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Sarclet Head Applecross 10/16 Lower Badcall 729 Loch Upper 721 o 7 Ulbster Garve Beauly Badcall Bay Meadie r s s 17/27 Lochcarron Inverness 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 Ben Hee 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 Ben More a t National Nature Reserve A836 h Berriedale 6. Do not block field accesses. Conival t 3 Torridon Countryside Centre 9 ! Assynt h R o ive Wildlife Reserve 7. Do not impede traffic behind you. y . f r He Inverkirkaig T lms dale 4 Beinn Eighe Visitor Centre Canisp 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 An Teallach Brewery IT IS NOT A RACE COURSE Reiff p G t Helmsdale 8 Ullapool 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 r s 10 North West Highland Geopark Loch 849 Elphin s B t r o routes available. If you cannot accurately reverse your vehicle . C Lairg r r Camp / caravan site 612 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: Knockan Crag O 8 Dalmore Distillery Geopark Summer Lurgainn A835 y Lairg 13 Caithness 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 Loch Fleet 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 Loch Bay L 635 Rubha Rèidh o L Achall c Badrallach oc Dornoch 3 Strathnaver Trail 23 Timespan Heritage and Art Centre Mellon h h Bonar Bridge Embo Mountain biking 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 . Càrn Bàn ò i r t Gruinard Dubh . 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 .
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