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Island of Seasonal DRAFT 2 Dunnet Head Stroma 0 5 10 Miles Cape Wrath Dunnet Head 13 Duncansby B855 Head Faraid Melvich Huna Stacks of 3 Gills Duncansby Kearvaig Head 24 Brough 0 5 10 15 20 Km Strathy 11 Point Dunnet 16 Mey Scrabster Thurso Bay Dunnet 4 John o’ Groats 7 Whiten Bettyhill Reay Crosskirk Bay 7 T h Balnakeil 15 e P h a Bay Head r p Durness Totegan John o’ Groats Sandwood 12 Tofts Distances between main settlements on the North Coast 500 route. Bay Smoo Cave A836 Thurso Castletown North Coast 500 - route Smoo Strathy 4 miles / kilometres Sandwood Seasonal Midfield Castletown Auckengill Keoldale e Trunk road Durness Bettyhill Thurso Loch .383 Ceannabeinne u Torrisdale Armadale John Creag Ben g Farr 14 17 41/66 30/48 20/32 n Skerrray Bay Melvich Reay Westfield o’ Groats Rhiabhach Ceannabeinne o ‘A’ road / single track 35/56 . T Bower B874 A99 Brough ! ll Talmine f 16/26 485 o o Keiss Head ‘B’ road / single track ib Strathy r Melness e Torrisdale Bettyhill A838 Portnancon l B870 E y Forest Broubster h A838 B876 Minor road Wick Oldshore Beg c K o Hope Sinclair’s Kylesku L Coldbackie Borgie R Halkirk Track ! i Broubster Leans B870 Bay v Georgemas Oldshoremore A ’ Tongue e 25/40 M o S 35/56 Kinlochbervie i n e r Scotscalder Junction Steep section B801 Loch t B874 Loch Incha Cranstackie 2 S Lochinver rd r Station Station . Eriboll Hope Borgie Skelpick t a 3 r 5 Caution: careful driving Achriesgill H Noss Head t ! Helmsdale ! 802 Forest B871 a C a h S t Watten Reiss l L Polla h 11/18 o l Railway / station c t S 36/58 h y a a

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a e t Dornoch Bridge Handa Laxford d Hope t r N e M 765 g Loyal a r n Lighthouse Bridge r Island Arkle t Skail Altnabreac B 21/34 h . 2 A9 u t S r r Loch 20/32 Alltnacaillich Station n Airport Scourie Bay 787 a e e Kinlcohewe Alness v 5 r i Forsinard Flows of Yarrows Thrumster t 10/16 Scourie Sàbhal R Woodland Shieldaig 17/27 Loch S Syre 6 Scourie Beag Forsinard s A99 40/64 Loop 24 Ben Stack Stack . 4 Achavanich Beach 24/39 . Sarclet Head 10/16 Lower Badcall 729 Loch Upper 721 o 7 Ulbster Garve Beauly Badcall Bay Meadie r s s 17/27 Meallan Liath u Camster 37/60 15/24 12/19 A897 h Whaligoe Achfary Coire Mhic Dhughaill Naver T . e r Loch A’ Mhuilinn Forest i v Rumster 9 8 801 R 3 B873 Forest PASSING Point of A894 Lybster PLACE Stoer Eddrachillis Bay Loch a’ Chai Loch Loch rn D Safe driving and cycling on the North Coast 500 B Kylestrome More Loch un VisitScotland StornowayiCentre ha Altnaharra Rimsdale be in Naver ath Houstry When you are on this wonderful touring route, you will be Culkein Kylesku Kinloch Water -all year / seasonal A838 . B871 20 7 sharing it with the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on Drumbeg B869 Loch 873 LewisInformation Point Stoer R Latheron Lybster the roads, as well as your fellow travellers from all over the ! Glendubh iv Ber ter Ben er rieda l e Wa -all year / seasonal 10 Unapool He Kinbrace 19 world, so make sure you know how to drive and ride responsibly, Nedd ! Loch lm 21 5 809 Klibreck s 5 safely and respectfully. Clashnessie Glencoul . da Dunbeath Bird watching . le Morven Clachtoll Stoer Quinag 982 Ben 1. Keep left. Beinn . Seal watching 1 Clachtoll Loch Armine 705 B869 A Little Uidhe 2. Brake before the bend or the blind summit. Choire . Dolphin watching A837 . 