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That is not a driving road !! surely that not the “official” 500 route ?
No, it’s not in Scotland
That is not a driving road !! surely that not the “official” 500 route ?
My mistakeNo, it’s not in Scotland
It's the Tom-tom alternative route optionThat is not a driving road !! surely that not the “official” 500 route ?
It's the Tom-tom alternative route option
Keilder always surprises me as it is so remote but still in England.
Yep that is a great route but it accounted for one of my lower mesh grills on the Granturismo with a pheasant strike. More worrying was coming round a corner and finding a red deer stag stood in the middle of the road - Land Rovers have good brakes. It is generally a well sighted road but you have to be careful.Nice description here:
Old Military Road, Scotland: Ultimate Driving Destinations | Evo
In association with Michelin, we take a look at the Old Military Road near Glenshee in Scotland, which is possibly one of the best roads in the UK. Read the full story herewww.evo.co.uk
Map here:
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Perth to Grantown-on-Spey
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Mine was a Skoda Fabia who could not make 45. He pulled over a 5 cars got increasingly closer and closer.Yep that is a great route but it accounted for one of my lower mesh grills on the Granturismo with a pheasant strike. More worrying was coming round a corner and finding a red deer stag stood in the middle of the road - Land Rovers have good brakes. It is generally a well sighted road but you have to be careful.
The main things to watch out for are camper vans and bikers in season and the nemesis of the petrolhead, the Honda Jazz doing 38 everywhere.
Indeed I am sure there a few small cars that tend to fit the brief.Mine was a Skoda Fabia who could not make 45. He pulled over a 5 cars got increasingly closer and closer.
HarshHairdresser road trip?
Hi all,
Sorry for the radio silence, but I'll do a full update once we'e back - too many photos to try and post on the hoof, but a quick summary so far:
So starting at Fort William, thoroughly recommend the Crannog Fish Restaurant (thanks for the recommendation) - but before that, the A82 from Dumbarton to Fort William via Glencoe is a stunning piece of road, and at this time of year not that much traffic tbh (camper vans can be dispatched pretty quickly).
We are doing the NC 500 route anti clockwise so from FW to Inverness via Rogie Falls - again a great piece of road (mostly) then on to Invergordon. Up the coast to John O Groats on the A9 (hug the coast out of Invergordon first and pick up the A9 further up). We stayed at Wick for one night and then JOG staying at Thurso.
Recommended along the way - Dunrobin Castle if the weather is good, a random deserted beach at Freswick Bay. Obligatory stop at JOG and Dunnet Head, but don't forget Dunnet Bay beach...... just nothing but a massive sandy beach for miles.
If you like photography this trip is a treasure trove of opportunities.
I've put my winter tyres on specifically for the trip which I'm glad of, and the car is showing signs of ~24mpg.... I'm obviously not trying hard enough as I was expecting sub 19 - but we have the west coast to do yet.
I'll post photos on a separate thread when we're back.
Cheers
Ian.
So starting at Fort William, thoroughly recommend the Crannog Fish Restaurant (thanks for the recommendation)
Half the fun of the Applecross Inn is the Yorkshire sisters who run it, both have quite a turn of phrase.If you can’t get a table with Judy at the Applecross Inn, The Walled Garden by Applecross House is good too, food is probably better if your not after ‘pub grub’