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Inverness to: Ullapool
Now this just HAS to be the best biking road in GB, let alone Scotland. Take the A9 from Inverness to Tore (ordinary old main road). At Tore go onto A935 and start to enjoy yourself. If you're peckish, stop at the filling station just before Garve and have yourelf a wee snack. I can recomend the Breakfast Rolls. Once past Garve itself, the road starts to open out and the speed goes up. Just past the Aultguish Inn and the snow gates, the road climbs and widens along the side of Loch Glascarnoch. It is well surfaced and is one sweeping bend after another with good views of what's coming the other way (usually not a lot). This is ton plus country. Once past the Loch, it's sweeping bends and long straights all the way to Corrieshalloch Gorge (where there's a catering caravan - we Scots like our tea!!). From there, it's a gentle canter for the remaining miles to Ullapool. If you're into camping, the site is at the end of the village, past the ferry terminal. If not, there is a Youth Hostel on the main street or there are many B&B's. The pubs are all good, but very busy in the summer months. The pub beside the ferry terminal has a fish restaurant above, which is good and reasonably priced. Every thing seems to stay open until well after 10pm in season. Being in the wilds, there's not much sign of Law & Order, but BEWARE! the guy from the Caravan Site was clocked (and booked) somewhere between Glascarnoch and Corrieshalloch at something about 140! - You have been warned, just because you can't see the Polis, don't mean to say they aint there!! Yes, it's some piece of road. Even I, an upstanding officer of the Law, have been known to give it the berries on this fine piece of the road makers art. Keep the shiney side up and ENJOY!!!!
Exeter to: Back to Exeter
Lovely road! 377 is 50-odd miles of twisty heaven, though surface is starting to go in places. Record is about 25 minutes !! However constant ton-plus easily poss. Narrow-ish road follows the river. Speed limits starting to pop up in stupid places, but few appearances from local Bill make these optional. Coming into Barnstaple take the (boring) A361 to Bideford - watch for Rozzers as they love this road - through the town, then join onto the A386 to Torrington (watch for some nastily sharp corners) - onto the B3220 through Beaford/Winkleigh - nice fast roads, and back onto the A377 about 15 miles before Exeter. Good route for a Sunday blast. Good weather normally brings a fair few bikers along the A377. note: Summer brings loads of tourists down here, mincing along at 20mph with their caravans. Hope you enjoy it. We have, for the last 6 years.
Leicester to: Peterborough
Very very fast, big bike stuff. I'm surprised there's not more bikers on it. Not very twisty but lots of swooping bends, fast straights, very long, very very fast (110 - 120mph +) uphill & downhill sections, good visibility. Not much traffic if your an early riser but lots of space to overtake anyway. I've never timed myself on a bike but a few years ago, one very clear summer evening, I went from Bushby(Leicester) to Castor(Peterborough) in 24 minutes in my VW Corrado G60. A good rider should beat this easy on a decent bike. Email your time if you do. Distance, about 35 miles end to end.
Watch out for the FIVE O outside of Leicester and on the dual caridgeway into Peterborough.
MACCLESFIELD to: BUXTON
PROBABLY THE MOST DEMANDING ROAD IN THE UK. APPROX 10MLS OF QUALITY A ROAD. LOADS OF BENDS AND UNDULATIONS. OFF CAMBER BENDS A PLENTY. SUNDAYS IN SUMMER ARE MAD. IF YOU SURVIVE GO THROUGH BUXTON ON THE A6 THROUGH BAKEWELL TO MATLOCK BATH. LOADS OF BIKERS MEET THERE ALL THROUGH THE SUMMER. COME AND AVE A GO IF YOU THINK YER ARD ENOUGH. SEE YOU THERE.
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