Day ride up from manchester 12 hour ish ride

[steele01]

Hi everyone thinking of doing a ride up from Manchester over a long day say setting of at 6 am and getting back around midnight any good places to visit in that time frame / any good routes that I could have a nosey at with my nav 5 ?

also whats the shortest anyone has done the north coast 500 in ?

Cheers,

Tom

 

[AberdeenAngus]

Setting off from Manchester, doing the NC500, and heading back to Manchester, in one day, would be impressive.

 

[Fluffmeister]

I travel up to Inverness from Warrington frequently, in fact did it last night .

I normally hit the M6 to Carlisle then pick up the A7 to Hawick, Galashiels, over the Forth Road bridge then A912 to head towards Perth, A93 up through Glenshee, Braemar, Balmoral, then the A939 to Lecht, Tomintoul, Granton on spey, skirt past Nairn, through Culloden and into Inverness.

Could then come out via Fort Bill, and Crainlarach for the return? Hell of a run to try and cover in 12 hours though, took me 9 hours last night, with a couple of brew and picture stops.

 

[Davel]

Bloody hell !
I sometimes go up from Warrington to Perth doing a similar route - up to Carlisle and A7 across to Edinburgh - maybe diverting up A68. The other option is up the M74 and via Moffat but I tend to do it over two or three days and enjoy the trip more.
I tend to alternate the routes there and back. There are other slower routes too.
What you're doing is impressive but must be a hard slog.

 

[Posh Pete]

I travel up to Inverness from Warrington frequently, in fact did it last night .

I normally hit the M6 to Carlisle then pick up the A7 to Hawick, Galashiels, over the Forth Road bridge then A912 to head towards Perth, A93 up through Glenshee, Braemar, Balmoral, then the A939 to Lecht, Tomintoul, Granton on spey, skirt past Nairn, through Culloden and into Inverness.

That's a ma boy! Back down via Fort Augustus, Fort Bill, then either Glencoe and then Callander / Stirling or peel off for Glasgow at Crianlarich. Or Oban and then down the west coast and cross the Clyde at Dunoon to Hunter's Quay. Long, long ride but not impossible in a day given light nights and decent weather. Doing the NC500 would be a step too far imho especially since much of the east coast section is not that spectacular.

 

[GlynnJ]

My record for Manchester to Fort Bill was 5 hours 24 mins. I doubt that's possible any more without collecting an unkindness of speeding fines In the unlikely even that you decide to use the A9 (DON'T!) you will be greeted by mile after mile of average speed cameras to spoil your ride.

If I still lived in the Manchester area and wanted a good single day's riding I would be headed for central and north Wales To enjoy any of our Scottish roads you need more than a day.

 

[steele01]

Cheers everyone yep been doing loads of North wales Llanberis etc lately getting lost on al the little be roads

Don't mind long days in the saddle me an my cousin did 15 hours solid riding round the coast of cornwall last year in a day lol he really felt it on his Harley an a day either side for travelling down was epic thunderstorms all the way there.

Was looking at Davaar Bed & Breakfast or any other recommendations, maybe make a few days of it love to do Sky one day,

Really appreciate all the replies thats for sure.

Cheers,

Tom

 

[DC]

maybe make a few days of it love to do Sky one day,


Cheers,

Tom

why not do that ? you would get to syke easy enough in your time allowance…head north to Fort Bill, take the Malaig Ferry ,head onto Portree….stop over , do a lap round ,then head south over the Bridge along the A87, back towards Fort Bill and South…..you would feel much more refreshed stopping over for the night and see a lot more too .

 

[macmanx]

Three Peaks

Planning on trying this run after reading about it in Ride magazine.
http://www.ride.co.uk/routes-1/tour-2016
THREE PEAKS MOTORCYCLE CHALLENGE
The aim of the challenge was to get from Ben Nevis to Scafell Pike to Snowdon between sunrise and sunset - without using any dual carriageway or motorway. This is the route we attempted to take... which is flawed, as the Queensway Tunnel under the Mersey isn't single-carriageway. However, if you want to plan your own Three Peaks route, this might give you a starting point. Or you could not worry about the Mersey Tunnel and just enjoy this ride. Very definitely only for experienced high-mile riders.
Leg one: Fort William to Abington services
Leg two: Abington services to Levens
Leg three: Levens to Withnell
Leg four: Withnell to Burton
Leg five: Burton to Llanberis

Planning on starting at Llanberis and finishing at Fort William, catch up with family.

 

[steele01]

Cheers everyone some really cool ideas there gonna start planning some routes out for the Nav - 5 can't camp at the moment as I need a new tent and some other kit, + panniers as these globe scouts keep leaking so thinking travel light and just riding gear.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Phil-H]

If you want the highlands at least stop over a night or two to make it worthwhile.
A much more pleasant day trip would be Northern England & the Scottish Borders including Dumfries & Galloway, mile after mile of beautiful unspoilt countryside that most people blast past to 'get to' Scotland

 

[howdoo]

"A9 (DON'T!) you will be greeted by mile after mile of average speed cameras to spoil your ride"

I was on the A9 on Sunday and the average speed cameras that I saw were all forward facing....very bike friendly.

 

[steele01]

Hi Phil thats the one Ive been thinking of doing, just been having a look at that route might be a better option for a day

Ill make sure I leave the a9 then,

any stand outs around the borders worth doing

 

[GlynnJ]

I long ago stopped relying on the way that the cameras face as being an indication of their ability to catch me. They will still register your speed and capture an image if you exceed the limit. It is then a simple task to match dates and times from the cameras on the other side of the carriageway to nick you.

"A9 (DON'T!) you will be greeted by mile after mile of average speed cameras to spoil your ride"

I was on the A9 on Sunday and the average speed cameras that I saw were all forward facing....very bike friendly.

 

[howdoo]

I long ago stopped relying on the way that the cameras face as being an indication of their ability to catch me. They will still register your speed and capture an image if you exceed the limit. It is then a simple task to match dates and times from the cameras on the other side of the carriageway to nick you.

It is such a simple task that they have never done it so far.
How long have we had average speed cameras?