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Posted: 09:59 - 18 Jun 2015 Post subject: |
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There are a lot of good roads around Alston, the A686 attracts a lot of nutters, a few of the roads a little south of there are a little better.
On a sunny sunday you can walk from Alston to Penrith without touching the ground by just standing on the huge lines of BMW GSs parked up
Use the B6295, or B2278 to create a circular route
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jonathan26 wrote: | Hi Switzerland Fredy,
I not sure when your going, but I'm driving up from London 29 June and will be stopping at Glasgow, Fort William, Skye, Durness, Fort Augustus, then last stop back down to Pickering before back to London.
Key areas I'm looking forward to seeing is the ardnamurchan peninsula, applecross peninsula and Trotternish peninsula. |
Hi Jonathan,
we will drive up to Scotland starting July 11th in Switzerland, arriving in North Shields with DFDS Ferry will be on July 14th and then 2 weeks cruising around.
We actually changed our routing to:
2 nights in Dumfries
1 night in Glasgow
2 nights in Kyleakin(Isle of Skye)
1 overnight in Lochinver
1 night in Lybster
1 night in Inverness
1 night in Banchory
2 nights in Stirling
2 nights in Edinburgh
and the last night will be in Newcastle u/Tyne
before it go back to Amsterdam by Ferry.
Hope you enjoy your holiday...
Regards,
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I would have 1 night Dumfries area and spend more time in the general area of Lochinver, the Dumfries area does not cut it in comparison to the North West.
Castle Douglas,to Kirkcudbrightshire to gatehouse of fleet, Wigtown, Whithorn,port William,port Patrick, Stranraer up the coast cut in to maybole catch the 77 ( boring bit ) dutchhouse roundabout to Irvine/ Kilwinning ( by pass both ) back on the coast road up to Largs head for gourock ferry to Dunoon and the west coast awaits your pleasure |
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Im up in Ullapool
Applecross (pass of the cattle road) then A896 from to Torridon / Kinlochewe is stunning.
Ullapool to Kylesku is a good road and gets pretty twisty as you turn to head north, you can get the bike cranked right over on the Kylesku bridge.
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Hi and thank you for your detailed info and tour tipps.
As I already wrote in an earlier thread, we will be the first time in UK with motorbikes and want a stress-free beginning of the tour.
Maybe you understand, if I tell you, that we will go north from Switzerland in 1 day to Holland (about 500 miles).
So we have thought, that Dumfries is a little bigger city where we can stay 2 nights and get out of the accomodation for a longer walk than to the next Pub
Also if we don't want to do the day tour to Mull of Galloway v.v.
We know, that there are nicer places to stay but for the start, we will do it now like that.
Glasgow we stay for a night only - so we have a maximum of a half day to explore the city and coming down a little bit.
From GLA we will drive via Loch Lomond, Killin, Kinloch Rannoch and then via A86 to Spean Bridge/Fort William and further northwards to Isle of Skye. At the moment we don't know, if we drive via Mallaig and the ferry or via Invergarry and A87...
The one day in Kyleakin is planned for a day tour on the Isle of Skye up to Neist Lighthouse and so on.
Plockton and Applecross will be done on the way from Kyleakin to Lochinver and Durness, Smoo Cave and Duncansby Head Lighthouse will be on the next stage to Lybster.
Dunrobin Castle, Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle is on the way from Lybster to Inverness. For this we will drive A862 and A831 into Drumnadrochit. It is planned, that we will circle the Loch Ness after visiting the Castle and searching Nessie .
From Inverness to Banchory we will visit Culloden Battlefield, heading south on A939 to Balmoral and then on B976 to Banchory.
This will be a stopover in a accomodation for sleep and the next day visit Dunnottar Castle and driving at A92 to Dundee and to Stirling.
Stirling is a two night stop from there we will do a short hop to Falkirk and back to visit the Wheel. On the next day from Stirling to Edinburgh we will going up first via Duke's Pass to Lochearnhead - there are some Highland Games on that day and then fast via Dunfermline and Forth Road Bridge into Edinburgh for the next two nights.
For the end, Newcastle will be the last night, so we can visit Angel of the North, crossing the Millenium Bridge, having a relaxing last evening in UK before we are driving the short ride to the ferry on next day.
