# Blairgowrie Highland Passes Grand Tour

Canonical: https://greeningmoto.com/scottish-highlands/rides/blairgowrie-highland-passes-grand-tour
Buy: https://greeningmoto.com/scottish-highlands/rides/blairgowrie-highland-passes-grand-tour (£2.00 GPX download)

Two high passes and a long river valley.

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Region | [Scottish Highlands](https://greeningmoto.com/scottish-highlands.md) |
| Start and finish town | Blairgowrie |
| Distance | 140.7 miles |
| Estimated riding time | 3 h 32 min |
| Type | Loop (finishes where it starts) |
| Difficulty | challenging |
| Landscape | mountain |
| Roads | A roads with a quieter B road pass |
| Best season | May to September |
| Tags | mountain passes, moorland, river valley |
| Price | £2.00 (GBP), GPX download |

## About this ride

A full day across the eastern Highlands that takes in a high mountain road, a long ribbon of river valley through the Cairngorms, and a second, quieter pass that drops out of the hills towards the North Sea. Open moor, deep glens, forest and farmland follow in turn, and the scale of the country changes every hour.

This is the longest ride in the collection for the region, and the passes are the point: wide and fast on the climbs, tightening near the foot, and capable of holding ice late and early in the year. Both high roads close in winter behind snow gates, so check conditions before you go. Fuel gaps of around thirty miles run twice, and there are a few single-lane stretches. Start with a full tank and set aside a full, unhurried day.

## What you get

- One GPX file for the route, ready to download straight after payment.
- Works with Garmin, TomTom Rider and phone navigation apps that import GPX ([GPX files explained](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/gpx-files.md), [Garmin](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/garmin.md), [TomTom](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/tomtom.md), [phone apps](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/phone-apps.md)).
- The page shows the start town and region only; the route itself is in the file.

## How to buy

1. Open the ride page and choose **Add to basket** (the ride page URL is the link to buy; there is no account).
2. Add as many rides as you like, then open the basket and tick the box to accept the [terms of sale](https://greeningmoto.com/terms.md).
3. Pay on SumUp's secure payment page. The shop never sees card details.
4. Your order page opens with the GPX downloads available straight away, and an email with a private link to the order page follows (valid for 7 days).

Buy this ride: https://greeningmoto.com/scottish-highlands/rides/blairgowrie-highland-passes-grand-tour

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- [Grantown High Moor and Valley Tour](https://greeningmoto.com/scottish-highlands/rides/grantown-high-moor-and-valley-tour.md): 101.3 mi loop from Grantown-on-Spey, moderate, moorland.
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