Anyone doing NC500 may have a problem (1 Viewer)

[BusyBuilder]

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As with most roads up here, diversions can be quite long, 80 miles in this case.

 

[The general]

Without doubt long long diversions if certain reds shut .

 

[jenna54]

wow i did the nc 500 three weeks ago it was amazing my motorhome handled it nicely i loved it if anyone gets a chance to do it go for it hey i even bought a t shirt to say i had done it

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[Clickem]

NC500 features in the Sept issue of the C&MC magazine, so should keep it busy

 

[The general]

More and more take to the 500 when will it level out , it won't ,just get more and more congested , when I go up there next will deffo be out of season .

 

[BusyBuilder]

You should try living on the route, it seems on some days there's a moho every other vehicle.

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[Silver-Fox]

I'm lookint to go in a couple of weeks time as part of my enforced recouperation after the hernia op.
Probably just stick with the west coast though.

 

[TinaLes]

We will be going on a tour of the highlands with our new van, the NC500 only does the top bit, so much to see on the west coast from crossing the Erskin Bridge Glasgow, with loch Lomond on your right, then the big decision, left to Mull of Kintyre, or straight on to Fort William.
We would only do this out of season for two reasons, first traffic & second and even more annoying the midge season
There,s a challenging very narrow single track road around Applecross area, called Bealach Na Ba, with warning that its not suitable for lorries, not sure if I would be brave or silly enough to attempt it in the moho, has any one done it? advice please

 

[2657]

Follow your own route up the west coast, easy to miss that bit if you don't start in Inverness.

A 87 from Lochgarry, get to see Eileen Donan castle (famous biscuit tin adornment), Plockton where some TV police series was filmed a few years ago or even Arisaig and Mallaig, ferry onto Skye and back across the bridge to Kyle and onward.......get adventurous, make your own route!

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[Cal54]

Did the Applecross road in July and found it stunning. It is certainly 'doable' from the north by the majority of MH's ( this is the easiest route) and as I only have a 6 mt PVC will do it the other way round next time I am up there.

 

[Theonlysue]

Try this YouTube of the pass.

 

[Northernraider]

I'm lookint to go in a couple of weeks time as part of my enforced recouperation after the hernia op.
Probably just stick with the west coast though.

Me too, although I've had my opp 5 days now and I can just about manage to walk 500 yards unaided. I'm hoping be able to drive in a fortnight

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[Northernraider]

We will be going on a tour of the highlands with our new van, the NC500 only does the top bit, so much to see on the west coast from crossing the Erskin Bridge Glasgow, with loch Lomond on your right, then the big decision, left to Mull of Kintyre, or straight on to Fort William.
We would only do this out of season for two reasons, first traffic & second and even more annoying the midge season
There,s a challenging very narrow single track road around Applecross area, called Bealach Na Ba, with warning that its not suitable for lorries, not sure if I would be brave or silly enough to attempt it in the moho, has any one done it? advice please

I've done it many times in a motorhome although not yet in my current one, not sure the tag axle and the large overhang will cope with the hairpin bends near the top.
But before now I've done it in a 7.5 metre single axle van with no issues

 

[Silver-Fox]

Me too, although I've had my opp 5 days now and I can just about manage to walk 500 yards unaided. I'm hoping be able to drive in a fortnight

I've been told 1 to 2 weeks till you can drive if you can do an emergency stop.
My ops next so will have to wait and see.

Looks like my post count will rise

 

[Northernraider]

I've been told 1 to 2 weeks till you can drive if you can do an emergency stop.
My ops next so will have to wait and see.

Looks like my post count will rise

Yes I was told the same.... Are you having open surgery?
I have to say the pain has subsided a bit now but still every sudden movement a sneeze a cough or even bending to put a sock on brings tears to my eyes certainly couldn't do an emergency stop at present.
But a week is a long time so hopefully by next week I'll have improved a lot.

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[Silver-Fox]

Yes I was told the same.... Are you having open surgery?
I have to say the pain has subsided a bit now but still every sudden movement a sneeze a cough or even bending to put a sock on brings tears to my eyes certainly couldn't do an emergency stop at present.
But a week is a long time so hopefully by next week I'll have improved a lot.

