wild camping – Kayak & Cycling Tours of Scotland

Arran

Day one -Wednesday WBQ 07:45 arrive Ardrossan South Beach 12:00 Ferry to Brodick 14:50, arrival 16:15 Wild camp Silver Sands beach Day two – Thursday Wild camp Catacol Bay Day three – Friday Cycle Ferry to Ardrossan 16:10, arrival 17:35 Ardrossan South Beach 18:54 arrive WBQ 23:02

Cycling Orkney

My initial idea for this trip had been to cycle from St Margaret’s Hope or Stromness to Skara Brae and then cycle on to Kirkwall. From there you can catch the overnight ferry to Lerwick, arriving seven thirty am the next morning. After that I’d keep cycling north via the islands of Yell & UnstContinue reading “Cycling Orkney”

Kayaking Loch Quoich

Introduction In his book Scottish Canoe Classics Eddie Palmer describes Loch Quoich as being a “bare, sometimes gloomy place, hemmed in by mountains.” Mentioning wild camping he goes on to say “that a wilderness camp at the western end of the loch surrounded by high mountains is unforgettable.” Those two quotes were enough to piqueContinue reading “Kayaking Loch Quoich”

Cycling Jura

Cycling the long road through the Isle of Jura

Kayaking across Rannoch Moor

The section of the A82 between Tyndrum & Glencoe is without question one of the most spectacular roads in Britain. It’s also the first real wilderness you will encounter after leaving Glasgow & travelling through Loch Lomond & The Trossachs. I’d driven through Rannoch Moor many, many times, but always on my way to somewhereContinue reading “Kayaking across Rannoch Moor”

Cycling the Hebridean Way part 1

This covers Vatersay, Barra, Eriskay, South Uist, Benbecula & North Uist. Time constraints meant I couldn’t attempt Harris & Lewis this time around. I did investigate squeezing Harris in and then catching the ferry to Uig from Tarbert but eventually ruled it out. Additionally at the time of riding I wasn’t sure I was yetContinue reading “Cycling the Hebridean Way part 1”