From Scourie, down to Glencoe and then home:
New Route Plan – pt.2
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New Route Plan
New van plan, so new daily route plan. Invernahavon to Scourie:
Rough Plan of Attack
All subject to change, and the inevitable, “ooh, that looks interesting….”
Day 1 (9th May):
Home to Invernahavon (~6½ hrs, 338miles)
Day 2 (10th May):
Invernahavon-Inverness (~1 hr, 50 miles)
Inverness-Rogie Falls (~30 mins, 21 miles)
Rogie Falls-Portmahomack (~1 hr, 40 miles)
Portmahomack-Golspie (~35 mins, 26 miles)
Day 3 (11th May):
Dunrobin Castle -Crackaig Beach (~20 mins, 12 miles)
Crackaig Beach-Baile an Or (~30 mins, 16 miles)
Day 4 (12th May):
Helmsdale Bay viewpoint-Berridale-Dunbeath Harbour-Latheronwheel Harbour-Lybster Harbour-Whaligoe Steps-Old Pulteney-Wick Riverside Campsite (~1½ hrs, 50 miles)
Day 5 (13th May):
Noss Head/Castle Sinclair Girnigoe-Old Keiss Castle-Duncansby Head-John O’ Groats Signpost-Dunnet Head-Murkle Caravan Park (~2 hrs, 54 miles)
Day 6 (14th May):
Tesco Thurso-RSPB Forsinard-Bettyhill Harbour-Borgie Glen (~2¼ hrs, 72 miles)
Day 7 (15th May):
Borgie Glen-Smoo Cave-Balnakeil-Scourie Caravan Park (~2 hrs, 64 miles)
Day 8 (16th May):
Scourie-Kylesku Bridge-Allt Chranaidth Waterfall-Drumbeg viewpoint-Clashnessie falls-Stoer Lighthouse-Strone viewpoint-Shore Caravan site (Hermit’s Castle) (2 hrs, 45 miles)
Day 9 (17th May):
Lochinver-Suilvan paths carpark-Ardvreck Castle-Bones Cave-Port a Bhaigh (1¾ hrs, 48 miles)
Day 10 (18th May):
Stac Pollaidh car park (walk up Stac Pollaidh)-back to Port a Bhaigh (~30 mins, 12 miles each way)
Day 11 (19th May):
Ardmair coffee shop-Rhue Lighthouse-Tesco Ullapool-Falls of Measach car park-Gruinard Bay Caravan Park (~2 hrs, 68 miles)
Day 12 (20th May):
Beinn Eighe Woodland trail-Lake Falls-Red roof cottage-Applecross Campsite (~2½ hrs, 76 miles)
Day 13 (21st May):
Applecross- Red Squirrel Campsite, Glencoe (~3½ hrs, 121 miles)
Day 14 (22nd May):
Red Squirrel Campsite- Home (~6 hrs, 315 miles)
DISASTER STRIKES!
Just found out Four Seasons Campers have entered voluntary liquidation. 🙁
New plan emerging.
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Some campsites…
Campsites along the way. Facilities listed:
T = toilets
S = showers
W = fresh water
CW = chemical waste
E = electric hook-up
Invernahavon (T,S,W,CW,E)
Camping@Golspie (T,W,CW,E)
Wick Riverside (T,S,W,CW,E)
Murkle (limited S,T) (07522 313559)
Balnakeil Motorhome Stopover (W,E) (07597 192448)
Scourie (T,S,W,CW,E)
Shore (T,S,W,CW,E)
Port a Bhaig (S,T,CW,W,E)
Northern Lights (T,S,CW,W,E)
Applecross (T,S)
NC500 Stages
Corresponding to each day, these maps depict the approximate route.
…nearly there!
The NC500 2026 Road Trip is almost upon us!
Although normally about 500 miles, given we’ll be starting from and returning to Loch Lomond will make the entire round trip closer to being the NC1000.