Cycling guide Scotland: Nordseeküstenradweg (229) 1.A 2013

Anyone who cycles on the North Sea Cycle Route through Scotland, which opened in 2001, will gain a unique and diverse insight into this country. The route takes in the barren, beautiful Shetland Islands and the lush, fertile Orkney Islands. But these are just two of the many highlights of a cycle path that captures all the landscapes of Scotland. From the moment still in England Berwick-upon-Tweed, for the first time goes through the interior - past the historical sights of the Scottish border region to the capital Edinburgh.

Over the mighty Firth of Forth bridge you can drive over rolling hills to St Andrews and from there via Dundee then along the coast to Aberdeen. On the route from Banff to Inverness, the capital of the Highlands, you get a good impression of its beautiful rugged coastline before driving a few kilometers to Inverness in the lonely Sutherland, where the vast raised moorlands are part of the image of the Highlands. On the way to John O'Groats, the northernmost inhabited point of the British mainland, you will cross the Caithness dominated by large meadows and fields before using several ferries to reach the Scottish islands of Orkney and Shetland. This cycling guide provides practical and accurate information for the route, as well as accommodation, restaurants, attractions and public transport.