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Ullapool to: Durness
I KNOW you will have a good time, just getting to Ullapool,however the best is yet to come.Heading out of the village the surface is none too clever on the twisties, so canny as you go until you get to Ardmair. From here the corners start to open out, and this really is as good as it gets,sweeping left,right past moor and mountain, pushing ever harder as your confidence grows.There are a couple of nasty off camber corners between Elphin (nice coffee shop )and Ledmore junction otherwise,no problem.
From ledmore to Skiag bridge the road west takes you past Jacobite castles,subterranean cave paintings,and the fantastic Ben More Assynt( for all you Munroeists ) Stop a while at Inchnadamph hotel,renowned for its traditional fare and comfortable surroundings, ensuring that the fab bar lunch does'nt interfere with your ability to take on the next bit.Onwards and upwards to Kylesku,this section climbs to around 1500 feet,and offers some peachy hairpin swithbacks,although you will struggle to keep your eyes on the job with mountains fighting for space at every turn.On gaining Kylesku bridge,the surface improves to racetrack levels,and off the bridge, the right,left twisties up from sea level are without a doubt the best you will ever see.
From here to Scourie the designer of this road ensured that modern technology could operate at its best,no off camber corners,fast sweepers,BIG straights,plenty of room and no-one to get in your way. Scourie to Durness is about 26 miles and is a mixed bag of single track and fast A road, just watch out for the sheep (bring wellies if you must !!!) Petrol can be bought at Ullapool,Scourie,Rhichonich and Durness. (A full circuit via Tongue,Lairg can also see the purchase of fuel in both these places).No super unleaded north of Ullapool though,sorry !! Police presence is minimal north of Ullapool, however there are stories circulating that they are using a Fireblade between Inverness and the bigger towns on the west coast,they do however have some seriously powerful cars available, and are not averse to sitting in the middle of no-where ,(at any time), in order to pull you, as you get the blade up to full chat.Dont bother running, as there is only one road up the west anyway. Have fun ,just remember its very remote up here and help can be a long way off, otherwise give it some, and then give it some more, cheers
MINEHEAD to: LYNMOUTH
North Devon coast road with spectacular views and a 1 in 4 hill at Porlock (take East to West to upwards).
Niton to: The Needles or vice versa
Longish, 15 miles with nice staight bits and fun bendy bits. It starts at a fine pub in Niton and runs along the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. Fine sea views all the way along and the chance to stop off in many small villages on the way! You may know it already as it passes the site of the I.o.W motorcycle club's May bank holiday bash. definately worth doing if you are over here. Both ways are fun, it depends if you want to start at the pub or finish at it.
Shrewsbury to: Holyhead
Good - the road down the coast all the way to Tenby is great. All round Snowdonia is fab Mid wales thru the Clun forest is great
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