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Motorhomes are advised to consider o T Drive responsibly – read up on road safety. using the suggested alternative roads. P e n t Burwick Keep our landscape beautiful – dispose of your rubbish For cyclists, some suggestions can be 0 5 10 15 20 Km l a n d F i r t h appropriately. found on our website. Dispose of your motorhome waste sensibly - please use Island of Seasonal campsites where possible. Stroma Keep your dogs on a lead in rural areas. 24 Dunnet Head 15 4 Duncansby B855 Head Find suitable places to stop and take photographs. Faraid Melvich Huna Stacks of 3 Duncansby Kearvaig Head 24 Brough Gills A836 13 Point Dunnet 18 Mey Thurso Bay Dunnet 5 John o’ Groats 8 Whiten Reay Crosskirk Scrabster Bay 8 T h Dunnet Bay e P h a Bay Durness Head Totegan John o’ Groats r p 17 Sandwood 14 Tofts - route Distances between main settlements on the North Coast 500 route. Bay Smoo Cave A836 Thurso Castletown k Smoo r Strathy 4 miles / kilometres Seasonal a Midfield Suggested motorhome route 41/66 30/48 20/32 Sandwood p Castletown John Keoldale o e Auckengill Creag .383 Ceannabeinne e u Torrisdale Armadale 35/56 Durness Bettyhill Thurso o’ Groats Ben G g Farr 16 19 Trunk road d n Bay Melvich Reay Westfield 16/26 Rhiabhach Ceannabeinne n o . la T Skerrray Bower h B874 A99 Brough ‘A’ road / single track ! ll ig f 485 o H Talmine o Keiss Head ib Strathy Wick r W Melness e Torrisdale Bettyhill A838 N l B870 ‘B’ road / single track E y Forest Broubster h A838 B876 c K Oldshore Beg o Hope Sinclair’s Minor road / track 25/40 L Coldbackie Borgie R 35/56 ! i Broubster Leans B870 Bay Tongue v Georgemas Steep section A ’ e M o S Kinlochbervie i n e r Scotscalder Junction B801 Loch t B874 Loch Incha Cranstackie 2 Tongue S Caution: careful driving Helmsdale rd r Station Station ! . Hope Borgie t a 4 r 5 11/18 Achriesgill H t 36/58 ! 802 Forest B871 a C a h Railway / station S t Watten Reiss l Brora L Polla h o l

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Gairloch r Loch 6 a e t Handa d t r 21/34 N e M 765 Lighthouse / Airport g Loyal a r n 20/32 Bridge r Island t Skail Altnabreac B h . 3 A9 u Woodland t S r r Loch Alltnacaillich Station n 17/27 10/16 Bay 787 a e e v 7 r i Forsinard Flows of Yarrows Thrumster Beach t 40/64 Loop Scourie Sàbhal R Loch S Syre 8 24/39 10/16 Scourie Beag Forsinard s Ben Stack Stack . 6 Achavanich A99 . Loch Sarclet Head 17/27 Lower Badcall 721 729 5 Upper 9 37/60 15/24 12/19 24 o Ulbster Badcall Bay Meadie r s s Meallan Liath u Camster h A897 T Whaligoe Lewis Coire Mhic Dhughaill Naver r . e Loch A’ Mhuilinn Forest i v 11 10 801 R 4 B873 VisitScotland iCentre Point of A894 Rumster Lybster Safe driving and cycling on the North Coast 500 Eddrachillis Forest Bay Loch a’ Chai Loch Loch -all year / seasonal rn D When you are on this wonderful touring route, you will be B More Loch un ha Rimsdale be Information Point in Naver ath Houstry sharing it with the people whose lives and livelihoods depend Kylesku Kinloch . Water 22 -all year / seasonal on the roads, as well as your fellow travellers from all over the Drumbeg A838 S B871 7 B869 Unapool Loch 873 world, so make sure you know how to drive and ride responsi- Stoer R Latheron Lybster ! Glendubh iv Ber ter Bird watching Ben er rieda l e Wa bly, safely and respectfully. 12 u He Kinbrace 21 ! Loch lm 23 6 809 Klibreck s 6 Seal watching Drumbeg Glencoul . da Dunbeath 1. Keep left. . le Morven Police Notice t 982 Ben Dolphin watching Stoer Beinn . 1 Museum and Visitor Centre 2. Do not travel in convoy. 2 Clachtoll Loch Armine 705 B869 A Uidhe h . Dunbeath 1 Distillery and Brewery Whale watching 3. Do not impede traffic behind you, use . Choire 1 Strathpeffer Pump Room A837 Eas a Chual Aluinn 704 1 Viewpoint passing places – these are common on single Achmelvich Bay 735 e 2 Museum of Childhood track roads. Use them to allow oncoming s Skiag Bridge 24 12 2 Strathcarron Brewery National traffic past, and to let any traffic behind Achmelvich 1 r S 3 Applecross Heritage Centre Lochinver Loch S t Kildonan ! 3 Brewery r overtake. t l a 4 Countryside Centre Wildlife Reserve Lochinver s r Lodge a t 4 4. Do not park in passing places. A836 h Berriedale t a 5 Visitor Centre 11 ! Assynt h R Other place of interest k o i r v 5 Dunnet Bay Distillery 5. Be prepared to reverse on single track roads y . n er Allow a H T f elms dale 6 Heritage Museum to allow oncoming traffic to pass. Overtaking 998 p i K Parking o A838 r d i 6 Old Pulteney Distillery . e . n Bone Caves r ld 7 The Gale Centre

