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When I consult mappy.com, it gives me a route from Edinburgh to Skye that goes up to Dunfermline, Perth, etc., and later veers off to the west and finally to Skye.
But there's also a route via Stirling, etc.
Since I always like to take the most scenic route possible, I was wondering which one offers the nicest scenery.
Or are both equally interesting and should I take one on the way over and the other one on the way back?
Six of one and half a dozen of the other really. There's not much in it but I would go the Stirling way as that eventually takes you through Glencoe (on the way to Fort William) which is stunning.
Just don't do what I did and choose the most scenic route only to realise on the day of travel that you had planned to travel in the dark! Numpty!
LOL, no, John, we had planned to travel during the day.
The ferry will put us ashore in Newcastle early in the morning, we'll travel to Edinburgh next and make use of some of your earlier suggestions to see a bit of the city, and then we'll travel in one of the directions mentioned, spending the night along the route somewhere, and traveling on the next day. So we'll be fine, photography-wise!
Thanks for the suggestion!
I am with the Stirling route too... then via Fort William, GlenGarry , Shiel Bridge (a fabulous drive down the glen from Loch Cluanie passing the 5 Sisters of Kintail), then Dornie (Eilean Donan Castle)..and over the Skye Bridge. Come off at Armadale on the ferry at the southern end of Skye, and take the road back from Mallaig to Fort William but stick with the coastal road not the new link road and see the fabulous beaches on the way back.
Jeanie
I live and work in the Highlands driving over 30,000 miles a year in the most fantastic part of the country. The route I would choose would be:
A9 north from Perth to Tore just past Inverness, at Tore follow the signs for Kyle of Lochalsh (A835), there are plenty of parking spots to pull over for photos and to let the working traffic past. The Skye bridge is at Kyle of Lochalsh, but before you go there I highly recommend a detour to Plockton and Stromferry, they are two of the best places I've found up this way.
On the return trip from Skye I would stay on the A87 (past Eilean Donan) and then the A887 to Ivermoriston on the banks of Loch Ness, here you can head north or south (or you could head north on one side and then south down the other side, head for Foyers on the south of Loch Ness). If you are just heading south from Invermoriston I would suggest the A82 down to Glasgow as this would take you through Glen Coe and past Loch Lomond.
Have a fantastic trip and I look forward to seeing some of the photos on here.
Quote: when are you coming to Edinburgh? and you aren't intending on driving into town are you?
On the 27th - why? Do you want to be there, too? Or you don't want to be there at the same time? Or they don't allow cars with Dutch license plates in town? Or cars older than ten years?
Just wondering...
And as far as routes are concerned, I'm spoilt for choice now. At least there are enough suggestions to make both the outbound and the inbound journey interesting.
Thanks, everyone!
In my humble opinion there is no such thing as a non-scenic route in Scotland. The place is simply gorgeous.
I don't profess to have travelled the world or anything, but I have been around. Yet to me Scotland is still the most beautiful place on Earth.
I reckon its my spiritual home, can't explain it but as soon as I cross the border I feel as though a weight as been lifted.
Shame the weather isn't always right but even this doesn't put me off, mind you they have palm trees growing up in the North West you know, something to do with the Gulf Stream.
You enjoy it, wonderful country.
Sorry for boring you all with that.
Simon
The last time I visited Scotland we flew into Glasgow went up toward Lochness via Loch Lomond then on to Inverness around past Elgin etc stopped at the Glenfiddich distillery Hic !! and carried on round past the Cairngorms Perth and ended up ate Edinburgh. Fantastic scenery all over. So doing it in reverse would be good.
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