So, I finally took a vacation. Three weeks around that magical land of Alba, or “Scotland” to the layperson. I decided to finally give bikepacking a shot. Scotland is a pretty popular place for that, and far from the hardest of core – good roads, safe drivers, and never too far from a helpful Scot should you need it. And, the law allows freedom to roam – you’re allowed to camp anywhere, even private property, as long as it’s not fenced in. (Which most land turns out to be … hmmmm.)
As my time is finite, I had no qualms about getting my miles by boat or train to make sure I got to see what interested me most. Her is my route, with the routes (more or less) I biked or explored on foot marked in red.
Like how I put those helpful notes on the bottom on this awesome map I made 11 years ago? 🙂
23 days of vacation, including travel. Let’s go.
- Edinburgh
- Taking that midnight boat to Shetland
- Shetland. Sure, there are ponies. But are there neolithic ruins?
- Orkney – Weird name
- To the mainland – journey to Blair Atholl
- Woods, heaths, lochs and glens
- Luss and the Highland Games
- Destination Doune
- ‘Tis but flesh wound!
- Stirling: Not just a kind of silver if you spell it different
- Glasgow