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…
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…
Having arrived in Stornoway on Hebridean Way Day 7, there was an early start to the ferry port, on a damp morning, at the start of Hebridean Way Day 8, our final day of cycling on the tour. We boarded the early morning ferry for Ullapool. Then settled back for the two-hour journey. Finally, we were back on the mainland. We joined the A835 and set off for our cycle ride to Inverness. Thankfully, the weather had bucked up. Crucially,…
