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1.5 days means you'll be in the car most of the time if you're heading for JOG and to be honest if it was me I would head for the West Coast. (and I'm from the East Coast)
Head up through Loch Lomond - at the end of the road A82 and top of the Loch turn left and go down Glen Coe and then head up to Loch Ness - only as far as Invergarry, turn Left again and head for Skye through Glen Shiel.
The scenery will astound you.
Head up through Loch Lomond - at the end of the road A82 and top of the Loch turn left and go down Glen Coe and then head up to Loch Ness - only as far as Invergarry, turn Left again and head for Skye through Glen Shiel.
The scenery will astound you.
crmcatee said:
1.5 days means you'll be in the car most of the time if you're heading for JOG and to be honest if it was me I would head for the West Coast. (and I'm from the East Coast)
Head up through Loch Lomond - at the end of the road A82 and top of the Loch turn left and go down Glen Coe and then head up to Loch Ness - only as far as Invergarry, turn Left again and head for Skye through Glen Shiel.
The scenery will astound you.
Head up through Loch Lomond - at the end of the road A82 and top of the Loch turn left and go down Glen Coe and then head up to Loch Ness - only as far as Invergarry, turn Left again and head for Skye through Glen Shiel.
The scenery will astound you.
And if the ferry is on , you fancy the trip through Skye, and more scenery - turn left at Kyleachin, head for Armadale and the ferry back to the mainland, head south via Mallaig and Fort william.Can't speak of the view from Skye - never seen it - but on a decent day - just outside Mallaig , on the new road , the view toward Eigg and Rhum is breathtaking.
crmcatee said:
Head up through Loch Lomond - at the end of the road A82 and top of the Loch turn left and go down Glen Coe and then head up to Loch Ness - only as far as Invergarry, turn Left again and head for Skye through Glen Shiel.
But don't do the bridge, another left towards Glenelg, and the small ferry there, will take you over a truly spectacular alpine style pass - the view from the top is absolutely breathtaking.
have to agree.went over to skye one weekend after driving all over the country on a 3 month stay there, out every weekend
jog = lots of driving to see a bit of land by the sea, looking very much like all the other bits of land by the sea, the fact that it is the most northern point... so what same for lands end and paying ££ for it
do the sight seeing tour,the lakes around the biggest mountain in scotland are pretty good - ben nevis ?>
jog = lots of driving to see a bit of land by the sea, looking very much like all the other bits of land by the sea, the fact that it is the most northern point... so what same for lands end and paying ££ for it
do the sight seeing tour,the lakes around the biggest mountain in scotland are pretty good - ben nevis ?>
Einion Yrth said:
crmcatee said:
Head up through Loch Lomond - at the end of the road A82 and top of the Loch turn left and go down Glen Coe and then head up to Loch Ness - only as far as Invergarry, turn Left again and head for Skye through Glen Shiel.
But don't do the bridge, another left towards Glenelg, and the small ferry there, will take you over a truly spectacular alpine style pass - the view from the top is absolutely breathtaking.John O'goats is a waste of time, most of the best scenery is on the west.
Thank you all for your thoughts. Did as suggested, and from Glasgow followed A82/A87 along Loch Lomond/Invergary/Fort William etc. out to Skye. Then I turned north, and looped back to Edinburgh via Inverness. That took about 10/11 hours, including stops (Ben Nevis Cable Car, some castles, traffic jams in Edinburgh etc.). If anyone is thinking about this trip, I recommend it highly.
The roads are great, fast and refreshingly empty. I will add that the average speeds at which people drive in Scotland appear to be significantly higher than that in the South, so it is easy to make progress (despite what appeared to be an invasion of Dutch registred caravans).
The roads are great, fast and refreshingly empty. I will add that the average speeds at which people drive in Scotland appear to be significantly higher than that in the South, so it is easy to make progress (despite what appeared to be an invasion of Dutch registred caravans).
northo said:
Best roads in the world...
Maybe ...Try this
http://www.alpineroads.com/images/photos/engadin/s...
The top is at 9,000 feet. The little speck half way
up is a three storey house.
dcb said:
northo said:
Best roads in the world...
Maybe ...Try this
http://www.alpineroads.com/images/photos/engadin/s...
The top is at 9,000 feet. The little speck half way
up is a three storey house.
Wow, I just drove the A702 near Durisdeer the other day. Simply unbelievable, don't miss it.
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...
northo said:
Is that the Stelvio?
Yes. Not my favourite by a long way, but certainlyone of the highest.
This is one of my favourites
http://www.alpineroads.com/images/photos/tyrol/tim...
Fifteen feet of snow stacked on the side of
the road in July one of the times when I went there.
Twenty C down in the valley, but a
bracing two C at the top.
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