Scotland 500

Anyone considering this route coming from say Middle England or further  need to consider a few basic things

1) the whole trip will be upwards of 2000 miles.

2) Factor in getting to say Inverness to start the 500

3) your average travel speed will be 20/25 mph excluding stops.

4) Sites are not that frequent.

5) Keep your fuel tank topped up especially at supermarket prices as other outlets will be extremely pricy.

6)The natives will no longer be that welcoming

7) Midges will be a problem from early June to October.

8) Timber lorries, motorcyclists and other towers will be your biggest hindrance.

9) Dont even contemplate towing up to Applecross or in my opinion trying it with a M/H. You will have a lot of reversing on very steep road.

10) Take your time and dont be put off!

We have just returned from the NC500 last week (17/6/21). Don't believe the mileage. We took seven weeks from the beginning of May and travelled just over 1800 miles from the North East of England. Some beautiful places to visit especially in the area of Eileen Donan Castle and Isle of Skye area, including Plockton Village. Alas, we admitted defeat in the second week of June when the midges appeared in vast numbers. My wife turned out to be very sensitive to the little blighters and we were forced to return home ten days before we were due. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our holidays and weren't put off by some of the narrow roads. Just take your time and let others pass when you have the opportunity. We stayed on a mixture of both Club sites and CL,s for four or five days at a time.

Brian- how does my 10 suggestions above look to you who has just recently done it. As an aside did you by any chance turn off at Laide to Mellon Udrigle. Superb beach with simple (CL type) site. Also excellent long distance walking/fly fishing on the peninsular

BUSTER DERRY,

If you tab down to the bottom of this page on UK Sites and Touring, click on  PAGE THREE  ~~ there you will find a longer thread under the same title.  I think that should/could/would answer most of your questions over a much longer period { Well its not changed That much up north   !!  }  

I have a Ducato camper & just love it thereabouts  

I have taken 7m motorhomes over the Pass of the Cattle to Applecross on several occasions without hinderance. Just pick your time of day and take it slowly and be courteous to other road users. It’s beautiful up there and well worth it.   For those towing small cars just unhitch at the bottom and get your partner to drive solo that last few miles into Applecross. Of course that’s if they drive too!

Of you could drive it up to the top of the pass yourself, leaving OH with the M/H, park up and then walk back down to collect your van, drive back up, hitch up again and descend in tandem to Applecross. Simples😁

Nellie,  Really,  that's a heck of a way to get the prescribed number / allowance of Daily Steps in  

'Tis one way of doing it anyway. It's very hard to accomplish if one spends all day just driving around without getting out occasionally for a decent walk.

The irony is, you dont have to take the pass. Its a nicer, scenic route to go in from  Shieldaig, with wonderful views over Raasay, Sky and the Outer Hebridies, Easier on the driver and the vehicle.

Certainly a much superior road surface, Fishy, especially as the seasons tick on.