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Highland Transportation

Welcome in Inverness - note the rain

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Welcome in Inverness - note the rain
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Road B869, Assynt
by nani80
Car park with bus stop
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looking south, into the loch
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view north, up the canal
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THE END OF THE LINE - RAIL TRAVEL

by DAO

Thurso Train Station is the end of the line – quite literally. It is the northernmost Rail Station in Great Britain. Located on Princes Street, this small station is they way to travel south to Inverness where you can then access the entire British rail network. The station was opened on 28 July 1874. It was actually selected for closure in the 1960s, but survives to this day so you can travel to the very top of the UK mainland. The station itself is open Monday-Saturday 09:50-16:54. For some reason some websites show them opening 1 hour late on Saturday. I base the times on the sign on the wall inside that station. There is a side gate to get to the single platform (of course!) outside of opening hours. You can buy a ticket on the train without any problem.During opening hours you have:• Rail staff for any questions, tickets, assistance• Accessible unisex toilet• Induction loop at...

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Beware of… funny road signs :)

by nani80

You certainly won't see many cars on local roads in Scottish Highlands. But there's plenty of road signs that will warn you about creatures you might encounter instead – deer, cattle and sheep warning signs being the most common. Some signs will warn you about not so common animals, and some will even make you laugh, like this „Beware of toads and people“ sign on the Assyint road B869 near Richarn.

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Driving Single Track Roads

by nani80

When I first sat at the driver's seat of our rented car, I was scared stiff. The steering wheel on the 'wrong' side, driving on the 'wrong' side of the road and like that's just not enough, I had to cope with the single track roads which are still quite common in the Highlands. It's worth to mention that I don't like driving at all, not even at home. So, if I made it just fine, I guess no one should worry about it. Of course I didn't drive the Bealach na Bà to the AppIecross, but on many other single track roads I did just fine. In a way, driving single track roads is one of the loveliest memories from the trip. It's almost like a rule: the narrower the road – the more beautiful the landscape. Of all the single track roads I've seen, the most scenic was the Assynt coastal road (B869) and local roads of Stoer peninsula. Another scenic road is Torridon Pass (A896), whose sections had been...

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Cruising to Iona and Staffa

by globetrott

Check out carefully the time-tables of the ships taking you to Staffa and Lunga, they differ a lot when it comes to the time that you may spend on the islands of Staffa and / or Lunga / Tresnish-islands.On my picture you may see the boat that took us to Staffa and Lunga. We had to step up 20 minutes to the cliffs in order to get to the holes under the grass , where the puffins have their nests, so you should really take one of the cruises, that leaves you at least 2 hours on the island of Lunga.For Staffa 1 hour might be enough , because Fingals cave is where you will dock, and there is not a lot to see on the island itself, except the basalt-rocks at the small stoney beach !

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Take the Road to the Isles

by scottishvisitor

Rathad nan Eilean - doesn't it sound romantic? Or more common - Road to the Isles is a magnificent scenic journey which provided some of the most spectacular vistas of Lochs, Mountains, hills and forrests. Starting at Fort William and ending at Malliag you could not wish for a better drive, passing through moody Glenfinnan, Lochailort, sleepy Arisaig, Morar and finally ending in Malliag. Around twenty years ago this road was nearly all single track but it has been much improved with large sections of dual track, not to be confused with dual carriageway, it is still single carriage way. Have the drive of your life here as you gain speed on the two way roads only to be slowed down again on single tracks. Use the many passing places on your side of the road only and let local traffic pass and to give priority to oncoming vehicles. Check your mirror frequently as local traffic can get a bit...

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Corran Ferry

by nickandchris

The Corran Ferry (Highland Council) runs across the Corran Narrows and gives direct access to Morvern, Moidart and Ardnamurchan. It is 9miles south of Fort William and saves the enormously long trek round Loch Linnhe and Loch Eil.It also provides a link with the crossing to Mull from Lochaline.On the east side there is a car park and toilets.Every 20mins on weekdays and 30mins on Sundays.I think the fare was about £6.Please note that during peak holiday times, queueing is necessary and can add some considerable time on to your journey. 2009 crossing from Ardgour to Corran we queued for half an hour.

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Bealach na Baa Pass

by nickandchris

I really didn't want to take this route, being in a 24 feet long motorhome. It is the highest pass in Great Britain, reaching 2053 feet above sea level at it's peak and consists of a single track road with some wicked hairpin bends.The morning of our leaving Applecross was very breezy so Nick decided it would be less windy on the inland route, the Pass, rather than take the exposed coastal route. "Do you think that wise, visibility is already limited?" says I. "No problem," says he. OK, all seemed well when we set off, we could see and we were following another motorhome, so I felt we weren't the only silly beggars! Soon, the gradients became considerably worse and down came the cloud. We couldn't see a thing. Just as I was thinking this was a daft idea, a large lorry headed downhill towards us. As we pulled into a passing place, the van began hissing and filling up with steam. "We're...

B869 Lochinver to A894

by nickandchris

This road heads north from Lochinver and takes in the lovely beaches of Clachtoll, Achmelvich and Clashnessie as well as the pretty remote village of Drumbeg. There are amazing views out towards the nearby islands in Eddrachillis Bay and further to the Summer Isles. The impressive hump of Suillven cannot be missed on this route and the further south you head, the more prominent it becomes.Clashnessie beach is a beautiful, quiet sandy beach, whereas both Clachtoll and Achmelvich, though gorgeous beaches, are much more popular, having campsites behind them.The road is narrow but has passing places and parts are pretty steep. The road is only tricky in a motorhome on parts where you can't see oncoming traffic. I would recommend this route for the stunning views and lovely beaches.For more info on this area, please look at my Lochinver and Stoer pages.

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Unclassified Road South Of Lochinver

by nickandchris

From Lochinver there is an unclassified road running southwards, through the Inverpolly Reserve and past the unmistakeable peak of Stac Pollaidh. This road is not for the faint-hearted if you are travelling in anything larger than a small car, as it is very narrow and lacks decent passing places. Naturally, we took this route and yes, it had it's hairy moments but we felt we would have missed out on this corner if we hadn't chanced it. It was only later in the evening that Nick admitted it was the most challenging road he had driven in the motorhome, and that includes the Beallach Na ba.The road passes the tiny hamlet and pretty bay of Inverkirkaig, where disappointingly there is nowhere to stop and admire the view. That seems to be the problem with this road,(certainly at the more northerly end) there is nowhere to actually stop and take a few minutes to look around you.At some stage,...

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Ratagan Pass

by nickandchris

A stunningly beautiful journey, the Ratagan Pass seems to climb and twist forever. It reaches 1115 feet at it's highest point and is not to be missed, purely for it's amazing views down to Loch Duich and to the Five Sisters of Kintail mountain range. Make sure you make this trip on a clear, bright day for worthwhile photos.The road begins at the head of Loch Duich, from Shiel Bridge and turns left after about a mile.Then the climbing begins and continues for a long way. Some of the hairpins have been widened and parts of the road are two lane but mostly it's single track, especially on the Glenelg side.When the road was first built, in the 1700's by General Wade, the sheer drops over the edges were very much visible but now trees blot out the terrors of these drops and to us, it seemed fairly tame after our experience in the motorhome of boiling on the Applecross Pass!!! Parts of this...