Scotland..driving roads...
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Anywhere north if Glasgow is great and the further north you go it just gets better.
Favourites for us is past Loch Lomond head for Inveraray, straight through to Lochgilphead and then up to Oban.
A bit further and head right past Fort William and aim for Skye or further again Ullapool.
It is a fair treck for you though.
Favourites for us is past Loch Lomond head for Inveraray, straight through to Lochgilphead and then up to Oban.
A bit further and head right past Fort William and aim for Skye or further again Ullapool.
It is a fair treck for you though.
Hi Nictrix,
Ironically, the only place I have driven is north of glasgow!! It was in a Kia Picanto (brand new then) hire car. Boy that was fun. Went for a wedding in Dunblame, so drove around near sterling, Loch lomond, and doune castle! didn't have time to venture further north but the maps were looking rather pretty - so your suggestion is spot on.
Ironically, the only place I have driven is north of glasgow!! It was in a Kia Picanto (brand new then) hire car. Boy that was fun. Went for a wedding in Dunblame, so drove around near sterling, Loch lomond, and doune castle! didn't have time to venture further north but the maps were looking rather pretty - so your suggestion is spot on.
It has to be the A82 for me. Glasgow to Fort William, driving past Loch Lomond and through the Great Glen. Also A830 Fort William to Mallaig-Isle of Skye road, driving past the famous Viaduct as shown in the Harry Potter train scenes, or Fort William towards Inverness, driving past Loch Ness. Not during peak tourist times though, unless you are prepared for a Formula One style procession
- so many good ones - the A82 is good from tyndrum but the bottom section past Loch Lomond is not great to much tourist traffic - best roads are much further north I like the road to MallaigDewi said:
You'll be planning a Scottish meet next year then :wink:
And boys, seriously - MTFU... I think out of 10/11 cars on the Skyefall run only 3 were actually driven by
Scots, and one of the drove up from Kent :wink:
...oh, and Perry drove from somewhere on the coast in West Sussex...
I have done 4 Highlander trips, and they have been great.
The only downside is that it is still UK territory so you can not relax regarding speed traps, as we did come across a few sneaky ones during the runs up there and some of the roads are just begging for a good run.
The only downside is that it is still UK territory so you can not relax regarding speed traps, as we did come across a few sneaky ones during the runs up there and some of the roads are just begging for a good run.
A93, then up around Inverurie and Banchory are good. Anywhere from Applecross to Ullapool also amazing.
Any non dual carriageway route north from Dundee won't disappoint.
The 'Cairn O'Mount' road is epic.
So many great roads. Sadly for me none of them is within 40 miles of where I live :headbang:
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Any non dual carriageway route north from Dundee won't disappoint.
The 'Cairn O'Mount' road is epic.
So many great roads. Sadly for me none of them is within 40 miles of where I live :headbang:
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Scotland is a bit of a haul north even from Lancashire but for you southern guys it can be a real drag. It's well worth the effort though, and you could tie it in with a run up through the North Yorkshire Moors National Park which also has some superb roads. Stop off at Whitby for fish 'n chips then a night in north Berwick just south of Edinburgh before heading north from there into the promised land. 