Yes open surgery.

I'm hoping the pain is no worse than when I did my back in. The only way I could move around the house was on my hands and knees

 

[Northernraider]

Yes open surgery.

I'm hoping the pain is no worse than when I did my back in. The only way I could move around the house was on my hands and knees

Of course everyone experiences things differently the first few days are by far the worst and not something I'd like to experience again.... But a big difference now and that should continue to improve.
I wish you a smooth opp and a speedy recovery

 

[The general]

We will be going on a tour of the highlands with our new van, the NC500 only does the top bit, so much to see on the west coast from crossing the Erskin Bridge Glasgow, with loch Lomond on your right, then the big decision, left to Mull of Kintyre, or straight on to Fort William.
We would only do this out of season for two reasons, first traffic & second and even more annoying the midge season
There,s a challenging very narrow single track road around Applecross area, called Bealach Na Ba, with warning that its not suitable for lorries, not sure if I would be brave or silly enough to attempt it in the moho, has any one done it? advice please

If you do mull of kintyre it's a long way down to Campbeltown but worth every mile !

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[Wildbill]

Remember a diversion is just senary you would not have seen
Bill

 

[nicholsong]

I've done it many times in a motorhome although not yet in my current one, not sure the tag axle and the large overhang will cope with the hairpin bends near the top.
But before now I've done it in a 7.5 metre single axle van with no issues

Now having seen the video I think I would have done it in our 7m MH single axle, which I have taken to worse places. I was expecting more hairpin bends - but it is not always easy too assess their steepness from a dash-cam.

 

[Northernraider]

Now having seen the video I think I would have done it in our 7m MH single axle, which I have taken to worse places. I was expecting more hairpin bends - but it is not always easy too assess their steepness from a dash-cam.

I have to say watching that video there's only the one bend I'd be concerned about but I think I'd probably make it without too much problems, from memory I'd have sworn there were more than that but memory is often like that

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[BusyBuilder]

The council snow plough/gritter does it in mid winter so a 6 or 7m moho should do it easy.

 

[Ber090]

I think the issue now is the number of vehicles you are going to meet and their ability to use passing places.The article in this months CMC mag will not help.It gives the impression that all the roads are great but doesn't mention at all the issues about passing places and hired motorhomes and our dear Italian Convoys

 

[Paul an Jane MK]

We are just having a rest on a campsite on Skye before starting on the NC500 tomorrow with a visit to Applecross using the coast road.

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[Techno]

I'm tired of the 500 now and thoroughly mozzy bit.
I took a shortcut from Thurso direct to Brora
It's not all it's cracked up to be and transport for Scotland are not doing enough

 

[Paul an Jane MK]

I must say we are running out of steam, we had a bad storm last night.

It was like being parked up in a car wash!!!!

The one day of sunshine, got the deck chairs out and the mozzies descended on us.

The place is heaving with foreign tourists, either that or all the Scots are speaking German now.

 

[Techno]

No more Scotland for me I should have learnt the first time that's why more Scotts live in England. Ya can keep it and your romantic notions, I should have gone south
I'm in Berwick on Tweed now before looking forwards to home on Friday for a rest

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[Techno]

Also I crossed the new queensferry crossing today on its first day of use and the traffic was horrendous north and south without any obvious reason other than it simply has not resolved traffic flow.
Why are Scottish motorways 2 lanes
No toll yet an hour delay ?

 

[Northernraider]

Also I crossed the new queensferry crossing today on its first day of use and the traffic was horrendous north and south without any obvious reason other than it simply has not resolved traffic flow.
Why are Scottish motorways 2 lanes
No toll yet an hour delay ?

For some daft reason loads of people were desperate to try it out so the normal traffic doubled... Didn't help they closed the original bridge today, should be a lot smoother when it officially opens on Monday
Still think a tunnel would have been better

 

[Techno]

It's a beautiful construction indeed.
I'm not convinced it was overwhelmed with sight seers as google maps reported a 53 minute delay as early as 7:30 and we arrived near 10 a.m. well after rush hour and it was worse. Also there are lots of shortcut detours popping up with google navigation which I'm sure compounds the problem. I chose to not queue jump and go with the flow

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