If everything will go good, than I think that we come back again to Scotland and doing the Western Part of the Highlands with the Islands.
So, a lot of the time is now already planned in advance but can change short-timed.
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I never set a road trip in stone. Ill have rough destinations each day but thats about it as its forever changing as you find more interesting things. You will fint this out after two nights in Dumfries
Nah, whatever you decide mate as its your trip. The main thing is you enjoy it and i do hope you get the weather as well. I just had a few mated over from Dortmund doing a Highlands tour and they got the sun for 10 days. |
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MacZurbi wrote: | jonathan26 wrote: | Hi Switzerland Fredy,
I not sure when your going, but I'm driving up from London 29 June and will be stopping at Glasgow, Fort William, Skye, Durness, Fort Augustus, then last stop back down to Pickering before back to London.
Key areas I'm looking forward to seeing is the ardnamurchan peninsula, applecross peninsula and Trotternish peninsula. |
Hi Jonathan,
we will drive up to Scotland starting July 11th in Switzerland, arriving in North Shields with DFDS Ferry will be on July 14th and then 2 weeks cruising around.
We actually changed our routing to:
2 nights in Dumfries
1 night in Glasgow
2 nights in Kyleakin(Isle of Skye)
1 overnight in Lochinver
1 night in Lybster
1 night in Inverness
1 night in Banchory
2 nights in Stirling
2 nights in Edinburgh
and the last night will be in Newcastle u/Tyne
before it go back to Amsterdam by Ferry.
Hope you enjoy your holiday...
Regards,
Fredy |
Hi Fredy,
Wow what a fab time I had. Since I was riding on my own, I decided to stay at youth hostels. which in general were very good. Good facilities and nice people. However, one of the affiliated youth hostels I stayed in Glasgow was not good, bloody dirty to be honest. Doing this again, I would miss out Glasgow.
The road coming out of Glasgow was amazing, A82. past the first Loch Lomond, to Glen Coe. If you have time at Glen Coe take the B863 a twisty road around Loch Leven. After That I took the ferry at Corran and followed the A861 West to the coast. Stay west if you can. I made my way to Morar and Mallaig. I took the ferry from Mallaig to Skye. Nice to go by ferry and come of the Island by the bridge. I would stay on Skye for at minimum of two days, Ideally three. Which will give you time to walk around. Take your walking boots. I stayed in Glenbrittle Hostel in the south next to the black Cullin hills. A great hostel. Obviously, places to look at, the old man of storr rock, kilt rock, the Trotternish hills in the north. there is a single track road that take you up into the hills just past Kilt rock. Amazing views of the hills and the coast.
Once off Skye do explore around Applecross. If you do nothing else on the west coast, do that. I followed the roads north along the west coast up to Durness. The roads going up that way were built for bikes. when I do it again. I will stay in Applecross for a few days and explore the local area. Also I will stay in Durness for some days and properly expore the local beaches.
I must say I was lucky with the weather, I only had one day that I had to put waterproofs on.
Other places I stayed was Fort William and Fort Augustus, which was good also. The West coast has so much to offer, in terms of scenery. I will be going back for that. I probably will not bother with the big towns.
I any event, I hope you enjoy your tour of Scotland, its a wonderful place to visit.
take care.
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However, one of the affiliated youth hostels I stayed in Glasgow was not good, bloody dirty to be honest. Doing this again, I would miss out Glasgow.
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Name that hostel please, it needs to be shamed for letting Glasgow down.
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However, one of the affiliated youth hostels I stayed in Glasgow was not good, bloody dirty to be honest. Doing this again, I would miss out Glasgow.
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Alba Hostel, this is my own personal opinion. The reason the communal kitchen was dirty and bedding was already used. |
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jonathan26 wrote: | MacZurbi wrote: |
Hi Jonathan,
we will drive up to Scotland starting July 11th in Switzerland, arriving in North Shields with DFDS Ferry will be on July 14th and then 2 weeks cruising around.
We actually changed our routing to:
2 nights in Dumfries
1 night in Glasgow
2 nights in Kyleakin(Isle of Skye)
1 overnight in Lochinver
1 night in Lybster
1 night in Inverness
1 night in Banchory
2 nights in Stirling
2 nights in Edinburgh
and the last night will be in Newcastle u/Tyne
before it go back to Amsterdam by Ferry.
