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West Coast! - Do the islands
@haveo and I spent two weeks riding, we started in Fort William and rode to Ullapool
Would definitely suggest stopping and dropping your kit and taking a day to do the Applecross Pass - closest you can get to the Alps experience - but in the UK.
Then we took the ferry out to Stornoway and went and saw the standing stones at Callanish - which was into a horrid headwind all the way there - then we rode back at about 100mph.
Then we took the Tarbert Uig ferry then rode the length of Skye
Then you can rejoin the mainland by the bridge - but I'd seriously suggest the Kylerhea turntable ferry (much more scenic route) - hillier though.
Then if you've got the time I'd desperately suggest Mull round to Fionnphort and visiting Iona - the far side of the island has some of the most rugged/beautiful beaches I've ever seen although the one ring road on Mull can get busyEdit - just read 4-5 days bit - well there's ^ three weeks worth of stuff for you to pick from
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Anyone got a recommended route for riding roughly end to end of Scotland.
Might have a few days off at the start of September and fancy doing it over 4-5 days. Doesn't need to be exact end-end so I don't need to start in John O Groats, just somewhere up on the north coast, and I'm not too bothered about ending on the border English, would just like to take in the biggest mountains/ highest roads / most scenic suggestions.
Any thoughts..?