Fort William to Glencoe Pass and onto Gretna Green
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RouteXpert Nick Carthew - (MRA Master)
Last edit: 27-01-2024
Route Summary
A stunning ride through the Scottish Highlands using perhaps the best mountain pass in the whole of the UK; the Glencoe Pass. This is a route of two halfs, starting in the Highlands and finishing in the Southern Uplands of Scotland on the English border. Excellent landscapes and roads and very good attractions make this a 5***** star route.
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Duration
8h 7m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
373.39 km
Countries
The Glencoe Pass RP 4
RouteXpert Review
This route heads south from Fort William and through the best mountain pass in the whole of the UK; The Glencoe Pass, this starts at route point (RP) 3. This is one of those passes that you have to ride again, turn around at the top and ride back down to get a different view and then turn around again ride back up just in case you missed something. It truly is gorgeous. A little further down the road at RP 6 you get a fantastic view of the Grampian mountain range, one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland. This route stops at the famous Green Welly Stop RP 8, this gives you a chance to discuss with your buddies, what you have just ridden through! The Green Welly Stop is a refueling and meeting place for motorcycles where you can buy just about anything remotely connected to Scotland. From a Haggis and a tartan kilt to a bottle of Whisky or a fluffy Loch Ness monster!
Next comes beautiful Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, great roads and great scenery.
There is a shock to your eyes as the route travels further south when it reaches the edge of Glasgow and civilization. This route avoids most of the hustle and bustle of city life by crossing the River Clyde over the Erskine Bridge at RP 14 and following the coast road which offers great views of the Isle of Bute and Isle of Arran. The route leaves the coast and heads inland at Ayr RP 21 on the A713. This is a really great road on the edge of The Galloway Forest National Park and this route follows it for about 35 miles on towards the hotel for the night at Gretna Green.
Gretna Green is where young English couples would elope to, to marry their sweethearts as the laws in Scotland were different to those in England. The blacksmith would perform the wedding ceremony and the Old Blacksmiths is still there today. We spent our last night in Scotland at The Days Inn Hotel, it was very comfortable and has a pub/restaurant next door.
There are links below this review for the two hotels used and a link to a YouTube video that I made of part of our ride in 2016.
Ballachulish Bridge RP 2
The Grampians RP 6
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