnus Way: Brough Of Birsay To Finstown

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  • Road biking
    Activity: Road biking
  • ↔
    Distance: 27.82 km
  • ◔
    Author’s time: Duration unknown 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 126 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 122 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 63 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Orkney Islands 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 59.13533° / W 3.32473°
  • ⚑
    End: N 59.00493° / W 3.1127°
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    Path proportions: Not specified
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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. 5 m - Start at Brough of Birsay car park, Orkney KW17 2LX, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 5 m - Head south-east
  3. 3 : km 0.75 - alt. 5 m - Head south
  4. 4 : km 0.85 - alt. 5 m - Turn right signposted Birsay tearooms - maybe visit Earls palace immediately on left
  5. 5 : km 0.88 - alt. 5 m - Head south - go past Birsay tearooms onto short stretch of grassy track to re-join road at cemetary
  6. 6 : km 1.87 - alt. 15 m - Turn right to re-join road
  7. 7 : km 2.13 - alt. 11 m - Head south-west on B9056
  8. 8 : km 2.56 - alt. 43 m - Head east (1st left)
  9. 9 : km 3.51 - alt. 26 m - Head south-east on A967 (turn right at T junction)
  10. 10 : km 4.93 - alt. 33 m - Head south-east on A967 towards Loons Rd
  11. 11 : km 6.41 - alt. 20 m - Continue straight onto A986
  12. 12 : km 6.7 - alt. 16 m - Head south-east on A986 towards Hundland Rd
  13. 13 : km 8.02 - alt. 14 m - Head south-east on A986
  14. 14 : km 8.18 - alt. 14 m - Turn left to Greeny
  15. 15 : km 9.06 - alt. 34 m - Head east
  16. 16 : km 9.71 - alt. 49 m - Head north-east just by old shed before farmhouse (track splits, take left fork, easy to miss - if you carry on will quickly come to dead end) Mostly rideable but may have to walk 100m
  17. 17 : km 10.15 - alt. 57 m - Head east
  18. 18 : km 10.47 - alt. 50 m - Head south following road downhill
  19. 19 : km 10.7 - alt. 39 m - Head south
  20. 20 : km 10.87 - alt. 34 m - Head south towards Hillside Rd/B9057
  21. 21 : km 11.81 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Hillside Rd/B9057
  22. 22 : km 11.85 - alt. 27 m - Turn left almost immediately signed North Bigging
  23. 23 : km 12.9 - alt. 39 m - Head south-east
  24. 24 : km 13.64 - alt. 47 m - Follow road round to right
  25. 25 : km 14.78 - alt. 15 m - Head west towards A986
  26. 26 : km 14.79 - alt. 15 m - Turn left at T junction onto A986
  27. 27 : km 15.48 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Russland Road (signed hotel)
  28. 28 : km 16.1 - alt. 5 m - Head south on Russland Rd
  29. 29 : km 17.09 - alt. 7 m - Head south on Russland Rd
  30. 30 : km 17.95 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto track down the side of a house opposite road to Nistaben
  31. 31 : km 17.96 - alt. 9 m - Walk north-east towards Russland Rd
  32. 32 : km 18.8 - alt. 30 m - Walk east following track round to right then left onto tarmac
  33. 33 : km 19.18 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 19.25 - alt. 28 m - Turn left up track - heading north-west
  35. 35 : km 19.45 - alt. 29 m - Continue crossing main road onto Lyde Rd - signed RSPB Cottascarth
  36. 36 : km 19.58 - alt. 29 m - Turn 1st right signed Howe
  37. 37 : km 20.09 - alt. 29 m - Head south-east
  38. 38 : km 21.71 - alt. 45 m - follow road round to right
  39. 39 : km 22.37 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto A986
  40. 40 : km 23.31 - alt. 44 m - Head south-east on A986 (alternative route for mountain bikes carries straight on where road bends sharp right, following track through gate at end of loch then straight on to gravel track. Follow track sharp right then left to re-join main road turning left into Finstown)
  41. 41 : km 25.24 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto A965 and continue into Finstown
  42. 42 : km 27.49 - alt. 6 m - Head south-east on A965 towards A966
  43. E : km 27.82 - alt. 3 m

Useful Information

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