![]() ![]() We are relative novices at cycle touring, and we are ‘credit card tourers’. ![]() We hoped to take in Cape Wrath and the Skye bridge on the way. We planned our own route instead using an online route planner, starting and finishing in Strathpeffer, a delightful town to the north of Inverness. We’d decided that 50 miles a day was achievable for us given the terrain, our age and fitness levels, but felt that 500 miles was just a bit too far for us to do in the nine days we had. We reviewed the route, but found it wasn’t for us it missed out a couple of places we wanted to go and it involved going along the busy coastal A9, which many cyclists say is a horror show. ![]() This is a branded name and businesses along the route can sign up to use the branding and logo. ![]() There is a route around Scotland called The North Coast 500™. Although they spent only two days north of Inverness, they enjoyed Scotland’s Far North so much they were compelled to return this year and invited me and friend Tony along for the ride. Last year, my friends Mark and Rob cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats, which gave them the cycle touring bug. ![]()
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