704 Achmelvich Bay Assynt 735 Eas a Chual Aluinn Dunbeath 3. Slow down when you see animals on or beside the road. Achmelvich 1 Museum and Visitor Centre Whale watching s Skiag Bridge 22 10 4. Slow down for cyclists. Achmelvich 1 S 1 Strathpeffer Pump Room Viewpoint Lochinver Loch S t Kildonan ! Inchnadamph r 5. Do not park in the passing places. t a 2 Applecross Heritage Centre Lochinver s Assynt r Lodge a t National A836 h Berriedale 6. Do not block field accesses. Conival t 3 Countryside Centre 9 ! Assynt h R o iv Wildlife Reserve 7. Do not impede traffic behind you. y . er H Inverkirkaig T f elms dale 4 Beinn Eighe Visitor Centre Bone Caves 998 i K . A838 r i 1 Distillery and Brewery Other place of interest 8. Do not travel in convoy. . n r ld 5 Gairloch Heritage Museum Rubha na Còigich 847 y o Falls of Suilven t n a 1 Glen Ord Distillery Parking 9. Be prepared to reverse to allow oncoming traffic to pass. Enard Bay Kirkaig A837 Beinn n 6 The Gale Centre 731 B l a Helmsdale c k Dhorain 2 Strathcarron Brewery 10. Keep to a safe speed. Brae of I n . 7 Inverewe Gardens Toilets v e W 23 Achnahaird r Loch a 628 3 Brewery IT IS NOT A RACE COURSE Reiff p G t Helmsdale 8 Museum Fuel stop Loch o l e e Shin r l Ledmore n 4 Rock Rose Gin Distillery If your motorhome is more than a standard VW T5 conversion Altandhu Sionasaig Cul Mor l R R 9 Assynt Visitor Centre ! Cul Mor y i C i General store Stac . v a v A9 5 Old Pulteney Distillery ! (ie about 16 – 18 ft in length), please take the alternative e Achnairn e r S r a Pollaidh Elphin r s B t o 10 North West Highland Geopark routes available. If you cannot accurately reverse your vehicle Loch 849 s Lairg r r r Camp / caravan site .612 C l o a B 6 Clynelish Distillery 4 Osgaig Knockan G a e r a h 4 several hundred yards on a narrow single track – you cannot Polbain Cul Beag s y t 11 Durness Visitor Centre l s 25 Swimming Pool safely drive over this road. . e l 7 Glenmorangie Distillery Achiltibuie A837 n e 12 Strathnaver Museum Loch 769 y For further information: O 8 Dalmore Distillery Geopark Summer Lurgainn A835 y Lairg 13 Horizons C o k Strat Clynelish 9 Cromarty Brewery http://www.northcoast500.com/home/road-safety.aspx Isles Tanera i g e h Fle Brora a l et 14 Castlehill Heritage Centre 1 Museum / Visitor Centre Mor c h 6 Brora 743 Drumrunie Achness Falls Gruids G 25 10 Black Isle Brewery To Stornoway . A839 ols 15 Seadrift Centre 1 Castle Rogart pi Achiltibuie Ben Mor e B 11 Glen Wyvis Distillery R Rosehall A839 ur 16 Mary Ann's Cottage 10 Distillery h Culnacraig Coigach a p Oykel Invercassley Pittentrail n Dunrobin p Bridge Strathcanaird a Rogart 11 17 Caithness Broch Centre 1 Archaeological site c A836 Station Golspie c Greenstone h Altass 8 Falls of Shin 18 Wick Old Heritage Centre Garden Point n Ullapool Golspie 19 Waterlines Visitor Centre Mellon Annat Ardmair 1 Archaeological sites Boat trips Udrigle Bay Rhue 20 Clan Gunn Centre Shiant Isles i Laide Opinan Gruinard Invershin Walk Island Beinn Ullapool 8 Littleferry 26 1 Clachtoll Broch 21 Laidhay Croft Museum L Ghobhach Skelbo Gruinard itt . 