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…
After nearly giving up at the end of North Coast 500 Day 3, I decided to keep going on North Coast 500 Day 4 on a mile-by-mile approach. The route, Gairloch to Dundonnell, was much shorter than the previous day, so hopefully that would help. Of course … it was still wet and windy! After leaving the Millcroft Hotel and briefly cycling along the coast, our journey began by climbing away from the sea along the A892 in the direction…
This North Coast 500 Itinerary outlines our autumn tour for 2023. Cycling the North Coast 500 route has been on Neil’s bucket list for a number of years. So, this being his milestone 60th year, we are going to tackle it. Described as ‘the ultimate cycling challenge’, the North Coast 500 is an iconic route circumnavigating the entire north coast of Scotland, from Inverness, across to the west coast and then around the west and north coasts, via Durness, over…
