While North Coast 500 Day 8 had been our longest and hilliest day, our North Coast 500 Day 9 route from Tongue to Melvich today would be considerably shorter – and hopefully with less climbing. That didn’t mean it wasn’t going to be challenging! We left Tigh-Nan-Ubhal Guest House and Tongue and joined the A836. This was also part of NCN EV12. We had previously cycled most of today’s route, though in the opposite direction, on the first day of…
The wind had been gradually building up when we reached Kylesku at the end of North Coast 500 Day 7. Then overnight, the wind had been blowing around the lodge rattling everything that wasn’t fastened down. So, at the start of North Coast 500 Day 8, we were seriously wondering whether it would be safe to cycle. It was going to be our longest day of cycling too. Finally, we left Kylesku Lodges and headed down to Kylesku Bridge. We…
It had been a challenging day in the hills for North Coast 500 Day 6 and North Coast 500 Day 7 promised more. That … and, of course, the obligatory strong winds. We left Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel and began by taking one quick last look at Achmelvich Beach. Then we headed back on the road we had arrived on. Before rejoining the B869, and another section of the ‘Wee Mad Road’. Into the hills, we went, cycling by Loch…
While North Coast Day 5 had been a wet one, amazingly North Coast 500 Day 6 began dry. We were going to cycle from Ullapool to Achmelvich. First things first though … unlock the bikes. For that, you needed a key, and unfortunately, we couldn’t find it. In the end, we had to cut the lock and then buy another! Finally, we were able to leave Ullapool Youth Hostel. We had another hilly day ahead of us. However, we hadn’t…
We had finished North Coast 500 Day 4 in the rain, and we began North Coast 500 Day 5 in the rain. Yet again the weather would prove a major factor for the day. Today, we were due to cycle from Dundonnell to Ullapool. On paper, we considered this to be potentially the easiest day of the tour … on paper. Leaving Wilma’s Guesthouse we began by cycling alongside Little Loch Broom, we set off in the rain. Then cycled…
