A B C D E F G H J K L e p Hoy o H s ’ t To Stromness e r a g Venture off the beaten track; use alternative r a South M Orkney 9 (quieter roads) where possible. 5 10 Miles South Walls . Ronaldsay 9 0 N t S Islands Motorhomes are advised to consider o Swona 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. Thurso Dunnet Head Stroma Keep your dogs on a lead in rural areas. Cape Wrath 24 Dunnet Head 15 4 Duncansby B855 Head Find suitable places to stop and take photographs. Faraid Durness Melvich Huna Stacks of 3 Duncansby Kearvaig Head 24 Brough Gills Strathy A836 13 Point Dunnet 18 Mey Thurso Bay Dunnet 5 John o’ Groats 8 Whiten Bettyhill Reay Crosskirk Scrabster Bay 8 T h Balnakeil Dunnet Bay e P h a Bay Durness Head Totegan John o’ Groats r p 17 Sandwood 14 Tofts North Coast 500 - 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 Loch 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 Portnancon N l B870 ‘B’ road / single track E y Forest Broubster Kylesku Kinlochbervie h A838 B876 c K Oldshore Beg o Hope Sinclair’s Minor road / track 25/40 L Coldbackie Borgie R Halkirk 35/56 ! i Broubster Leans B870 Bay Tongue v Georgemas Steep section Oldshoremore A ’ e Lochinver 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 ! . Eriboll Hope Borgie Skelpick t a 4 r 5 11/18 Achriesgill H Noss Head t 36/58 ! 802 Forest B871 a C a h Railway / station S t Watten Reiss l Brora L Polla h o l c t S h y a a L r H Wick 6/10 r a a t Level crossing Ullapool x d 4 f t r a Mybster e A882 o h Ben a 24 Golspie rd a i l Ardmore Point v l Rhiconich t e Westerdale Vehicle Ferry Foinaven D Hope l a h 10/16 Ben a t 56/90 i 20 6 . C r R 7 o e 7 . N d The Flows a B Loyal e i n r Dornoch Bridge Wick a m Passenger Ferry 911 v v h Tarbet a 927 e o h e . a l s Gairloch r Loch 6 a e t Handa Laxford d t r 21/34 N e M 765 Lighthouse / Airport g Loyal a r n 20/32 Bridge r Island Arkle t Skail Altnabreac B Kinlochewe h Alness . 3 A9 u Woodland t S r r Loch Alltnacaillich Station n 17/27 10/16 Scourie Bay 787 a e e Shieldaig v 7 r i Forsinard Flows of Yarrows Thrumster Beach Dingwall t 40/64 Black Isle Loop Scourie Sàbhal R Loch S Syre 8 Applecross 24/39 10/16 Scourie Beag Forsinard s Ben Stack Stack . 6 Achavanich A99 Lochcarron Garve Beauly . Loch Sarclet Head 17/27 Inverness 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 Achfary 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 Stoer 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 Kylestrome More Loch un Stornoway ha Altnaharra Rimsdale be Information Point in Ben Hee Naver ath Houstry sharing it with the people whose lives and livelihoods depend Culkein 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 Nedd ! Loch lm 23 6 809 Klibreck s 6 Seal watching Clashnessie Drumbeg Glencoul . da Dunbeath 1. Keep left. le Morven Police Notice Clachtoll t 982 Ben Dolphin watching Stoer Quinag 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 Glen Ord Distillery Viewpoint passing places – these are common on single Achmelvich Achmelvich Bay 735 e 2 Museum of Childhood track roads. Use them to allow oncoming s Skiag Bridge 24 12 2 Strathcarron Brewery National Nature Reserve traffic past, and to let any traffic behind Achmelvich 1 r S 3 Applecross Heritage Centre Lochinver Loch S t Kildonan ! 3 An Teallach Brewery Inchnadamph r overtake. t Assynt l a 4 Torridon Countryside Centre Wildlife Reserve Lochinver s r Lodge Ben More a t 4 Wolfburn Distillery 4. Do not park in passing places. A836 h Berriedale t a 5 Beinn Eighe 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 Inverkirkaig y . n er Allow a f Hel 6 Gairloch Heritage Museum Conival T ms dale to allow oncoming traffic to pass. Overtaking Canisp 998 p i K Parking o A838 r d i 6 Old Pulteney Distillery . e . n Bone Caves r ld 7 The Gale Centre G y 6. Brake before the bend or the blind summit. Rubha na Còigich Falls of Suilven 847 o n 7 Clynelish Distillery Toilets Enard Bay t d a n 8 Inverewe Gardens Kirkaig 731 A837 n B Beinn Helmsdale 7. Slow down when you see animals on or a l a l c 8 Balblair Distillery 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 Glenmorangie Distillery 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 Dalmore Distillery Camp / caravan site * 9. Stay Safe – adjust your speed to country roads. Altandhu Sionasaig Cul Mor l N R R 11 Assynt Visitor Centre ! Cul Mor y i C Achnairn i Stac . v a Lairg v A9 11 Cromarty Brewery e e r S r a Pollaidh Elphin r s 12 North West Highland Geopark Hostel Loch 849 s B t r o If your motorhome is more than a standard VW T5 . C r r 612 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 Polbain 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 Achiltibuie A837 n e 14 Strathnaver Museum accurately reverse your vehicle several hundred yards on a Loch 769 Knockan Crag y 1 Museum / Visitor Centre O narrow single track road – you cannot safely drive over this Summer Lurgainn A835 y Lairg 15 Caithness 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 Gruids 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 Coigach 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 Broch 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 Ardmair driving/charge-point-map Udrigle Bay Rhue Loch Fleet 4 Strathnaver Trail 22 Clan Gunn Centre Shiant Isles Opinan Gruinard Invershin Golf course Beinn Ullapool 10 Littleferry 5 Rosal Clearance Village 23 Laidhay Croft Museum .