Planing a short road trip to Scotland
Discussion
Have a couple of nights in Scotland early October. Way too old and fat for the serious walking I'd like to do but any suggestions for easier walks, scenic drives and must see places?
Never been north 'o the border before so open to any road routes or ideas while we're there.
Over to you Chaps
Never been north 'o the border before so open to any road routes or ideas while we're there.
Over to you Chaps
If it's only two nights and you're driving, you'll not want to come this far. If you're fly/driving I highly recommend www.Torridon.org
(but then I would, wouldn't I!)
(but then I would, wouldn't I!)
I'm planning a couple of days in England soon. What are the best things to see? Got a feeling that I'd be asked to narrow down that question! There's quite a lot in Scotland you know... 
Bit like an American saying, "We're going to do Britain in a week"!
Bit like an American saying, "We're going to do Britain in a week"!
Edited by ViperPict on Monday 13th September 10:59
The Cobbler (Ben Arthur)is a little cracker if you fancy it. Not quite a munro, but still 2900ft ascent from sea level. Should take you about 5 hours at a leisurely pace including a lunch stop. Stunning mountain with a little opportunity to get your hands on the rock and have a brief scramble if you want to, but you don't need to. Car park is at Arrochar. The Village Inn pub there is one of the best in the area.
Another little cracker (only a few hundred metres) is Ben A'an at Loch Katrine. Some great roads in the area, especially the B road over from Aberfoyle although it's difficult to hustle due to volume of traffic and width of roads. The climb itself is short, steep in places but with absolutely stunning views over both loch lomond and loch katrine, but should still only take you 3 hours at a relaxed snail pace plod up there.
And if you get a chance on a clear day, you really should drive up over rannoch moor and through glencoe on the main road up from crianlarich to fort william. There's a lot of traffic, but some good overtaking spots and again, the view is just amazing. The climbing in the area is on the arduous side - very high and some of it is extreme i.e. buchaille etive mor and the anoch eagach ridge and require some pretty good scrambling skills, so you might not want to hit the hills there and carry on through to spean bridge and look at the grey corries instead.
Another little cracker (only a few hundred metres) is Ben A'an at Loch Katrine. Some great roads in the area, especially the B road over from Aberfoyle although it's difficult to hustle due to volume of traffic and width of roads. The climb itself is short, steep in places but with absolutely stunning views over both loch lomond and loch katrine, but should still only take you 3 hours at a relaxed snail pace plod up there.
And if you get a chance on a clear day, you really should drive up over rannoch moor and through glencoe on the main road up from crianlarich to fort william. There's a lot of traffic, but some good overtaking spots and again, the view is just amazing. The climbing in the area is on the arduous side - very high and some of it is extreme i.e. buchaille etive mor and the anoch eagach ridge and require some pretty good scrambling skills, so you might not want to hit the hills there and carry on through to spean bridge and look at the grey corries instead.
You may be interested to know that Scotland covers over thirty thousand square miles, one third of the UK land mass, with seven and a half thousand miles of coastline. There are also 770 islands and 284 mountains over 3000 feet.
Twenty percent of the country is in the southern lowlands, twenty percent in the central lowlands and sixty percent in the highlands. The road network throughout mainland Scotland is in excess of thirty one thousand miles.
Maybe you could be a bit more specific about what part of Scotland you would like to see during your two day visit.
Over to you Steve
Twenty percent of the country is in the southern lowlands, twenty percent in the central lowlands and sixty percent in the highlands. The road network throughout mainland Scotland is in excess of thirty one thousand miles.
Maybe you could be a bit more specific about what part of Scotland you would like to see during your two day visit.
Over to you Steve
Steve - incase you are in any doubt people up here like to take the piss..
Looking at your profile you either have a sense of humour in which case you'll love your time past Carlisle or you have the worst spelling I've seen yet!
"semi retard" indeed!
Buy the way - go with alfapint advice.
Looking at your profile you either have a sense of humour in which case you'll love your time past Carlisle or you have the worst spelling I've seen yet!
"semi retard" indeed!
Buy the way - go with alfapint advice.
Thanks Chaps. Looking forward to the trip. 
Baby JS - who's been before - recons Loch Ness as an overnight stop and then a little hoonage towards Skye and back down the west coast and a return to English civilisation once we're south of Carlisle so I'll try a mix of ideas and see where we end up.
No need to worry about taking the piss - us softy Southeners can give as good as we get. We'll try not to drink your pubs dry too...
Baby JS - who's been before - recons Loch Ness as an overnight stop and then a little hoonage towards Skye and back down the west coast and a return to English civilisation once we're south of Carlisle so I'll try a mix of ideas and see where we end up.
No need to worry about taking the piss - us softy Southeners can give as good as we get. We'll try not to drink your pubs dry too...
BTW-if taking alfapint's advice and heading up through Glencoe be aware that those brownish hairy things ( looking like large GS from a distance) are Deer ,wild and unpredictable-cars bend,deer just get up and run off ,like black faced sheep .Enjoy yourself ,wherever you go -October is possibly a good time -in summer you've got midges and tourists to contend with .In winter, deer/sheep and foul weather ( and the answer to the question of those posts at the side of the road in Glencoe- road edge markers for when snowtime) .
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