After a fantastic meal at the Lovat Hotel and good night’s rest at the Suardal BnB, we were fully recharged. We were going to need lots of energy, with a 1,300 ft climb and 12% gradient to start our day.😳 From Fort Augustus up to Loch Tarff, we decided to stick to the road as the path looked more suitable for walkers than heavily ladened eBikes. It was tough even with motors to assist us, in fact when we got to the top my battery was displaying only 24 miles range left, and we still had 30 + to go, (thought I might have forgotten to charge one of the batteries)😳. Luckily it was just the computer averaging out based on the trip all being like this, all was well once we started going downhill again. The small road was relatively quiet and an enjoyable ride with fantastic views of the mountains and Loch Ness. After the initial climb, there were very few uphills just a long downhill to Inverness. However, we did decide to go off the road at ‘Change House’ (where they used to change the horses for the carriages). This involved a very steep forest path, with lots of tree roots to negotiate, which led to a gravel road with stones the size of fists, challenging to say the least. After about half a mile we joined a proper forestry road then all was good. Amazing views as we rose above Ness. As we neared Inverness, we joined a well sign posted cycle route into the city which was a great relief as we didn’t fancy the main roads. Our penultimate night was spent at the Beaufort hotel, where we had a lovely meal, then went for a restful evening walk along the Ness river and onto the islands in the middle. Next and final leg tomorrow back to Boat of Garten, some hard riding to come, back up to 1,400 ft from sea level at Inverness!