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North Coast 500 Day 2 – Lochcarron to Applecross

North Coast 500 Day 2 – Lochcarron to Applecross

Having completed North Coast 500 Day 1 in the rain, the morning of North Coast 500 Day 2 at least began dry. The strong winds forecast, it seemed, would present the greatest challenge … or perhaps not. On our journey from Lochcarron to Applecross we had Bealach-Na-Ba standing in our way today. Upon leaving Lochcarron Hotel we continued our cycling along Loch Carron. We followed the loch for about four miles, and in doing so taking a slight detour. The…

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North Coast 500 Day 1 – Inverness to Lochcarron

North Coast 500 Day 1 – Inverness to Lochcarron

Having spent the previous day travelling up to Inverness, finally the time to begin our North Coast 500 journey had arrived. Unfortunately, it was a wet and windy start to the tour … and this would be one of the themes of the tour. Today we would be making our way from Inverness to Lochcarron. The first of our 500 miles began with us dropping down to the River Ness. Then over Kessock Bridge. After crossing the bridge we cycled…

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North Coast 500 Itinerary

North Coast 500 Itinerary

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…

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