I
hope this has served to peak your interest
when looking for a ride out of exploration as
we have only scratched the surface of what the
Highlands have to offer the discerning rider.
This tour opens a whole host of opportunities
from fishing, walks, sights, photography and
wildlife to name a couple. If you want to get
back to nature and ride some of the greatest
roads on offer then the NC500 is a must!
country tarmac passing over lochs and streams
like the road from Durness to Tongue.
So I would spend a little time looking at the
route and if you’re going wild camping then
just crack on and stop where you want to do
what you want, in short... explore. You can’t get
lost and you can’t see everything in one pass,
you’d need a few years at least to see all the
Highlands have to offer! If you do this
clockwise or anticlockwise it matters not as you
On the NC500 website there is even an
get the same amazing views either way. I would
itinerary for motorcycles but as I read through suggest that you try and make this a week long
it I was not convinced and it does say it’s just a job to get the minimum out of the ride. Just
guide. It seemed more focused on where you
camping at the side of a stream full of salmon
stay the night and where you would eat than
may take you a full day of grinning and
what you would see and where you could go! I relaxing. This is not an Iron Butt run and nor
understand that this was set up with the aim of should it be, it’s a glorious exploration of some
driving more business to the Highlands but you of the most unspoilt views that Scotland has to
don’t ride for a coffee shop, you ride because
offer.
of the amazing views. The absolutely brilliant
mixture of roads that cut down to single track