Featured Touring 2019 Scottish Road Trip 26th May To 2nd June

Rich & Martin will prob pick the route, so I need to message them. But I’m assuming it’ll be the same as last year via Dunoon. The earliest she would get to Carlisle would be 11.00. It’s doable but will need to speak to the other guys.

 

Looks stunning mate, what a feet of engineering (that is the bridge and your bike).... lol

 

Great photos. Shame about the bacon grease

 

Can't tell you lot how much I'm looking forward to this!

 

It'll be great Andy! Thirsty already too!

 

Are you giving out laminated maps again, Dougie?

 

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Sunday you are in the by the way hostel in Tyndrum,it is £20.00 and you pay on arrival.

Monday you are in the Corran Bunkhouse it is £27.50 and you pay on arrival.

Tuesday you are in the Skye basecamp hostel in Broadford it is £25.00 and i think it is due 4 weeks prior but i'll have to confirm this.

Wednesday you are in the Gairloch hotel (twin room) it is £42.50 per person that includes breakfast you pay on arrival

Thursday you are in the Caledonian Hotel (twin room) and it is £35.00 per person that includes breakfast you pay on arrival

Friday you are in the Hostel in Braemar and the price is £23.20 i had to pay this now so for those that havn't payed me i have sent you a PM with details on how to do this

Saturday you are in the Dakota Hotel in South Queensferry (twin room) it is £60.00 per person that includes breakfast i have to pay it a fortnight before we arrive so neare the time i will remind you to pay me!
@BonnieCat and @ElectrAbigail at the hostels in Skye you might be slightly more as he doesn't have a twin room only a triple, the guy has not been back in touch with me yet to confirm a price but i'll let you know as soon as i know



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Put this up again as it's slightly changed from the original route i posted..i have edited that post too

This would be the route, point 1 is Tyndrum where we would stay on the Sunday night.(26th May)
Point 5 is the Corran Bunkhouse where we would stay on Monday night. (27th May)
Point 8 is Broadford where we would stay on the Tuesday night. (28th May)
Point 11 is Gairloch where we would stay Wednesday night. (29th May)
Point 12 is Ullapool where we would stay on Thursday night. (30th May)
Point 16 is Braemar where would stay on the friday night (31st may)
Point 20 is South Queensferry where we are staying on saturday night (1st June)
Leave for home on Sunday the 2nd June
Daily totals are all less than 200 miles which gives us plenty of time for stops

I've put the Daily routes up onto the Myroute-app web site, I havn't put them on the Triumph group page as the 2018 Scottish Trip is on there plus there seems to be a lot of personal routes from other members on it for some reason?
So to save any confusion they are on my routes page If you log onto the Myroute -App website and click on my name (Dougie Doig) then have a look in my routes and click on the folder named "Scotland 2019 Daily routes"
If you want me to send you the GPX files instead let me know.
PS i will PM everyone later with detailed info for each day,or if you prefer you can PM me your email address and i'll email all the info over to you

We did the Kinlochleven loop last year,so I thought some folk might want to go over the ballachullish bridge this year.it'sy about 12 miles extra doing the Kinlochleven loop and it is a brilliant road,it. Would bring the total miles that day to about 200 which is easy to do even if we take our time, maybe the folk that did it last year might want to go over the bridge and i could do the Kinlochleven loop with whoever fancies it?

 

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A little taster for the folk that are getting up early on the Tuesday morning on this years Scotland trip, this is "The road to the isles"(A830) that @Rocker asked me about
for the rest of the group that don't fancy an early start
(we will be ready to leave at 7am sharp!) we will meet you at JJs café first left as you turn onto the A830 just outside Fort William 9.30-10am
@Vulpes it might bring back some memories for you




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In other words just enjoy yourselves!


A few folk have suggested having 2 groups of riders as it will be easier to keep everyone together.
i'll lead the first group and the 2nd group can follow a few minutes later
..anybody like to volunteer to lead the 2nd group?

1. Dougie D....................................................................................
2.Andy c1........................................................................................
3.Ken Walburn.................................................................................
4. Sprinter ....................................................................................... here all week.
5. Andypandy....................................................................................
6. Vulpes (Wim) monday-friday..........................................................
7.Rich Bryce......................................................................................
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9. BonnieCat (Nikki. + crutches).........................................................
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11.jock stew (Mark)............................................................................
12.Bubble (pal of figwold)...................................................................
13. figwold..........................................................................................
14. Place holder for Nick Hall (forum member)..................................
15 Rocker (John)...............................................................................
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17. Havit (Wayne) & his girlfriend Ellie meeting us sometime on Wednesday
18. Mark Slattery...Meeting us sometime on Wednesday

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On the Saturday once we cross the Queensferry bridge I think we should all head down to the Bikers Cove Café before we go to the hotel as it's only 5 mins away, there is a cracking spot for getting a group photo with the Forth Rail Bridge in the background it's 2 mins from the café

 

Found them.Ta.

 

I'll be up early and join you lot doing the road to the isles - you're right, that does conjure up memories! Looking forward to meeting all of you!

 

To be honest I kept mine and showed em to loads of folk at my work ,when the brought up NC500 ,I said ,this was an improvment.

 

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