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Sorry for late reply.
The prevailing winds are East to West, when I did it it was more NE to SW, but you can see from the route map what that does compared to the East coast.
I think taking the train to Thurso and starting there to do it ccw would negate the winds and would clear a few days and skip the least scenic part of the route. Skye is beautiful-if you don't have much time a route I'd recommend is from Broadford to Elgol, and from Broadford you can also ride to Kylerhea and take a small ferry over to the mainland at Glenelg-the old military road there is a spectacular climb and you can either come back round over the bridge onto Skye via Eilean Donan castle or head South down the coast of Loch Hourn to Corran and take another ferry to Ardgour. I'd check if/when it is running prior though.
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Thanks for the great info on the NC500 RankinJ & Uber_Gruber. I can only do it July/August, as I work in education, so will just have to brave the midges. Considering both of you have suggested that the East coast isn't so spectacular, corroborating the few other reports I have heard, I think I may adapt the route to stick to the west, and possibly include the Isle of Skye.