Edinburgh → Edinburgh
(my version)
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Itenerary
- Saturday: LAX → EDI — arrive Sunday afternoon
- Sunday: rent motorcycle, store luggage
- Monday: Edinburgh → Glencoe (via Trossachs & Loch Lomond)
- Tuesday: Glencoe → Isle of Skye (via Fort William & Eilean Donan Castle)
- Wednesday: Skye → Cairngorms → Edinburgh
- Thursday: Bachelor party
- Friday: Edinburgh
- Saturday: Wedding
- Sunday: EDI → LAX
Potential rentals
I contacted
Looks like there’s a common route already
https://www.highlandmotorcyclehire.co.uk/north-east-250/
https://www.highlandmotorcyclehire.co.uk/north-coast-500/
Total route
Link to Google maps
Sunday: Rent a motorcyle and check into hotel
Hotel booked 8/20 → 8/22
House of Gods
Monday: Edinburgh → Glencoe (via Trossachs & Loch Lomond)
Route:
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Head west through Stirling (view the Wallace Monument)
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Cut into the Trossachs National Park via Duke’s Pass (sweeping bends + forested beauty)
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Lunch in Callander
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Continue north along Loch Lomond
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Final push through Rannoch Moor into Glencoe – moody, dramatic, and ancient
Must-Sees:
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Glen Etive (Skyfall filming location)
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Stop at the Three Sisters viewpoint in Glencoe
Overnight:
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Clachaig Inn – legendary biker stop with great whisky and atmosphere
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Or upgrade to Kingshouse Hotel – isolated and stunning, with red deer outside
Tuesday: Glencoe → Isle of Skye (via Fort William & Eilean Donan Castle)
Route:
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Ride north along Loch Linnhe, pass through Fort William (refuel, both bike and belly)
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Continue through Glen Shiel
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Stop at Eilean Donan Castle – one of the most photographed in Scotland
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Cross the Skye Bridge to the Isle of Skye
Explore Skye:
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Quick loop up toward Portree, then explore The Quiraing, Old Man of Storr, or just ride the coast and soak it in
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Optional whisky stop: Talisker Distillery
Overnight:
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Kinloch Lodge (luxury)
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Or The Bosville in Portree (cozy and central)
Wednesday:
Skye → Cairngorms → Edinburgh
Early Morning: Ferry from Armadale to Mallaig (book ahead)
Route:
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Ride the Road to the Isles from Mallaig → Fort William (gorgeous coastal + loch road)
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Then head through Laggan into the Cairngorms National Park via Spean Bridge and Newtonmore
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Descend through Pitlochry and Perth back to Edinburgh
Must-Stops:
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Loch Laggan
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House of Bruar (surprising high-end food and whisky stop)
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Cairnwell Pass (if you want a twistier mountain road detour)