Heading For Nc500 26th August

Good luck with the accommodation. You have to do the a82 up to glencoe if you haven't before. You've left yourself loads of time sounds good!

 

Stranraer Helensburgh Skye if your looking at these I have recommendations, in that order Neptunes guest house B and B. Helensburgh Holiday Lets. Saucey Marys bunk house, busy, central,shared rooms, friendly. realy grab anything on Skye cos its always busy
The guy from SMB said if he has a cancellation in the summer its booked on the web instantly.
If you get to AB44 give me a call
Good luck safe journey.

 

The Arch Inn at Ullapooll is nice with good food.

 

I stopped at the anchor in garelochead, not cheap but good, safe place to park your bike off road.

 

Dont camp on the west coast in summer

 

If you go on myrouteapp.com and look at the triumph group routes, I put up my run roon Scotland I did a few years back.
Bunkhouse at Stromeferry and Durness are good. Also good one 10 miles south of Ullapool on the main road in.
Do the coast road past Inverewe Gardens, really nice.

 

Smoo cave, near Durness, is worth a look and s walk up to the headland to see the coast line is spectacular, especially if there is a sea running

 

You can pop in on me on the way up or down for a coffee. Spare room is available as well if you need some where to kip either coming or going Rich.
Still waiting on you pm regarding the research you wanted a hand with.

 

Hi.
Four of us done this trip in June my recommendation and only recommendation is take waterproofs. We had a 8 day tour planned came home after 6. The weather was horrendous probably the worst we have ever ridden in. We had planned on ⛺️ but this didn't happen what we done is we had a idea where we were going so we just got iPad out and booked accommodation anywhere in the vincinity that we were heading. I hope you get good weather and I would never deter anybody from going the scenery across the top from Thurso to Durness is truly amazing . This is the second time I've been to Scotland and both times it's pissed down. Hope you have a great trip but I shall not be venturing north again. In fact two of us are of to France next Monday for 6 days . Happy riding

 

HI Rich, what a great trip,it’s good to see you will be doing some of Scotlands best roads before you start on the NC500, I did it the same time of year as your doing it..and it was fantastic weather! the day I was in Applecross it must have been the hottest day of the year, so hopefully you will be lucky!
I put a report up in the touring section when I did the NC500, although since the new forum format it’s not easy to find as “touring" has been lumped together with others (bad idea Rob) I’ll have a hunt for it and put a link up. if you’ve never done that road from Inverary to Oban it’s great and it’s not that much longer than the inland route so it’s definitely worth doing . Your Saturday route will be brilliant!! It’s a wise choice to ride up through Glencoe rather than the short cut up the A828 where you would bypass Glencoe, it’s worth turning off at the Clachaig inn a couple of miles before Glencoe village as it’s in a beautiful setting, and the A87 from Invergarry to Eillen Donnan is a classic. The Aberdeenshire coast is good until you get to Aberdeen where it is duel carriageway all the way to Dundee,a great alternative is once you get to Aberdeen to take the A93 to Banchory,Braemar,Blairgowrie,Dundee probably be an extra 50 miles or so but it’s a great road (although doing this will mean you will miss Dunnottar Castle)

Have sent you a PM

 

Found it Rich!
https://www.thetriumphforum.com/threads/north-coast-500-part-1.7215/

 

If you need a bed on Thursday Im 10 miles from Portsoy.