The most scenic route you've ever taken

Ours are UK based, we did climb our small MH up onto the top of the Long Mynd in Shropshire not long after we bought her. Single track, few passing places, some challenging first gear inclines, but fabulous views all around from the top. We spent a few hours up there, then came the descent into the Carding Mill Valley. A touch hairy at times, some big drop offs, with no barriers, but we survived.
We have also been over the top of Dartmoor in MH as well, and towed our caravan over a few times. Roads over Moor aren’t too bad, but you have to know how wide your chosen roads are to get on and off. We had around six inches to play with coming off near Ashburton, and granite takes no prisoners! 

We have also towed caravan all way round to Carradale Club Site, wonderful scenery if you can take your eyes off the road long enough to dodge the deer and Highland cattle on the road🤣 we didn’t bother with the suggested route via Campbeltown, we took the direct route down the East side of Mull of Kintyre came home via coastal route round D&G as well.

I think our most memorable scenic routes are all north of the Border. There are too many to name them all but the A838 from Dunnet Bay via Altnaharra to Durness and beyond is stunning. Turning a corner and finding yourself looking at the Kyle of Durness is a sight to behold (photo 1).

The Outer Hebrides are littered with spectacular views as you journey along. Seilebost & Luskentyre are scenically outstanding (photo 2) while the trip through Barra is unique (photo 3).

The Northern Isles too are memorable although in a slightly different way. The Churchill Barriers of Orkney (photo 4) have historic significance as does the Italian Chapel sited alongside the main route ( photo 5).

I could go on and on….

My apology for the absence of photos. For some reason the Add Photos button doesn’t seem to be working.

Rowena, is there a problem?

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It’s that long ago, I can’t remember much about going further North in Scotland, but Kilchurn Castle on Loch Ewe does stand out. We have only been up as far as top of Loch Ness, do need to remedy that at some point😁

A typo there I think, TDA, it’s on Loch Awe and was for sale a while ago.🙂

Yes, the far north is well worth doing. Mind you, we went there long before anyone thought of the NC500 and I believe it’s far busier now.

How odd that David can add photos but the button is dead for me. (iPad running Safari).

For me it’s the A road south from Durness that runs through some very remote and depending on the weather spectacularly bleak scenery. There’s just something slightly unreal to be driving through rocks over half the age of the earth. Unfortunately a few dash reflections on the photos.

edit also on an iPad running safari TW and working here.

Yes, I recognise it, Steve. 👍🏻

I've just tried posting a pic in another thread too. Dead as a Do-Do.🙁

A scenic route that takes in  the Dorset coast between Bridport and Weymouth on the B3157. Going east there are coastal views with the best bit just before Abbotsbury, high above the coast on a good day there are views of the Fleet, Chesil Bank and Portland Bill. There are stopping places to take in the views. Going west there is the whole sweep of Lyme Bay, Golden Cap and even glimpses of Torbay where the land extends into Devon and Cornwall. Very beautiful at all times of the year with or without a van. You certainly get a sense of the best of the West! 

At first I thought that was a tough one to answer but after a quick check of some of my notes to jog my memory, >touring Norway< would be the very top of my list. Breath taking scenery and good clean air especially in the Fjords.

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Our route from Calais first took us to Arnhem, then Malente near Plon in northern Germany, followed by 6 days in Denmark where we visited eastern Jutland, Legoland and Copenhagen before crossing the Oresunds bridge into Sweden. We made two night stops in Sweden at Mellbystrand and Trollhatten before crossing the border into Norway heading for Halden and our fist stop in Norway, Oslo. After visiting some of the sights of Oslo, instead of following the herd who rush northwards up the E6, we headed for Kongsvinger and the "Wilderness Route" which hugs the Swedish/Norwegian border to Rorus and rejoins the E6 just north of Trondheim. After passing through Steinkjer we took the RV17, the coastal route and its 6 ferries, to Salstraumen before rejoining the E6 at Fauske and heading for the Lofoten Islands via Narvik, the E10 through the Vesteralen Islands and the Melbu-Fiskebol ferry. We spent six nights touring the Lofoten Islands travelling down to A then back to Svolvaer to return to the mainland via the ferry to Skutvik where we rejoined the E6 to make the southwards journey to Trondheim, stopping briefly at Namskoggan on route. We did not linger in Trondheim but took the E39 and the RV65 south to Surnadal before making our way to Andalnes via Sunndalsora and the RV660. At Andalnes we joined the Golden Route, the breathtaking RV63 up the Trollstigen and onwards to Geiranger and the RV15 to Stryn, Olden and the Briksdalen Glacier. From here we retraced our steps back to Stryn to take the 'Stryn Old Road' the RV258, over the mountains to rejoin the RV15 at Grotli to Lom from where we took the Sognefjell road, the RV55, which climbs to a height of 1434 meters before descending to the Sognefjord. After a day trip to the Nigardsbreen Glacier and a night stop in Sogndal we took the RV5 and the ferry across the Sognefjord to Laerdal and then on to Flam via the 'The Laerdalstunnelen' which, at 15 miles long, was the longest tunnel of the many we encountered. From here we took the E16 to Voss and Bergen from where we caught the homeward ferry. This route covered in 64 days totalled just under 4500 miles.

Higlights in Norway, there are many but I'll single out the Loftens, the Golden Route to Geiranger, and a ride on the Flam railway as not to be missed. Don't bother with Nord Cap

Something a little closer in France, the Gorges of the Tarn and Verdun. A short sample video of the latter is >here< Beware low tunnels along the Tarn and mind the drops along the Verdun

For a different but scenic route into Italy, the Dolomites, Get off the autoroutes and take the SS51 to Cortina d'Amprezzo and then the SS52 to Tolmezzo or stay on the SS51 down to where it joins the A27. Spectacular scenery if the weather is kind.

While Scotland is nice as are some other parts of the UK they are very different to the above.

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At last it works!

The photos referred to in my first post.