Right. I think I have a rough idea about what i can realistically fit in, and what I'd like to do.
If I stay somewhere near Fort William I can have a nice ride up on the Tuesday. I'll not be away until about 10am, and want to be done riding by 5pm. I think 7 hours is realistic to get up there and get pitched up before 6pm at the latest.
Can anyone suggest a loop i can do on day 2? I'm only going to have the one day 'in' Scotland before I need to head back on day 3. I need a night's sleep at home before going away again on the Friday!
I was thinking of this:
Fort William -> Applecross (just so I can say i've been there) ->Torridon ->Kinlochewe -> Garve -> Muir of Ord -> Drumnadrochit -> Fort Augustus -> Fort William
It's about 250 miles, with a google maps time of about 6 1/2 hours. If i'm camping I'll be up and away by about 8.30am, so i've plenty of time to get around.
One of my major concerns, daftly, is petrol stations. The route i've loosely picked out is on small roads (which largly look tarmacked single tracks). This is, I expect, going to take longer than I think, and involve a lot of 3rd-4th gear so will not be particularly efficient. Between Applecross and Garve there's no 'A' roads - just 50 miles of narrow twisties. As long as I can fill up on the A87 before turning off I should be fine though.
Any thoughts on the route, or where I could stay near Fort William (within about 20 miles if necessary!). I am prepared to camp, but was hoping to find some other cheap form of accommodation (the 'By The Way' campsite in Tyndrum has 'hobbit houses' you can rent for £35 per night - a glorified shed with a bed and a heater, which may be better than camping at that time of year (4th-5th April).
Cheers
Mike
The "Bunroy" campsite at Spean bridge just past Fort William is a good site for camping, and has pods as well. Just fill up at Fort William and this will set you up no problems for fuel if you plan it right, the route you have sounds good and have done it myself a few times, enjoy