2 Dun Dornaigil Broch 22 Dunbeath Heritage Centre Golf course M Mungasdale le 635 Loch Rubha Rèidh Bay L o Lo Achall 3 Strathnaver Trail 23 Timespan Heritage and Art Centre c Badrallach ch Bonar Bridge Dornoch Mountain biking Mellon h Embo B r 4 Achavanich Stones 24 Brora Heritage Centre Charles o B Evelix om ver Ca Spinningdale Surfing Cove Laide Badcaul r Leckmelm Ri rron 3 e Isle of o Ardgay Clashmore 27 5 Grey Cairns of Camster 3 o 25 Orcadian Stone Exhibition Ewe m A949 Beach / Swimming Ardessie Seana Bhraigh Dornoch Aultbea Little r h Tarbat Ness 6 Yarrow Trail 26 Ferrycroft Visitor Centre h Eas Ardessie Falls 3 Letters . 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M F 7 Cairn o' Get Dornoch History Links Melvaig Dundonnell 927 842 n o c h 1 Castles 27 Loch Falls n D o r n Inverlael a Portmahomack 1 Ardvreck (ruin) 8 Whaligoe Steps 28 Tain Through Time T Ewe l e Struie Portmahomack Inverasdale An Teallach G . 29 . 926 371 Tain 2 Varrich Castle (ruin) 9 Hill o’ Many Stanes 29 Tarbat Discovery Centre B8057 7 1082 Edderton Further Information: Poolewe A832 Beinn Tain Rockfield 3 Castle of Mey 10 Dunbeath Broch 30 Alness Heritage Centre Loch Dearg Loch 980 28 7 4 Buchoille Castle (ruin) 11 Carn Liath 31 Dingwall Museum Kernsary na Sealga . www.northcoast500.com Big Sand Fionn Corrieshalloch 1081 R o s s 5 Sinclair and Girnigoe (ruin) 12 Kirkmichael 32 Hugh Miller's Cottage Poolewe Gorge Braemore h r Hill of Loch c e Morangie Forest Plan your route 951 i t Fearn 6 Old Wick (ruin) 13 Ord Trail 33 Cromarty Court House B8021 Alness B9176 S t Gairloch Loch a s rath Rory B9165 Find accommodation Vaich V a 30 7 Forse (ruin) 14 Ord Hill 34 Groam House Museum Fearn 24 918 916 E B9166 Loch Gairloch h 8 Dunrobin 15 Craig Phadraig 35 Inverness Museum and Art Gallery

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Become a member: Standard, Explorer, Gold Badachro Maree 967 r Kildary 9 Inverness 16 Beauly Priory 36 Inverness Botanic Garden

Mhic Fhearchair t Slattadale S Ardross 1014 Sgurr h Islands 937 A’ Chailleach Nigg t Tourist Groups Mor Loch Loch Evanton Knoc A9 r . 1109 Bay B9175 i Letterewe Lochan Fada Glass B817 F Destination Lochcarron 1093 Glascarnoch Fyrish Lossiemouth 2 Talladale 999 999 Meall Gorm Alness Balnapaling y 2 www.lochcarron.org.uk B8056 . a W . Invergordon r Portknockie A832 . 923 918 Nigg Ferry o Burghead Visit Redpoint 980 919 . Seasonal M Victoria Falls e Loch 1046 Balblair Cromarty www.visitwester-ross.com Dingwall h 12 B9012 Beinn Eighe s Fannich rt Cullen Beinn Ben Wyvis i Udale Bay Sutors of Cromarty Buckie Visitor Centre t s Evanton F Findhorn B9013 Welcome Ullapool L an Eòin o Meall a’ e y c . s 11 rt B9011 www.ullapool.com h Ghiubhain r 31 Cromarty Fionn o Strathpeffer a B9163 Jemimaville B9089 T 855 R Lochluichart 9 o . 4 m r Neil Gunn Elgin r Beinn n 878 Bheinn o B9160 32 33 Rona id r i d o Anancaun r A96 Achiltibuie o Lower T o r . Memorial C n Alligin Achanalt coigach.com Ben Garve 1 A832 Culbin Kinloss Fearnmore Diabaig . .1010 933 A832 Loch Rosemarkie Eighe D A862 985 G Black Forest he o l Luichart Dingwall Discover Assynt B Eig c e 34 922 einn h n A834 Isle www.discoverassynt.co.uk Kenmore 1053 e Culbokie y r Rogie Falls Tollie Red Kites Fairy Glen Rosemarkie . h t y Achnasheen Sgurr a’ Strathpeffer Belmaduthy Nairn Forres Fochabers a L c Venture North Cuaig i a t h a Loch Dam Fortrose Fort George s Upper Mhuilinn www.venture-north.co.uk a’ Chroisg . a Sgurr. 