Hope you enjoy your holiday...
Regards,
Fredy |
Hi Fredy,
Wow what a fab time I had. Since I was riding on my own, I decided to stay at youth hostels. which in general were very good. Good facilities and nice people. However, one of the affiliated youth hostels I stayed in Glasgow was not good, bloody dirty to be honest. Doing this again, I would miss out Glasgow.
The road coming out of Glasgow was amazing, A82. past the first Loch Lomond, to Glen Coe. If you have time at Glen Coe take the B863 a twisty road around Loch Leven. After That I took the ferry at Corran and followed the A861 West to the coast. Stay west if you can. I made my way to Morar and Mallaig. I took the ferry from Mallaig to Skye. Nice to go by ferry and come of the Island by the bridge. I would stay on Skye for at minimum of two days, Ideally three. Which will give you time to walk around. Take your walking boots. I stayed in Glenbrittle Hostel in the south next to the black Cullin hills. A great hostel. Obviously, places to look at, the old man of storr rock, kilt rock, the Trotternish hills in the north. there is a single track road that take you up into the hills just past Kilt rock. Amazing views of the hills and the coast.
Once off Skye do explore around Applecross. If you do nothing else on the west coast, do that. I followed the roads north along the west coast up to Durness. The roads going up that way were built for bikes. when I do it again. I will stay in Applecross for a few days and explore the local area. Also I will stay in Durness for some days and properly expore the local beaches.
I must say I was lucky with the weather, I only had one day that I had to put waterproofs on.
Other places I stayed was Fort William and Fort Augustus, which was good also. The West coast has so much to offer, in terms of scenery. I will be going back for that. I probably will not bother with the big towns.
I any event, I hope you enjoy your tour of Scotland, its a wonderful place to visit.
take care.
jonathan |
Hi Jonathan,
thanks for your input. As you can see on my planning, we will drive already a part of your tour too!
Hopefully, the weather will stay as at the moment with not too much water from the sky
I have been about 26 years ago the first and only time - but with public transportations (train/coach/ferry). It is something like a return - but on two wheels only...
Regards,
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MacZurbi wrote: | Thanks to all your inputs.
We will start in less than 5 weeks
but I am just on the way to check if we will change routing a little bit.
At the moment we have planned to go up to Isle of Harris/Lewis.
Maybe we will change and let the Isle be and add a additional day off!
The whole trip will be 15 days/14 nights in UK/Scotland and for the moment, we only have one day off in Edinburgh planned at the end of the trip.
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Hi Jonathan,
thanks for your input. As you can see on my planning, we will drive already a part of your tour too!
Hopefully, the weather will stay as at the moment with not too much water from the sky
I have been about 26 years ago the first and only time - but with public transportations (train/coach/ferry). It is something like a return - but on two wheels only...
Regards,
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Hi Fredy, Did you have a good tour?
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Hello Folks,
we where back to Switzerland with all bikes and a lot of impressions of Scotland!
Unfortunately, the weather was changing a lot and so we wear all Morning already our rain clothes
At least, we made more than 5000 km (including Switzerland-Amsterdam v.v.). Up to two small "mistakes" we also had no problems with driving on the left side.
The two "interludes" where always after a stop due to fuel up and sightseeing....
In the next time I will check our pictures with 6 cams and then upload some here to the forum.
Regards from the Alps,
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Hello together,
a long time ago I advised, that I will check out our photos and upload a handful here in the forum!
As it sometimes works, I had so many things to do and also some familial mourning.
Finally, I found the time and calm to redeem the announcement!
Enjoy it….
Day 1 – Switzerland – Holland (760 km)
Cause we have done a visited our friends in Holland, we decided to drive from Switzerland to Holland in one go.
From Zurich via Basel – German Motorways – Karlsruhe – Koblenz - Venlo to Holland.
Fortunately, due no big traffic jams, the leg takes 11 hours inclusive breaks.
Day 2 – Daytour Utrecht (100 km)
This day, we have made a short trip to Utrecht for a coffee break:
https://i.imgur.com/aQ4Siq2.png
What a beautiful city
https://i.imgur.com/CdDZ0SG.png
Day 3 – Ferry from Ijmuiden (100 km)
A short day leg to Ijmuiden should who be normally stressless!
