St Magnus Way Southern Section Finstown Start

Technical sheet

51952060
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  • Road biking
    Activity: Road biking
  • ↔
    Distance: 43.64 km
  • ◔
    Duration according to author: Unknown duration 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 334 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 330 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 101 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 3 m - Start in Finstown car park. Read interpretation board by slipway end of car park. Toilets at other end of car park
  2. 2 : km 0.23 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left onto Heddle Road
  3. 3 : km 2.27 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 3.97 - alt. 46 m - Head west on Heddle Rd towards Germiston Rd
  5. 5 : km 4.19 - alt. 39 m - Turn left at T junction onto Germiston Rd
  6. 6 : km 5.56 - alt. 38 m - Head east on Germiston Rd
  7. 7 : km 7.23 - alt. 33 m - Head south-east on Germiston Rd
  8. 8 : km 10.68 - alt. 24 m - Turn right at T junction onto A964
  9. 9 : km 11.82 - alt. 41 m - Head south-west on A964 towards Orphir
  10. 10 : km 13.31 - alt. 50 m - Turn left in Orphir onto Gyre Rd (signed Gyre)
  11. 11 : km 13.82 - alt. 38 m - Head south on Gyre Rd towards A964
  12. 12 : km 14.57 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 15.33 - 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)
  14. 14 : km 16.18 - alt. 21 m - Turn right at T junction onto A964
  15. 15 : km 16.51 - alt. 34 m - Head north on A964 towards Scorradale Rd
  16. 16 : km 18.55 - alt. 45 m - Head east on A964 through Orphir
  17. 17 : km 21.72 - alt. 11 m - Continue east on A964 towards Kirkwall
  18. 18 : km 29.47 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Old Scapa Rd
  19. 19 : km 29.9 - alt. 1 m - Head south on Old Scapa Rd towards New Scapa Rd/B9148
  20. 20 : km 30.58 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto New Scapa Rd/B9148
  21. 21 : km 31.29 - alt. 6 m - Head north on New Scapa Rd/B9148
  22. 22 : km 32.05 - alt. 6 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto New Scapa Rd/A963
  23. 23 : km 32.37 - alt. 8 m - Head north on New Scapa Rd/A963 towards Pipersquoy Rd
  24. 24 : km 33.26 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Castle Street, A962
  25. 25 : km 33.38 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Broad Street
  26. 26 : km 33.47 - alt. 4 m - Stop at St Magnus cathedral and sign the St Magnus Way logbook
  27. 27 : km 33.51 - alt. 4 m - Turn right down Tankerness Lane
  28. 28 : km 33.63 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Junction Road, A963
  29. 29 : km 33.78 - alt. 4 m - Go straight across roundabout
  30. 30 : km 34 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Wellington Street, A964 (signed Orphir)
  31. 31 : km 34.27 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Glaitness Road (signed Finstown)
  32. 32 : km 43.38 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto A965
  33. S/E : km 43.64 - alt. 3 m

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