The North Coast 500 done properly: five days tracing the full perimeter of the Scottish Highlands from Inverness. Day 1 goes west via the Corrieshalloch gorge and the near-vertical Bealach na Bà pass into Applecross. Day 2 follows the Torridon and Assynt coastline — Stac Pollaidh, Inverpolly, Ullapool. Day 3 pushes north through Lochinver past Sandwood Bay to Durness. Day 4 follows the top of Scotland to John o' Groats — mainland Britain's northernmost point. Day 5 returns south along the east coast via Dunrobin Castle and the Black Isle. Single-track roads throughout; sheep have right of way. Book accommodation months in advance in summer.
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