Why this ride
Repeated coastal bends, headlands and frequent viewpoint stops. It also links naturally to Kintyre peninsula.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Kintyre 66
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 120 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 40
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check weather, local closures, speed enforcement and single-track etiquette. Specific flag: single-track; wind.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Tarbert
Tarbert is a fishing village on Loch Fyne, in Argyll, built around a harbor so snug that it looks like a painting. Its name comes from the Gaelic for a narrow neck of land across which boats could be dragged, a portage, and the old tale says that in 1098 the Norse king Magnus Barelegs had his longship hauled across this isthmus to claim the Kintyre peninsula as an island, and so a stretch of Scotland. Whatever the truth, the harbor and its pastel-colored houses make an agreeable picture, with fishing boats and yachts side by side.
Read the complete Tarbert write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tarbert sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Campbeltown.
2. Campbeltown
Planning note
Campbeltown comes up 50 km in. Next is Tarbert.
3. Tarbert
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Tarbert write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
120 km in you reach Tarbert.