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Isle of Raasay TRAIL 1 (The Long Callum's Road) Distance about 23.8miles /
38km round trip. Tarmac road, Technical
sections, Steep up & downs. Medium to Hard route,
Open to the elements. Take adequate kit. Climbing to about 200m /
600ft Take careBicyclemania Suggest starting from the Isle of Raasay Hotel (Churchton Bay)
(1)From
the car park T.R. & follow the only rd N. through Oskaig above
Holoman Bay.
(2)Follow the road to bends & climb N. on the high moorland rd
heading to E. of Island.
(3)Follow Callum's rd along drops & sharp corners on
tarmac to end & Arnish. Sing Post (Torran
Fladday)
(4)Head N.W. downhill on a rough track, will improve at the
bottom of the first hill. Follow the track around to the
Torran schoolhouse. (5)T.R.
opposite the schoolhouse onto boggy track through the Birchwood. Follow the track, well
de-fined, becomes steep & very hard to ride. (Mostly push) Follow track all the way to Col
beneath the Red Rock Wall, then downhill for 300m to a JCT. (6)T.L.
at this moorland JCT. onto rabbit tracks through the heather. Follow the track, mainly
rideable, some walking by the terraced bit, steep coast path. Descent to the coastal path
opposite Fladday. (7)Turn
hairpin Left onto very narrow coast path, up hill with scary bits,
plus good bits.
(The farther you go the better it
becomes on this exposed path towards Torran) (8)At
Torran schoolhouse GO-STR-ON on quad track, broken in places,
ridable, walk last bit. (9)Follow
track towards Arnish & the Callum's rd. (Now harder this
way around) (10)Follow
Callum's rd to Brochel castle & then follow rd to hairpin above
Holoman Bay. (11)Here
re-trace your route back to the hotel, or follow the rd over the hill
to the Hostel. (12)Follow
the rd past the hostel & downhill to a T.JCT. near a car park to the R.
T.R. & follow the rd back to the hotel & the start. Tip> Fast downhill's, maybe
sheep in the middle of the rd or abandon machinery.'Route may alter due to unforeseen circumstances'