St Magnus Way Circular Route From Kirkwall V2

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  • Road biking
    Activity: Road biking
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    Distance: 107.37 km
  • ◔
    Author’s time: Duration unknown 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 678 m
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    Vertical drop: - 675 m
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    Highest point: 101 m
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    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Orkney Islands 
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    Start/End: N 58.98157° / W 2.9606°
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Description

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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/E : km 0 - alt. 4 m - Start outside St Magnus Cathedral
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 4 m - Continue straight onto Broad St
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Tankerness Ln
  4. 4 : km 0.18 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Junction Rd/A963
  5. 5 : km 0.32 - alt. 4 m - Go straight across roundabout
  6. 6 : km 0.56 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Wellington St/A964 (signed Orphir)
  7. 7 : km 0.83 - alt. 10 m - Slight right onto Glaitness Rd (signed Finstown)
  8. 8 : km 1.62 - alt. 33 m - Continue onto Old Finstown Rd
  9. 9 : km 10.02 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto A965
  10. 10 : km 10.21 - alt. 3 m - Stop here to read interpretation board beside slipway end of the car park, for the Finstown to Orphir section - may wish to re-visit on return through Finstown before heading to Orphir. And also to visit toilets at the other end of the car park
  11. 11 : km 10.43 - alt. 4 m - Go through centre of Finstown, heading northwest towards Stenness
  12. 12 : km 10.8 - alt. 14 m - Turn right as you are heading up hill (after post office and before Baikies stores)
  13. 13 : km 12.08 - alt. 42 m - Head north-east towards Lyde Rd
  14. 14 : km 15.91 - alt. 17 m - Turn right at T junction onto Lyde Rd
  15. 15 : km 16.55 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto A966
  16. 16 : km 16.81 - alt. 15 m - Head north on A966 towards Gorseness Rd
  17. 17 : km 21.26 - alt. 39 m - Head north on A966
  18. 18 : km 23.81 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 25.96 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 26.64 - alt. 5 m - Stop and read interpretation board here at the Broch of Gurness. Maybe visit broch?
  21. 21 : km 29.47 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto A966
  22. 22 : km 31.03 - alt. 35 m - Optional turn right in Evie following signs for WC (0.5 mile) to visit Sands of Evie and toilets
  23. 23 : km 31.98 - alt. 2 m - To return from Sands of Evie, re-trace route back to main road
  24. 24 : km 32.92 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto A966
  25. 25 : km 33.42 - alt. 47 m - Head north-west on A966
  26. 26 : km 38.39 - alt. 70 m - Head west on A966 towards Hundland Rd
  27. 27 : km 45.14 - alt. 51 m - Head south-west on A966 towards A967
  28. 28 : km 46.44 - alt. 24 m - Continue straight on
  29. 29 : km 47.05 - alt. 5 m - Head west (straight on) to arrive at Brough of Birsay car park - if tide is out, can walk across onto the Brough
  30. 30 : km 47.97 - alt. 6 m - Head south-east re-tracing route
  31. 31 : km 48.81 - alt. 5 m - Turn right signposted Birsay tearooms (and toilets) to visit Earls palace immediately on left, then stop outside St Magnus kirk to read interpretation board. Toilets a few hundred yards further on and tearoom (one of the best in Orkney) not far past on right hand side
  32. 32 : km 48.91 - alt. 5 m - Head north back to main road
  33. 33 : km 49 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 49.7 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto A967 (by signs for Yellowbird gallery and Barony mill)
  35. 35 : km 50.12 - alt. 15 m - Turn left signed Kirbister for 100 yards to visit Mans well (then re-trace to re-join road)
  36. 36 : km 50.13 - alt. 15 m - Turn left back onto A967
  37. 37 : km 52.64 - alt. 31 m - Head south-east on A967 towards Loons Rd
