Gareth
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Drove it several times week before last. Its a fabulous road. There is a short section of single track before Gairloch, but its a wide single track!.
It was as hour from Inverness to Kinlochewe with the caravan in tow. Its about another 1/2 hour to Gairloch.
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galwaygreen
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high gareth...is it scenic ... mountains etc...looks like one way in same way out...or is there a circuit
thanks
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| 11th May 2015 9:41 pm |
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Downhiller
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If you want mountains and scenery use a82 through Glen Coe. Go up that way.
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| 11th May 2015 9:53 pm |
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Gareth
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galwaygreen wrote:high gareth...is it scenic ... mountains etc...looks like one way in same way out...or is there a circuit
thanks
Gairloch is a one way in/out, but it's a lovely village, and pretty mountainous all around. I recommend The Steadings cafe behind the museum. Lovely lunch.
Take a drive around the coast road, to Melvaig, and keep going. You will meet a sign that says it's "the end of the public road, carry on at your own risk" Carry on for about 3 miles, and you will come to a lighthouse. Park where it says, and go for a walk along the coast. Take your camera! I pictured an otter!
EDIT, Sorry there is a road through to Ullapool also, so not one road in/out.
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| 11th May 2015 10:01 pm |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
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gareth thank you...think this will be must do...will report back.... if its anything like pass of the cattle...ie applecross it will be very good..its surely a long way from home...see melvaig on visit Scotland website..road to lighthouse put down as rough...disco land then...kick on
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| 12th May 2015 1:33 am |
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Willy Eckerslike
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Carry on to the end and Stoer Lighthouse and visit this remote Tea hut. Road is all tarmac
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| 12th May 2015 6:29 am |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
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well,we are in sunny fauldhouse (between glasgow and edinburgh)...340 mile today from gloucester...heavy rain for the first four hours then again lockerbie...cumbria hills allways look specatular... motor running very well....onwards and upwards wednesday
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| 18th May 2015 10:59 pm |
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Sloss
Member Since: 18 Aug 2013
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Why have you selected Bute for a visit?
Very small island but Rothesay is/was a bustling little town 40 years ago when I used to sail all around there.
You don't mention Skye, that's well worth a visit Stew,
2010 D4 gone but I really loved it
Went back to Merc - C350 AMG
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| 19th May 2015 7:39 am |
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highlands
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galwaygreen wrote: motor running very well....
Dangerous talk! Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
54 TDV6 SE Man (killed by me  )
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| 19th May 2015 9:24 am |
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galwaygreen
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hi sloss
why bute......my mother was born there 1901....still have several cousins there....going to see all of them..the 84,87..91 years old....always have some good yarns....stay at the glenburn...beatiful island..we like going off colintrave to dunoon and around..looking forward,,but thats our last three day before we head south to home..............................as for skye done that 3 times...mull three time arran once..looking forward to strathpeffer and as gareth tells...the road out to gairloch..west ross.....forgot to mention we were getting 37 to 45 mpg on the way up yesterday
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| 19th May 2015 10:25 am |
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Sloss
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Roger that
Colintriave ferry brings back memories too.
Used to watch the Clyde Steamers including the paddler Waverley going through the narrows and on towards Tignabruaich.
Here's me thinking you didn't know the place  Stew,
2010 D4 gone but I really loved it
Went back to Merc - C350 AMG
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| 19th May 2015 10:41 am |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
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one of the other forum members was in tignabruiach not long ago.....nice cafe there down by the sea run by two tiawanese ladies...
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| 19th May 2015 7:25 pm |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
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pitlochry now via crief,weem,,dull and trummel valley...fantastic and scenic trip up...think weve seen our first eagle this trip....just off to the bar
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| 20th May 2015 5:42 pm |
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Alan B
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There is no eagle at the bar,
That'll be a Grouse
Glad you got to PitloCHRy instead of PitloCKRy
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| 20th May 2015 6:22 pm |
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galwaygreen
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just enjoying a few in the hydro at pitlochry..our last nite...been out on the road to glen shee today ..also passed lre dunkeld by loch lowes....inverness and strathpeffer Friday....Scotland giving us
a warm welcome as usual...and fantastic scenery ....kick on
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| 21st May 2015 10:37 pm |
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