Aberdeen to John O'Groats (Orkney and Shetland sections)

The Orkney and Shetland Islands are part of the 'Aberdeen to John O' Groats Cycle Route' and take cyclists from John O' Groats by ferry to the Orkney Islands, across the Churchill Barriers and then to the northern tip of mainland Shetland. For anyone wanting to continue northwards to Muckle Flugga Lighthouse, there's a final short cycle to the top of Britain where the Lighthouse and Outer Stack are the final building and last land fall before the Faroes and the Arctic Circle.