  38. 38 : km 54.27 - alt. 20 m - Continue straight onto A986
  39. 39 : km 54.9 - alt. 19 m - Head south-east on A986
  40. 40 : km 56.04 - alt. 14 m - Turn left to Greeny
  41. 41 : km 56.5 - alt. 27 m - Head east
  42. 42 : km 57.17 - alt. 31 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
  43. 43 : km 58.54 - alt. 40 m - Head south following road downhill towards Hillside Rd/B9057
  44. 44 : km 59.66 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Hillside Rd/B9057
  45. 45 : km 60.48 - alt. 16 m - Stop at crossroads to read interpretation board immediately on left. Then turn left onto A986
  46. 46 : km 61.64 - alt. 12 m - Head south-east on A986 towards Russland Rd
  47. 47 : km 62.07 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Russland Rd (signed hotel)
  48. 48 : km 63.83 - alt. 8 m - Head south on Russland Rd
  49. 49 : km 64.55 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto track down the side of a house opposite road to Nistaben
  50. 50 : km 65.05 - alt. 29 m - Head east then follow track round to right then left onto tarmac
  51. 51 : km 65.31 - alt. 32 m - Head east
  52. 52 : km 65.76 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 65.83 - alt. 28 m - Turn left up track - heading north-west
  54. 54 : km 66.02 - alt. 29 m - Head east towards A986
  55. 55 : km 66.03 - alt. 29 m - Cross A986 and continue onto Lyde Rd - signed RSPB Cottascarth
  56. 56 : km 66.16 - alt. 29 m - Turn 1st right signed Howe
  57. 57 : km 66.33 - alt. 28 m - Head south-east
  58. 58 : km 67.72 - alt. 43 m - Head south towards Lochlands
  59. 59 : km 68.35 - alt. 44 m - Head south-west towards Lochlands (following road round to right)
  60. 60 : km 68.95 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto A986
  61. 61 : km 69.05 - alt. 45 m - Head south-east on A986
  62. 62 : km 70.48 - alt. 42 m - Head south on A986 towards Grimeston Rd
  63. 63 : km 71.83 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto A965
  64. 64 : km 72.07 - alt. 36 m - Head east on A965 into Finstown
  65. 65 : km 73.38 - alt. 25 m - Head east on A965 through Finstown
  66. 66 : km 74.17 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Heddle Rd (signed Heddle/Germiston)
  67. 67 : km 76.21 - alt. 73 m - Turn right to stay on Heddle Rd
  68. 68 : km 77.91 - alt. 46 m - Head west on Heddle Rd towards Germiston Rd
  69. 69 : km 78.12 - alt. 39 m - Turn left at T junction onto Germiston Rd
  70. 70 : km 79.5 - alt. 38 m - Head east on Germiston Rd
  71. 71 : km 81.17 - alt. 33 m - Head south-east on Germiston Rd
  72. 72 : km 84.62 - alt. 24 m - Turn right at T junction onto A964
  73. 73 : km 85.76 - alt. 41 m - Head south-west on A964 towards Orphir
  74. 74 : km 87.25 - alt. 50 m - Turn left in Orphir onto Gyre Rd (signed Gyre)
  75. 75 : km 87.76 - alt. 38 m - Head south on Gyre Rd towards A964
  76. 76 : km 88.51 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  77. 77 : km 89.27 - alt. 4 m - Orkney Inga Saga centre, Orphir church and Earl's Bu all on left (stop in car park to visit these and read interpretation board)
  78. 78 : km 90.12 - alt. 21 m - Turn right at T junction onto A964
  79. 79 : km 90.45 - alt. 34 m - Head north on A964 towards Scorradale Rd
  80. 80 : km 92.49 - alt. 45 m - Head east on A964 through Orphir
  81. 81 : km 95.66 - alt. 11 m - Continue east on A964 towards Kirkwall
  82. 82 : km 103.4 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Old Scapa Rd
  83. 83 : km 103.84 - alt. 1 m - Head south on Old Scapa Rd towards New Scapa Rd/B9148
  84. 84 : km 104.52 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto New Scapa Rd/B9148
  85. 85 : km 105.23 - alt. 6 m - Head north on New Scapa Rd/B9148
  86. 86 : km 105.99 - alt. 6 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto New Scapa Rd/A963
  87. 87 : km 106.31 - alt. 8 m - Head north on New Scapa Rd/A963 towards Pipersquoy Rd
  88. 88 : km 106.86 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto Junction Road, A963
  89. 89 : km 107.18 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Castle Street, A962
  90. S/E : km 107.37 - alt. 4 m - FINISH Don't forget to enter the cathedral and sign the St Magnus way log book

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