789 Contin Avoch Ardersier a Callakille Dubh 782 Loch Conon Torridon Munlochy Explore Easter Ross R Bridge B9092 d Shieldaig Meig www.exploreeasterross.co.uk 31 n Fortrose A941 f o Tore B9039 n Loch Shieldaig o n A95 o Sgorr A862 u Damh c 10 A840 The Black Isle Beinn Ruadh A890 h B9091 o 1 B9090 g t d Damh 958 i a 13 1 www.black-isle.info S . Craig e r A9 1 n A896 . n M t Keith A p Achnashellach r o r A832 A96 u S Cawdor r 933 e A939 p Loch 901 r i v Muir of Ord 14 Rothes o a Moruisg R in e l Station rr Croy The North Coast 500 e Lundie C er O Orrin B S Lochcarron . Riv e North n c e n Maoile n Beauly au A95 r G l 915 r i Reservoir Beauly ly Firth Balloch Guide Book n r Kessock o Beinn Lunndaidh O I Sgurr a’ l e n 16 The definitive guide to the NC500 by Charles s Bhàn Sgurr a’ G Kirkhill Culloden n Chaorachain Craigellachie Tait covers the whole route and suggested Applecross s . r Garaidh 1007 15 o . . Sgurr a’ side trips in detail. 896 h 24 2 s 730 1053 Choire Glais Applecross i 256 pages, over 700 Charles Tait photos with . INVERNESS ! K Tornapress 2 Lurg Kiltarlity Reelig Knockando Aberlour maps and old photos, £12.95" Bealach 1083 Glen Produced for North Coast 500 2017 Strathcarron Mhòr 24 na Ba r a r Dochgarroch Canal © www.helenstirlingmaps.com 2017. Contains Data. © Crown Copyright and Database Right 2014. Background: Geoinnovations. . G l e n h f a r Dufftown Ardarroch 986 S t r a t Struy 35 36 9 The representation of a road, track or path is not evidence of the existence of a right of way. The content of this map is believed to be correct at the time of printing. Nevertheless, the publisher cannot accept any Attadale Loch Monar ss A82 responsibility for errors, omissions or changes or for any expense or loss thereby caused. Comments, corrections and updates are welcome at www.helenstirlingmaps.com and www.northcoast500.com. No n a B861 or Lochcarron n gl B862 Daviot unauthorised reproduction is allowed without permission. h ro Sgorr na h Dava Huntly Skye Raasay Toscaig is ar t A833 Loch Ballindalloch K C Sgurr na Dìollaid a A96 h ch A831 tr Ness A9 oc o Lapaich .816 A95 A97 L L . S Plockton Glassburn Moy Bridge 1151 A82 InverarnieB851 A939 Ardvie A B StromeferryC D Mullardoch E F G H J of Avon K L Scalpay Moidart House Dores Loch Farr B9008 Bridgend A890 Mullardoch h Drumnadrochit Glenlivet i c Cannich n n A831 A82 B9102 Drumin Kyle of C a l e n G l Lewiston n Grantown- Insch Lochalsh Auchtertyre Ardelve Carn G en r Urquhart i Tomatin Crommdale Cabrach Eige a on-Spey Rhynie n Dulnain Dornie . c Loch Easth Croachy Bridge Loc i B852 t h Als Sgurr nan f r Tomich Bunloit Tomnavoulin h f Ness r a n A938 Broadford Kyleakin A87 Ceathreamhan 1147 A t r Carrbridge Arnamurchan n S a B9136 L e ArdgourLoch Beinn Balbeg o . G l Inverfarigaig e c Sunart h a’Mheadhoin d Letterfearn D Inverinate 921 Slochd Carrbridge B970 u h ic t h a B9008 r t

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