Awesome UK roads you need to ride in ’22
A mate of mine is pestering me to help him plan a little riding holiday in Europe. He wants to explore the Alps, ride all of its mountain passes, drink foreign beer and spend a long weekend doing it. But I?ve told him he doesn?t need to go all the way to the Alps to find beautiful scenery, cracking roads, and foreign beer. We?ve got plenty of that in the UK. And I?ve told him that before he starts booking ferries and dusting his passport off, he ought to spend a bit of time exploring the beautiful British Isles and it?s stunning roads. Because there are plenty of awesome roads to ride in the UK; and here are just a few?
Scotland – North Coast 500
If you?re planning a riding holiday for a week or so through summer, this 500-mile loop is an absolute banger to get your teeth stuck into. It starts in Inverness, cuts across to the west of Scotland and loops around the top in a clockwise direction. If you ask me though, you?re better off doing it backwards. Start at Inverness, head up to John o Groats and loop round that way, in an anticlockwise direction. That way, you?ll be saving the best (the west coast) ?till last; that?s where you?ll find the best roads and the most breath-taking views.
You?ll probably need the best part of a week to do it properly, especially if you?ve got to travel up to Scotland to start with; but it?ll be worth it. There are heaps of castles, distilleries and all that touristy stuff to have a look round whilst you?re up there, and...
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