Castle · 1 km off the route
Brux Castle
Castle site now occupied by a farmhouse in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on WikipediaHighland Tourist Route
The signed tourist route from Aberdeen west through Alford, over the Lecht to Tomintoul, then by Grantown-on-Spey to Inverness.
- Distance
- 114 miles (184 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highlands
Follows the official route
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 38 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 13
- Curvature
- 122 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 7
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 37 to mile 76. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 34 to mile 54, at 177 degrees of turning a mile.
- One motorcycle shop is within 3 km of the line.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- The A939 over the Lecht is steep and closes in snow. Check Traffic Scotland in winter and spring.
- Fuel is sparse between Alford and Grantown-on-Spey.
On the way
- Aberdeen
- Alford
- Cock Bridge
- Tomintoul
- Grantown-on-Spey
- Inverness
Ready to ride it?
Plan it with dates in the tour plannerBook this trip
1Places to stay
- Find a bed in AberdeenWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in InvernessWhere the route ends
2Cover
Check your breakdown cover recovers a motorcycle, and from where. Some policies only cover you from home, or not at all on single track roads.
What to check before you buy coverPlaces to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
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Kildrummy Castle
Former castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Van de Beek, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Castle Newe
Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
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Doune of Invernochty
Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Corgarff Castle
Castle and military museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Camer01, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Castle Grant
Castle in Highland, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Ann Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Rait Castle
Ruined hall-house castle near Inverness, Scotland.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: nairnbairn, CC BY-SA 2.0.jpg){kind=link}
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Cawdor Castle
Scottish castle, built ca. 1380, with many later additions; fictional home of Macbeth.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: George Reid, Public domain
Castle · 0.8 km off the route
Kilravock Castle
Castle in Highland, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle · 0.9 km off the route
Dalcross Castle
Castle in Highland, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.