Featured Rideout Ardnamurchan,the Most Westerly Point On The British Mainland

I've been wanting to go to Ardnamurchan for a while now, so when the forecast for Monday & Tuesday looked great i went and booked accommodation in Kilchoan for the Monday night. i wanted to explore the roads and beaches as the last time i went there was over 30 years ago, and we just went to the lighthouse (waypoint 11) and back. this is the route i took once i got to Corran


i left the house at 6am on Monday and had a brilliant run up by Loch Tay and through Glencoe, very little traffic at that time of day so progress was made! First stop was in Glencoe for a couple of pics




The next stop was at the Onich Hotel for breakfast before getting the ferry from Corran, the breakfast was self service and eat as much as you want for £9.95 which i thought was a bargain drinks and toast were included. the Onich Hotel is not far from the ferry i got there just as it was about to leave so i managed to get on just in in time (it leaves at 8.30am but there's a ferry every 30 mins so it wouldn't have been a disaster if i didn't get that one) the crossing only takes a few minutes


Once across i took the main A861 for a while (which is a lovely road) but then took the B8043 a narrow but lovely Rd which continues down the coast for a while then cuts inland to join the A884 road




made a little detour to see Kinochaline castle that @Vulpes told me about (waypoint 6 on the above route map), unfortunately the gates were locked

i stopped off for a cold drink at the cafe beside the ferry (waypoint 7) that takes you across to Mull


from there i took the B849 to the end of the road at Drimnin


To be continued..

 

From Drimnin i went back the same road then cut off to Strontian where i took an unmarked (waypoint 9) this turned out to be a brilliant road with some amazing views





this was the official end of the road..


but i continued through and I'm glad i did




this road eventually takes you past Loch Doilet then goes about 3/4 up Loch Shiel i went a few miles but decided to turn back as there were other places i wanted to visit, came across this tent in the middle of nowhere it's obviously a permanent residence but no one was about



a couple of nice horses




To be continued...

 

i then returned to Strontian then took the A861 to Salen then the B8007 which takes you eventually out to Ardnamurchan Lighthouse but before i got to the lighthouse i took a detour to Sanna bay where there is a gorgeous beach, i parked up the bike and there's a 5 min walk to the beach










i couldn't resist

i spent a good hour and a half at the beach then headed to the lighthouse





After spending a while there i headed to my Hotel in Kilchoan which I'd passed on the road up for a much needed pint and something to eat.
To be continued..

 

the next day i headed back to salen and took the road to another cracking little beach at Ardoe (waypoint 13)
reminder of route


you have to keep an eye open for the odd sheep










Ardoe Beach








To be continued..

 

The next detour would be to Tioram castle
lovely little bridge on the way


no midges about apart from this one










Stopped off at the Glenuig Inn and decided to see what was along the road from it




a lovely little beach




headed back onto the A861 that will take me out at Lochailort on the A830 (road to the isles)

final post that will include a road I've never been on but always wanted to it's a short road that leads to a dead end but it has to be the most brilliant biking road ever! up and down and round and round and up and down and round and down and round and round and round and up and down!! can anyone guess where it is?

 

The A830 was quieter than i thought it would be, although the car park at Glenfinnan viaduct was full, i stopped off at Corpath not far from Fort William for a snap of Ben Nevis


From there i went to Fort William and onto a road that I've been wanting to do for ages, It's only about 6 miles long and leads to a dead end, I'd looked at it on google maps and thought it looked good, but in real life it's a brilliant wee road, a real rollercoaster it's just a shame it's so short i couldn't take photos of the twisty up and down bits but they were awesome, it's not got a road number but it's the road through Glen Nevis, i did it there and back twice as i loved it and although there were loads up folk up at the car park the road was quiet




near the end of the road you come to a bridge and from there it's a narrow single track road to the end


when i passed the bridge i noticed a crowd of folk looking over so on my way back i stopped to see what was going on, some young teenage lads were jumping off into the water below. it doesn't look that high in the photos but it was pretty high!





After going up and down the road a couple of times i made my way home via the A86 Loch Laggan Rd/Dalwhinnie/Pitlochry/Moulin moor and home. i didn't stop for any photos but it was a brilliant ride home.

 

It's a place you would definitely want to do in Good weather so it's better doing it as a last minute thing to make sure about the weather. i only saw 5 other bikes over that way 3 adventure bikes and 2 cruisers, definitely not a sports bike or high revving bike route as probably half of it was single track although most was in good condition.

 

I used to record my favourite roads and stick them up on youtube, but that was more for myself so i can look back on them, but it was a hassle and i was always wary that i was recording so i had to be careful. plus I don't think I'd make a good vlogger anyway!

 

Is there anywhere else you would like me to go @Eldon