Scotland

Author
Discussion

mjolner

Original Poster:

58 posts

221 months

Friday 18th May 2007
quotequote all
I have 1.5 days to explore Scotland north of Glasgow/Edinburg over the upcoming bank holiday weekend. Suggestions for great roads/sights? Is the trip to John O'Groats worth it?

crmcatee

5,767 posts

242 months

Saturday 19th May 2007
quotequote all
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.

who me ?

7,455 posts

227 months

Sunday 20th May 2007
quotequote all
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.



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.

Einion Yrth

19,575 posts

259 months

Monday 21st May 2007
quotequote all
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.

Scraggles

7,619 posts

239 months

Friday 25th May 2007
quotequote all
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 ?>

STIGG

2 posts

218 months

Friday 25th May 2007
quotequote all
HI YOU SHOULD HEAD FOR INVERNESS THEN HEAD NORTH FOR ULLAPOOL AND ON UP TO LOCHINVER THEN ROUND THE NORTH COAST , ON TO JOG AND DOWN THROUGH CAITHNESS THE ROADS ARE ENTERTAINING FAST AND A LOT OF FUN AND THE PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY.

Who me ?

7,455 posts

227 months

Monday 28th May 2007
quotequote all
Scraggles said:
do the sight seeing tour,the lakes around the biggest mountain in scotland are pretty good - ben nevis ?>
Those LAkes are LOCHS - Only lake in Scotland iscLake of Menteith -in the Trossachs. confused

Pooh

3,692 posts

268 months

Monday 28th May 2007
quotequote all
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.
I cycled over that once, from the Skye side, it is some hill!
John O'goats is a waste of time, most of the best scenery is on the west.

Mjolner

Original Poster:

58 posts

221 months

Wednesday 30th May 2007
quotequote all
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).

cardigankid

8,853 posts

227 months

Monday 11th June 2007
quotequote all
Yes, aren't they?

deevlash

10,442 posts

252 months

Monday 11th June 2007
quotequote all
haste ye back smile

northo

2,375 posts

234 months

Thursday 14th June 2007
quotequote all
Best roads in the world...

deevlash

10,442 posts

252 months

Thursday 14th June 2007
quotequote all

When I first got my car I drove up here for fun, my ears popped on the way up too biggrin

Edited by deevlash on Friday 15th June 00:45

dcb

5,978 posts

280 months

Friday 15th June 2007
quotequote all
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.


northo

2,375 posts

234 months

Saturday 16th June 2007
quotequote all
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.
Is that the Stelvio?

BLKROKT

755 posts

222 months

Tuesday 19th June 2007
quotequote all
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...


dcb

5,978 posts

280 months

Tuesday 19th June 2007
quotequote all
northo said:
Is that the Stelvio?
Yes. Not my favourite by a long way, but certainly
one 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.