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This is it folks, prepping the Zed for our first ever NC500 road trip Whoop Whoop!

The Plan is as follows;

1: Arrive at Inverness on Sunday, staying at the Bught Park Camp Site for one night
2: On Monday we travel from Inverness to Applecross Campsite.
3: Tuesday we travel to Ullapool and staying at the Ardmair Point Campsite.
4: Wednesday travel to Durness and staying at the Sango Sands Campsite.
5: By Thursday still camping travelling to Wick and staying locally overnight
6: Probably by Friday we will be completely wrecked from lack of sleep, however traveling back to Inverness and staying the night.
7: Traveling back home on Saturday.

I have the official NC500 road map that has loads of stopping off points, but if anybody has some cool places worth stopping off to get some pics, please let us know

https://www.northcoast500.com/ <---- Worth a look

When we did it we stopped at the WWII Artic Crossing memorial.

It's about 3 Scottish miles from Poolewe

srhutch wrote:When we did it we stopped at the WWII Artic Crossing memorial.

It's about 3 Scottish miles from Poolewe

Thanks for the info bud, we will deffo stop off and take a look, just checked the Map and we will be passing by on Tuesday as we head towards Ullapool

See you've got a 'boot bag'. We haven't used ours yet.
Enjoy the trip

Marlon wrote:See you've got a 'boot bag'. We haven't used ours yet.
Enjoy the trip

Thanks Marlon

My biggest worry is that it flys off on the motorway lol

Keep the pics + updates coming

I really need to do this trip. Staying where I do I should have done it already!

Have a great trip

Good wee website link for people to plan their trip on as well

Enjoy.
We had a short venture into Scotland this year and plan to do the NC500 next year. Plenty of pics and hints/tips would be appreciated.

srhutch wrote:When we did it we stopped at the WWII Artic Crossing memorial.

It's about 3 Scottish miles from Poolewe

Vapour miles

cerbera wrote:Enjoy.
We had a short venture into Scotland this year and plan to do the NC500 next year. Plenty of pics and hints/tips would be appreciated.

Will do i'll post some pics and feedback, i'm hoping the weather will hold out

AlfaScozzesi wrote:I really need to do this trip. Staying where I do I should have done it already!

Have a great trip

Good wee website link for people to plan their trip on as well

lol based on your location, you should be organising a Zed event for the NC500

mr wilks wrote:Keep the pics + updates coming

Thanks Mr Wilks, if we have any mobile reception up that end of the country i'll bang some on as i go, i'm actually hoping they have mobile masts

pvr wrote:

srhutch wrote:When we did it we stopped at the WWII Artic Crossing memorial.

It's about 3 Scottish miles from Poolewe

Vapour miles

took the petrol station locations into account when we planned the route, the ole E85 Semi Auto is err not good on Petrol

I had loads left after the 3 Scottish miles

pvr wrote:I had loads left after the 3 Scottish miles

That's why you went for the preemptive fill up as soon as we hit the hotel!

My job involves druving the roads on the west and north coast of Scotland on a daily basis. Stop at Smoo cave just outside Durness, its pretty cool. Durness also has a world famous chocolateer. Turn left at the 90 degree right bend in the village. Of course everyone stops at the kylesku bridge for a photo, take the road to castletown from thurso and then go on the coast road past Dunnet head. Great drive. The west coast has some great hidden drives. If you have time, then a trip out to Achiltibuie is fantastic. As is the road to kinlochbervie. A detour from lochinver on the road round by Stoer and drumbeg is an absolute belter, but its very tight and twisty. Great in a mini!! Not sure how much fun it would be in a Z4. We did the 500 In my old mk1 mx5 about 3 months ago and took a trip over to Orkney. Some great roads over there. Hope you have a fantastic trip.

Andyoldgit. wrote:My job involves druving the roads on the west and north coast of Scotland on a daily basis. Stop at Smoo cave just outside Durness, its pretty cool. Durness also has a world famous chocolateer. Turn left at the 90 degree right bend in the village. Of course everyone stops at the kylesku bridge for a photo, take the road to castletown from thurso and then go on the coast road past Dunnet head. Great drive. The west coast has some great hidden drives. If you have time, then a trip out to Achiltibuie is fantastic. As is the road to kinlochbervie. A detour from lochinver on the road round by Stoer and drumbeg is an absolute belter, but its very tight and twisty. Great in a mini!! Not sure how much fun it would be in a Z4. We did the 500 In my old mk1 mx5 about 3 months ago and took a trip over to Orkney. Some great roads over there. Hope you have a fantastic trip.

Great insight there Andy , still on my horizon to do but no chance now until at least the Xmas hols or possibly late January .
What are your thoughts on doing the 500 that time of year ?