NC 500 Motorhome Route

[Terry Everall]

Has anybody done the NC500 route in a 7.5m Motorhome. In particular is the road to Applecross doable?

I am thinking about doing it anticlockwise from Inverness. Any advice would be useful

[Arm]

Did it in our 6m long ducato. The road in from the north is narrow and tight but has passing places.  Try to pick a quiet time.  Heading away down the pass its steep and long. Make sure you have good brakes and the van is not overloaded. Our wheels were black with brake dust and hot but it was ok. 

[Kingster]

Pull over and let the sevens pass! 😁

[Ross Seight]

I’m doing the NC500 in a motorhome for two weeks early May. It’s 7.25m so I’ll see how it goes.

I have booked all my stops already as they are already on limited availability.

looking forward to it!😁👍

[Terry Everall]

I would be interested to see you route and planned stops

[Nick Algar - Competition Secretary]

On 06/02/2023 at 08:39, Kingster said:

Pull over and let the sevens pass! 😁

So many don't but absolutely !! The NC500 was originally a car driving route, not bl**** Motorhomes, Cyclists etc, Been spoilt in recent years, unless you know where to go.

[Ross Seight]

15 hours ago, Terry Everall - WSCC Competition Secretary said:

I would be interested to see you route and planned stops

Start in Callander, then Inverness, Dornoch, John o’Groats, Tongue, Durness, Ullapool, Applecross, then across on to Skye, Portree, Kinloch, Fort William, then home.
 

I’m an exiled Scot so I’m pretty familiar with this. 
The route I’m following is pretty straight forward each one is a stop. It’s also following the major routes so less hassle for locals and daily traffic.

not too many single track roads.

Theres some good books available that will help you plan your route and stops, available from Amazon.👍

[Arm]

We did it last yr. Picked a quiet time when kids were at school. Roads were relatively quiet. Locals fabulous, brilliant campsites. 

Was last there 45 yrs back. Many memories and a brilliant holiday then and now.