Unfortunately, the Dutch road builders had other intensions and so the way was longer than planned. From about 1.30-2.00 hours the day changed to more than 3.30 hours!
Thankfully, we started timely….
Cabin obtained – View in driving direction:
https://i.imgur.com/KSByrKf.png
….and then sitting on deck, drinking something and enjoyed the perspective …
https://i.imgur.com/GIqAItB.png
The view back:
https://i.imgur.com/7eEbipb.png
and ahead – Where is this Scotland?
https://i.imgur.com/MBbpYb9.png
Day 4 – From Newcastle to Dumfries (Galloway) (260 km)
…there it is!!!!!
https://i.imgur.com/suIzZHr.png
…Pack up the bikes and have some smalltalk…
https://i.imgur.com/i3fCaU2.png
… after the close down from the ferry a last minute to gather the minds and shift round, than:
From now on – LEFTHAND-TRAFFIC - !!!!
After 1.5 hours on the roads – first stop with sightseeing at Chollerford
Chesters Roman Fort and Museum at Hadrian’s Wall.
https://i.imgur.com/jtGeWi5.png
With a small refreshment in stomach, we crossed the rolling country of Cumbria with a coffee break at Hartside Top:
https://i.imgur.com/EBn7TcR.png
We reached (with some extra rounds) the Stone Circle of Long Meg and her daughters:
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https://i.imgur.com/RBe6KxJ.png
Our day finished in the city of Dumfries:
https://i.imgur.com/l2qFg6S.png
Day 5 – Daytour Galloway & Dumfriesshire (320 km)
Our daytour should not only follow on Mainroad throughout the region but also along on Single-Tracks (something like a training for us, as it is to needs to getting used more often in the northern part of Scotland). From Dumfries we ran first southerly and visited Sweatheart Abbey, a treasure in the the community New Abbey:
https://i.imgur.com/ldUFTPp.png
From there, along the coast via Castle Point Rockcliff, where we enjoyed the view from the beach in Direction to North West England:
https://i.imgur.com/X1XQRdS.png
Caffee break at Kirkcudbright with the ruins of MacLellans Castle:
https://i.imgur.com/1B4Cohe.png
In the community of Whithorn a visit at the historical Whithorn Priory:
https://i.imgur.com/DFA4rSv.png
Target of the day catched:
https://i.imgur.com/3o4z6D2.png
Mull of Galloway – the southernmost point of Scotland – Thanks to the good weather,
Best visions to Northern Ireland, to the Isle of Man and naturally again to North West England:
https://i.imgur.com/BjbTXKF.png
Across the A712 back to Dumfries.
Day 6 – Dumfries to Glasgow (200 km)
This very short day leg we planned, to do sightseeing through the commercial capital in the afternoon.
City Hall:
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Gallery of Modern Art:
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A typically POLICE STATION:
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Nearby the fairground the Millenium Bridge:
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Day 7 – Glasgow to the Isle of Skye (440 km)
The longest day leg – Throughout the Highlands to Kyleakin, vis-a-vis of Kyle of Lochalsh
near Skye Bridge in the south of this beautiful island.
Bad weather conditions with heavy rainfalls. Only short Photo-Stops on the road:
For example-Killin – Falls of Dochart
https://i.imgur.com/EPgJgDT.png
or later in the middle of nowhere – enjoy wideness
https://i.imgur.com/RS9wWdn.png
A short stop again at Glenfinnan – with his roundly known Viaduct:
https://i.imgur.com/bUo8FTy.png
Arrival at Kyleakin – best scottish weather. From our room the view to the Skye-Bridge.
https://i.imgur.com/pCVXuKB.png
Day 8 – Daytrip Isle of Skye (200 km)
Yes, in place you should have a look of beautiful pictures from the Isle of Skye. Heavy rainfalls again and so, only two, three short photo-stops:
The old bridge of Sligachan
https://i.imgur.com/gdP5y6m.png
….Kilt Rock
https://i.imgur.com/NKntfFi.png
…the ruins of Castle Moil, nearby of Kyleakin
https://i.imgur.com/uw39ygI.png
Day 9 – Isle of Skye to Lochinver (310 km )
On this leg, two highlights should be included - one cultural, historical and a motorcycle technical. In which the second one has a major theme, the weather! First, we crossed the Skye Bridge and driven along Loch Alsh to Dornie for a visit at Eilean Donan Castle – one of the most beautiful castle complexes throughout Scotland:
https://i.imgur.com/SvLOw6S.png
https://i.imgur.com/cEpBoNH.png
After the sightseeing, our tour lead us via A890/A896 to the next Highlight – the Bealach na Bà or Applecross Pass. Before we started in Switzerland, I told to all, that this will be one of the main Highlights on the whole Tour will be!
