Mike Wells has been a keen cyclist for over 20 years. After completing various UK Sustrans routes, such as Lon Las Cymru in Wales and the C2C route across northern England, he then moved on to cycling long-distance routes in continental Europe and beyond. These include cycling both the Camino and Ruta de la Plata to Santiago de la Compostela, a traverse of Cuba from end to end, a circumnavigation of Iceland and a trip across Lapland to the North Cape. He has written a series of cycling guides for Cicerone following the great rivers of Europe.
Description
Map key Overview map Route summary table Suggested schedules Introduction Background The route Natural environment Preparation Getting there and back Navigation and information Accommodation Food and drink Amenities and services What to take Safety and emergencies About this guide The route Stage 1 Inverness to Garve Stage 2 Garve to Lochcarron Stage 3 Lochcarron to Shieldaig (direct route) Stage 3A Lochcarron to Shieldaig (via Applecross) Stage 4 Shieldaig to Gairloch Stage 5 Gairloch to Ullapool Stage 6 Ullapool to Lochinver Stage 7 Lochinver to Kylesku Stage 8 Kylesku to Durness Stage 9 Durness to Tongue Stage 10 Tongue to Melvich Stage 11 Melvich to John o' Groats (coastal route) Stage 12 John o' Groats to Melvich (inland route) Stage 13 Melvich to Altnaharra Stage 14 Altnaharra to Tain Stage 12A John o' Groats to Lybster Stage 13A Lybster to Brora Stage 14A Brora to Tain Stage 15 Tain to Nigg (for Cromarty ferry) Stage 16 Cromarty to Inverness Stage 15A Tain to Dingwall Stage 16A Dingwall to Inverness Appendix A Facilities summary table Appendix B Tourist information Appendix C Hostels and bunkhouses Appendix D Campsites Appendix E Cycle shops and cycle hire Appendix F Munros near route (mountains over 914m) Appendix G Distilleries en route Appendix H Useful contacts