I've just driven this exact journey with my wife and it's absolutely stunning. The video and any picture just don't do it justice. But this a least lets us revisit the fantastic journey :)
I rode this on my f650gs starting at Ullapool riding to Durness. Starting at 4.30am in early July l saw 500-1000 red deer including two massive King Stag who I had to stop for and wait to pass (they own the road). Only 4 moving cars to John O'Groats 177 miles, arriving at 8.45am. This road has been the most spectacular and memorable ride so far.
Love that road been on it quite a lot over the years love the scenery and especially the 12 miles of single track road on the way out of Durness absolutely brilliant many thanks for sharing 👍
A road I've driven many times and it never gets old. Just an absolutely amazing place. Durness and Skye are my go to every year for a good break away from city life. Skye via Ullapool road.
This is one of my favorite drives in the world. There are so many inviting little glens and hills and beaches that it is hard to not stop too often and risk not reaching Ullapool before nightfall.
A friend and I did a Scottish road trip in a ph1 172 (me) and a cup-pack 182 (wingman) just over 5 years ago. BnB'd in Ullapool one night. 5 days and about 1300 miles in all. Great vid brought back memories of the epic roads up there...
When like me you dream to go back to Highlands but you have to wait for it, your video offers a nice waiting time🙂 Just a bit too fast if I dare to say😉
I'm in Glasgow and I've just worked out it would take about the same time to get from here to Durness as it would take to go to Wales. I've heard Wales has great roads too. But I feel at peace on Scottish roads so North it is.
There are some lovely roads in North Wales, especially in Snowdonia. As a Scot, you have just as much Pict (Briton/ Welsh) in you as Gael. As for the far North, Durness is closer to the Arctic Circle than to the south coast of Britain. At least you would get to see the Northern Lights up there.
Shame about the bugs in Scourie and Strathkinnaird. A nice show of all the damage that the EU has done to the road. All those cliff faces where they did the blasting. I drove it when it was all single file in 1978. In later years, I took the detour out to Achiltibuie and then to Lochinver via Inverkirkaig and on to Stoer Head and Drumbeg. The Kinlochbervie Road is also nice and on to Oldshoremore Beach. It should not be made known, before they start "improving" those nice roads as well.
I drove the NC 500 2018 stopped at this petrol station to fill the tank I was surprised it cost my 70gbp the most it has ever cost to fill up here in Canada is $60 I drive a Chrysler 300.
Can't wait to get my license back then wait 5 years for the insurance to be come acceptable to then eventually take a drive up to this. Could be dead by then right enough.
What is that terrible Hissing/Rattling noise in the background, sounds like your dragging a shopping trolley behind you. Had to turn the video off, too irritating!
@@anonUK what nice scenery i have been driving this road for over 60 years and the driving is way to fast sheep and deer are at risk of speedsters like this no respect for the road conditions its disgusting