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l c 8 24 Fuel stop / 24 hours / electric I k Dhorain Brae of h . Russian Arctic Convoy Museum beside the road. n W 25 9 v g e i 628 Reiff Achnahaird r Loch a Helmsdale 9 General store 8. Do not block field access. p H G t 10 Ullapool Museum Loch o l e e Shin r l Ledmore W n 10 Camp / caravan site * 9. Stay Safe – adjust your speed to country roads. Sionasaig Cul Mor l N R R 11 Assynt Visitor Centre ! Cul Mor y i C Achnairn i Stac . v a v A9 11 Brewery e e r S r a Hostel Pollaidh Elphin r s B t o 12 North West Geopark If your motorhome is more than a standard VW T5 Loch 849 s r r r 612. C l o a B 12 Black Isle Brewery 5 Osgaig G a e r a h 5 ! conversion (ie. About 16 -18ft in length), please take the Cul Beag s y t 13 Durness Visitor Centre Swimming pool l s 28 14 alternative motorhome route available. If you cannot . e l 13 Glen Wyvis Distillery A837 n e 14 Museum accurately reverse your vehicle several hundred yards on a Loch 769 Crag y 1 Museum / Visitor Centre O narrow single track road – you cannot safely drive over this Summer Lurgainn A835 y Lairg 15 Horizons C o k Strat Clynelish 1 Castle road. Please do not attempt to drive the Bealach na ba (take Isles i g e h Fle Brora Tanera a c l et 16 Castlehill Heritage Centre the A832) or B869 (Drumbeg road) h 7 Brora 10 Mor 743 Drumrunie Achness Falls G 26 Distillery / Brewery To Stornoway . A839 Rogart ols 17 Seadrift Centre Ben Mor pie For further information: Achiltibuie B 1 Archaeological site 1 Archaeological site R Oykel A839 ur 18 Mary Ann's Cottage www.northcoast500.com/home/road-safety.aspx Culnacraig a p Invercassley Rosehall Pittentrail n Dunrobin p Bridge Rogart Garden Strathcanaird a 13 1 Eagle Stone 19 Caithness Centre Electric Charging Points. c A836 Station Golspie Greenstone h Altass 8 Falls of Shin 2 Clachtoll Broch 20 Wick Old Heritage Centre Boat trip For up to date information please see: Point Ullapool Golspie 3 Dun Dornaigil Broch 21 Waterlines Visitor Centre Walk www.greenerscotland.org/greener-travel/greener- Mellon Annat driving/charge-point-map Udrigle Bay Rhue 4 Strathnaver Trail 22 Clan Gunn Centre Shiant Isles Opinan Gruinard Invershin Golf course Beinn Ullapool 10 Littleferry 5 Rosal Clearance Village 23 Laidhay Museum . Island 27 L Ghobhlach Skelbo Mountain biking itt . 6 Achavanich Stones 24 Dunbeath Heritage Centre Mungasdale le Loch Gruinard 635 Rubha Rèidh L o Lo Achall 7 Grey Cairns of Camster 25 Timespan Heritage and Art Centre Surfing Bay c ch Dornoch Mellon h Croick Embo B Ri h r Croick ve 8 Yarrow Trail 26 Brora Heritage Centre Charles o B r Evelix Beach / Swimming Badcaul om Church Ca Spinningdale Cove Laide r rr 4 c o on Clashmore 29 9 Cairn o' Get 27 Orcadian Stone Exhibition 4 o North West Highland Geopark m A949 Seana Bhraigh Dornoch n Little r h Tarbat Ness 1 Castle 10 Whaligoe Steps 28 Ferrycroft Visitor Centre Facilities vary between campsites - Eas Ardessie Falls 3 Letters . Càrn Bàn ò i r t i Gruinard Dubh . M F 11 Hill o’ Many Stanes Dornoch History Links * please check with provider before arriving Firemore Dundonnell 927 842 n o c h 1 Ardvreck (ruin) 29 Isle of Falls n D o r n Aultbea Inverlael a 2 Varrich Castle (ruin) 12 Dunbeath Broch 30 Through Time M Ewe l e Struie Portmahomack Inverasdale Loch An Teallach G .Struie 9 926 B9176 8 31 13 Carn Liath 31 Tarbat Discovery Centre Ewe . 371 Tain 3 Castle of Mey B8057 8 1082 Edderton e A832 Beinn Tain Rockfield 4 Buchoille Castle (ruin) 14 Ord Archaeological Trail 32 Alness Heritage Centre Tips before setting off: Loch Dearg Loch . 980 30 9 5 Sinclair and Girnigoe (ruin) 15 Shandwick Stone 33 Dingwall Museum www.northcoast500.com h Kernsary na Sealga Corrieshalloch Fionn 1081 R o s s 6 Old Wick (ruin) 16 Kirkmichael 34 Hugh Miller's Cottage Poolewe Gorge Braemore h r Hill of Plan your route T Loch c e Morangie Forest B8021 951 i t Alness S Fearn 7 Forse (ruin) 17 Fortrose 35 Cromarty Court House a trat ry B9165 Read up on road safety Gairloch Loch s h Ro Vaich V a 32 8 Dunrobin 18 Ord Hill 36 Groam House Museum Fearn B9166

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