what a drive - Keith to Mallaig

[GTstar]

Just had an amazing drive across the country recently

highlights:

A86 from Newtonmore along loch laggan - amazing bit of wide single carriage way

A803 fort william to Mallaig (esp. after loch Eil)

there and back in a day! much fun

that is all

[Davel]

We went up on bikes from Fort Bill to Mallaig and couldn't get on the ferry, so we took the coastal road back via the Corran Ferry.

Fantastic route both ways

[derek29]

sounds good. what were you driving?

[huffysteve]

I used to do the Mallaig run 5 days a weeks in my works transit connect, I love that road ! Last time I drove up there it was all getting dug up road works and such.

Edited by huffysteve on Thursday 3rd December 15:13

[GTstar]

I was working so just my trusty diesel rep mobile! Still great fun though!

Definately planning to re-do the route when I get my bike though...

[Ug_lee]

Absolutely love the Mallaig road, shame about what is at the end of it but you can't have everything

[Who me ?]

Gents - my ambition in the 60's was to do the trip from Fort Wiliam to Mallaig on the old road .In 1965 ,after my last day at lochaber high I set out on my old and trusty Raleigh tourer .Some hours later I'd done what I'd always dreamed of doing - cycling from Fort William to Mallaig - not along the road you know as at present ,but along the old road .Fort William to Glenfinnan was not much of a problem .Glenfinnan to Lochailort is as at present .The rest ,from Lochailort to Mallaig is as the old bits might suggest -not a lot of fun on an old bike .Nowadays -Fort Wiliam -Mallaig - piece of cake ,apart from the Glenfinnan/Lochailort bit .And it's only 48 miles .