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Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 1:19 pm
by graeme
campbell wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 12:51 pm
The Bealach na Ba is over-rated.
Not flat-out in a freshly forged Scooby, it isn't!
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Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 1:28 pm
by TarmacTerrorist
tut wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 11:15 am
Don't forget to take Language lessons Gav before you come up.
tut
I've been living in Geordie land for the last 20yrs Tut, it's given me an ear for it... x
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 1:32 pm
by TarmacTerrorist
double post...
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 2:18 pm
by smoo25
alicrozier wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 12:10 pm
campbell wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 10:48 pm
Forget John o Groats. Turn south through Lairg. Come over Struie Brae between Bonar Bridge and Alness.
Then nip out to Nairn, south to Grantown, over Lecht & Cock Bridge to Braemar, then Glenshee to Perth.
Enjoy!!
Let me know when Gav and I could join and give you a 2-11 lead out from Grantown to Blairgowrie.
G may even have his yellow one back...
Coming down glenshee you can duke a right towards Pitlochry, cutting out the dull bit between Blairgowrie and Perth
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 2:21 pm
by smoo25
Some great photo spots up there too
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Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 3:45 pm
by Dark
graeme wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 1:19 pm
campbell wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 12:51 pm
The Bealach na Ba is over-rated.
Not flat-out in a freshly forged Scooby, it isn't!
Even better flat out in a convoy of 4 Scoobies on Tour d'Ecosse in 2000........
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 3:51 pm
by rossybee
smoo25 wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 2:18 pm
alicrozier wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 12:10 pm
campbell wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 10:48 pm
Forget John o Groats. Turn south through Lairg. Come over Struie Brae between Bonar Bridge and Alness.
Then nip out to Nairn, south to Grantown, over Lecht & Cock Bridge to Braemar, then Glenshee to Perth.
Enjoy!!
Let me know when Gav and I could join and give you a 2-11 lead out from Grantown to Blairgowrie.
G may even have his yellow one back...
Coming down glenshee you can duke a right towards Pitlochry, cutting out the dull bit between Blairgowrie and Perth
Second this! Past Glenshee, cut off at Bridge of Cally. Moulin Moors road is well-sighted and great fun
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 3:56 pm
by graeme
Blairgowrie to Dunkeld, or Blairgowrie to Luncarty are other good options which bring you out a bit further down the A9.
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 5:04 pm
by campbell
smoo25 wrote:alicrozier wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 12:10 pm
Coming down glenshee you can duke a right towards Pitlochry, cutting out the dull bit between Blairgowrie and Perth
Strathardle. Very nice.
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 2:23 pm
by graeme
Looks like I won't have the 2-11 back in time to meet up for photos.
Gav, you don't by any chance have a set of 2-11 wheels you'd part with, do you?
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 7:49 pm
by smoo25
graeme wrote:Looks like I won't have the 2-11 back in time to meet up for photos.
Gav, you don't by any chance have a set of 2-11 wheels you'd part with, do you?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/263641027483?c ... e4ffebcc98
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Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 7:57 pm
by ScottJ-PS
I did the whole NC last autumn. I strongly agree with skipping the whole NE to John O Grotty section as per previous posters .
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 10:44 am
by TarmacTerrorist
Yeah, I questioned it when I first looked at the map. The A9 down from wick looks like it serves the whole east coast down to Inverness. Perhaps 5 oclock in the morning it would be a good run....
Plan so far is to stop in Tongue on night 2 and head south from there the next day. Soon as I get 5 I'll do those routes maps for you take a gander at.
Graeme, I do have some I'm not using here yes. I could possibly be persuaded to let a set go...
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 11:03 am
by TarmacTerrorist
That'll be Rocky at The Lotus Centre. He'll want £500 a wheel for the 5 spoke forged ones!
Re: North coast 500 tips.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 3:50 pm
by Bobby
Route I took and some photos of nice places on the way, although you might be pushed for stopping time on your schedule!
https://flickr.com/photos/92556745@N00/ ... 8011997173
Recommend the Torridon Inn if that fits your route. As many others have said, John O’Groats is nothing to write home about. I went up that way just for completeness!
Baelach na Ba might be fun if you can get a clear run, but plenty or caravans/motorhomes ignore the “no big vehicles” warning!
Watch out for the aliens if passing Dounreay...