Panoramic view on the way up:
https://i.imgur.com/M2Bjabg.png
There we will cross the pass:
https://i.imgur.com/BEsueds.png
Typical View on the highest point:
https://i.imgur.com/EvgKs9r.png
After this the well-deserved Lunch break at Applecross Inn – well known by a lot of Motorcyclists!
https://i.imgur.com/WZR8v02.png
From there we followed the coast line of the region Wester Ross – most on Single Tracks!
Over and over stunning views:
https://i.imgur.com/olhwRB7.png
Our Day finished at Lochinver, about 50 km nordeastern of Ullapool.
Sadly, whe have no modest photos of the last section Drumrunie via Badgnagyle to Lochinver.
A very nice but narrow Singletrack road on 35 km.
Day 10 – Lochinver to North East (320 km)
A recreative night and a strenghtening with a typical scottish breakfast later, our first short visit was Ardvreck Castle, belong the A837:
https://i.imgur.com/41xhtKU.png
From there it was a short time to a Parking Lot directly along the A837, where as a insider tip from our Host in Lochinver – only about 200m boardwalk to a hidden water fall….
https://i.imgur.com/bHhfeLk.png
This view – who was gorgeous – we had after perceived 500 m scrambling walk across rubble, morass, 12° temperature with drizzle rain in motorcycle clothes.
Via Durness, we reached Balnakeil
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and 5 km later climbing down to Smoo Cave:
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From there always northeast warts:
Stunning views
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Dunnet Head – the Northernmost Point on the scotish „mainland:
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We spend the night at a lovely B&B in Lybster, SW of Wick. ____________________ Greetings from Zurich/Switzerland
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Day 11 – From North East to Loch Ness (250 km)
Two Sightseeing highlights where planned – Dunrobin Castle, North of Golspie, the biggest residential home in the Northern part of the Highlands, the ancestreal seat of the Clan Sutherland:
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The falconry showed us theyre favorites:
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On the A9 until short before Dingwall, where we went westerly into the Highlands. Via A86, A831 and Cannich we hit the Loch Ness. A must visit is Urquhart Castle, also if the crowd was awesome:
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The Night we have been in Inverness – about a half hour from Urquhart.
In the evening a city walk through the highland capital:
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Day 12 – Tea Time at Balmoral(230 km)
Our first stop was a short visit at Culloden Battlefield, only a short drive from Inverness.
Are there some hobbits?
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On the A939 via Grantown-on-Spey we traversed the Cairngorms Mountains Region and had a longer sightseeing stop about Tea Time at Balmoral Castle:
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Before arriving in Banchory, where our day finished, a short detour to Tomnaverie Stone Circle:
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Day 13 – Dunnottar Castle and the Region Stirling (300 km)
Only a 45 minute drive, our next castle on the To see List – Dunnottar – south of Stonehaven at the North Sea Coast:
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View from the top of the ruins along the coast line:
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Due to newly rain there are no more photos on our way to Stirling.
Day 14 – Stirling and the channel (60 km)
This day should be a relaxing day. On the way we found out, that on one of the Hondas, the tyre behind suffered on the tour. Via phone we ordered a new one at J K Motorcycles, Munro Road and brought the bike at the morning. Due to a lot of work, it should take about 3 hours. So, I had a passenger on our sidetrip to Falkirk:
First – the Falkirk Wheel …:
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and then – the statues of the Kelpies:
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From there back to Stirling, pick up the Motorcycle and change clothes for our afternoon walk to the castle and the Wallace Monument.
First we had to cross this bridge:
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… after a short ascension to Stirling Castle we have paid attendance to Robert the Bruce:
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As we have spent too much time in the town, we changed the Visit at the Wallace Monuments to the next Morning! ____________________ Greetings from Zurich/Switzerland
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