Cycling UK Forum

Thank you, David.

Thank you, Mr. Benton.
My latest thought is to hire bikes in Glasgow, take a direct train to Oban and start from there. At the backend, we would train from Inverness back to Glasgow. My sense is that this would be easier and cheaper.
Let me know if you disagree.
Thank you.
George

Thank you Pete. Good food for thought. I’ll look further into the Black Isle to Wick stretch.
Best,
George

Haha Paulatic,
Interestingly, one of the reasons we want to go to Shetland is because of what we’ve seen on the TV drama; rugged coast lines, quiet meandering roads, lush green hills, quaint towns…. It’s dramatically different than what we are accustomed to here in the northeast United States.
We are tempted to skip the Orkney’s (unless you think that is a mistake) so as to spend more time in the other places.
Thanks for your advice.
Happy New Year.
George

Very helpful. Thank you, Rotavator.

My wife and I have been planning a cycling adventure in May starting in Inverness, heading down the Caledonian Way to Oban, taking the ferry to the Outer Hebrides, biking up to Stornaway, taking another ferry to Ullapool, cycling up to John O’Groats, ferrying over to the Orkneys, Shetland Island and down to Aberdeen before cycling north along the coast and back down to Inverness. We now have to shorten the trip by a few days.
Would you recommend that we cut out the Caledonian Way and begin in Oban instead, or forget the last 3-day stretch along the National Cycle Route 1 from Aberdeen to Inverness?
Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.