Please comment on my route

[SIII]

Hi, looking to do round Scotland and right across the top to John o'groats. Starting from Dunoon and returning to there with 3 nights out. Looking at around 200 miles a day.

If there are any bloody awfull roads i have planned or am just missing some cracking roads please let me know, don't really know the roads on the south bound route, specificaly the roads thro' Cairngorms.

Any input & advice appreciated

Route :-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...,9&vpsrc=6&z=8

[sv4me]

It hasn't got 3 laps of the Kinlochleven loop in it

[carelesschucca]

If it was me I'd try and get Applecross in there

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...s&vpsrc=0&z=10

and three laps of this

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...2&vpsrc=0&z=12

Applecross is more important though, kinda

[Bibio]

i'm planning on doing roughly the same thing next year. if it were me and i wish it was i would be doing this. except maybe different overnight stops.

full route:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...14&vpsrc=6&z=7

Day 1:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...,4&vpsrc=6&z=9

2 detours to take in Kinlochleven loop and Neptune's Staircase just outside Fort Billy.

Day 2:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...,4&vpsrc=6&z=8

added Applecross

Day 3:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...=1&vpsrc=6&z=9

no change, an easy day

Day 4:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...,5&vpsrc=6&z=8

the whopper, this i think is the best of all the days as it takes in the Cairngorm, Queens View, Lock Earn, Dukes Pass and Rest and be thankful.

[peterco]

Take applecross and take penisular road back to sheildaig.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...s&vpsrc=0&z=10

[dyzio]

Stay off the A9 and from Grantown go to Nairn or Forres

[dizzyblonde]

Nah........its rubbish, I think you should let me do it instead, you wouldn't like it at all

[DarrenSV650S]

If you have the time it's well worth taking the coast road between Ullapool and Unapool. They're not fast roads, they're more single track, very twisty, up and down kind of roads The scenery is awesome. And you can also visit the "best little shop in Britain"

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...2&vpsrc=6&z=10

And if you really have loads of time, the road from Tongue to Lairg has amazing views and is very fast and twisty.

Have a look here for some picys
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=156105

[SIII]

Thanks for all the feedback, seems like i got it roughly right.

Have been over applecross in the car a couple of times (once at the end of december, snow on the road in a 405 SRi, bloody scary cos there wasn't the armco barriers that there are now) is it actually that much fun on a bike?

Thanks Bibio for the Dukes pass, etc. As i said don't really know that part of our green and wonderful land. As for stops, these arn't fixed, just were approx 200 miles apart, thought that was OK for a daily tota,l for 4 days in a row.

Darren - was up there last week, did the coast road from ullapool to lochinver, discovery mpg dropped to about 20mpg cos its all 1st & 2nd gear in the Landie. Crakin pics will have to go see Smoo caves, thanks.




Modified route - http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...15&vpsrc=6&z=7


with the possibility to add Kinlochlven and applecross in on the day - depending on the weather and progress.

[carelesschucca]

Honestly Siii add the little bit in for the Kinlochleven loop its only and extra 17 miles or so but the roads amazing. Not to be missed.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=...6&vpsrc=0&z=11