Featured My Trip Hopefully For Next Year To Scotland

i'd asked you about your trip Joe, has your mate got any daily routes organized or will you just decide on the day whereabouts you are heading? i might manage to meet you for a days ride,i won't need to find accommodation as where i live it's easy to get to most places in Scotland for a days ride

 

You really can't go wrong up the west of Scotland Joe, all the A roads are great,if you look at the Thread for the Scottish forum road trip you will see routes of the roads we were on

 

That trip sounds terrific, Joe!

 

Hi Joe,

If you haven't been before you are in for a real treat, I live up in Inverness and have rode most of the routes in Scotland and there are some really nice routes a lot of them single track.

Enjoy,

Willie.

 

Sounds like you are well into the planning Joe. The planning is good fun and that leads onto the enjoyment of the trip..

 

No need for a big write up, Joe. We'll just appreciate any news and pics from your trip that you care to share. Have loads of fun! What a great adventure.

 

Hi Joe,

You say you want to visit the birth place of the Mc Donald’s.

Is this what your looking for,,,,,the birth place of all McDonalds in Scotland

 

Great, Joe. We'll just be happy to see you photos and hear about your adventures--it doesn't need to be in "real time". Spend that real time enjoying your travels!

 

That's going to be an epic trip. I am envious. I've toured Scotland a couple of times with an old school friend who knows all the best roads.

My favourite road (I'll try to find it and let you know) was a single-track road with passing places (doesn't sound great, I know). It was about 35 miles along a valley floor, heading south east towards north of Inverness, but the road surface was excellent, you could see way into the distance, so no surprises coming the other way, and hardly any traffic - maybe a couple of cars on the whole length. Oh, and great scenery.

Bealach na ba (pass of the cattle) is an interesting road - I believe a favourite of George Brough. We just went to the top of the pass for the views and didn't descend the other side into Applecross. We did see a guy way behind us do a three point turn to get around one of the hairpins. Turns out he'd passed his test on Wednesday, picked up his new bike on Thursday and this was him off touring Scotland on Friday. Good man!

 

Bealach na ba from somewhere near the top, looking back the way we'd just come.

 

EDIT: (originally got entirely the wrong road in this post - NOT the A837)
The road I mention in my previous post is the A838 that runs from Laxford Bridge, southeast to Larg. It's quite a way north of where you are based, and runs you back east, so you would end up having to come back over to your base from Inverness direction. Not the worst journey you'll ever have to do (if bad weather/breakdown/puncture etc are avoided).

But if you are heading north from your base, up towards Ullapool and beyond, find the Kylesku Hotel for the best lunch ever (in my opinion). The staff make you welcome, the scenery is stunning, and they serve the best food. A great lunch stop, and I don't remember wincing at the bill.

EDIT2: I just had a look at the menu on their website. Now I'm wincing at the prices! I think they might have been discovered by other folks.