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      Compare Our NC 500 Road Cycling Tours

      Highlights

      Duration: 7 days
      Days Riding: 6 days
      Longest Day: 104km / 64 miles
      Most Elevation in a Day: 1,344m / 4,410 feet
      Total Distance: 413km / 257 miles
      Total Elevation: 5,320m / 1,7454 feet

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      Self Guided Plus +

      Duration: 7 days
      Days Riding: 7 days
      Longest Day: 148km / 93 miles
      Most Elevation in a Day: 7,064 ft / 2,153 m
      Total Distance: 805 km / 500 miles
      Total Elevation: 10,635m / 34,893 feet
      Difficulty: At Your Own Pace

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      Self Drive

      Duration: 8 days
      Difficulty: At Your Own Pace

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      The Route

      The North Coast 500, often described as Scotland’s Route 66, take in some of Scotland’s most impressive wild places, from the mountains and lochs of Wester Ross and Assynt to the rugged sea cliffs of Sutherland. The ever-changing landscape will take your breath away, leaving you eager to get back in the saddle wanting more every day.

      Starting and ending in the Highland Capital of Inverness, the 500mi/800km route around Scotland’s North Coast offers an unforgettable trip of a lifetime.

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      Road Cycling
      Scheduled Departure

      The North Coast 500 - Highlights

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      Ride the best sections of The North Coast 500, on a 7-day road cycling tour through the untamed beauty of the Scottish Highlands. Travel our North Coast 500 cycling holiday to experience a satisfying active journey – swap four wheels for two.

      • Ride the best sections of the spectacular NC 500 touring route.
      • Cycle through the incredible scenery of northern Scotland on winding tarmac past towering mountains, sandy beaches and rolling wilderness.

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      Road Cycling
      Private Departure

      The North Coast 500 - Self Guided+ Cycling

      Difficulty:
      At Your Own Pace

      This version of the North Coast 500 is ideal for cyclists who prefer to travel at their own pace, and have a bit more flexibility. Though there’s no guide on the road with you, you’ll benefit instead with the services of a soigneur, who will take care of the details, and is a qualified bike mechanic who will provide bike assistance and routine bike care throughout the trip. They With the support of a soigneur, you’re free to focus on the riding which will take you through some of the most spectacular roads and scenery in Europe. From the breathtaking and ancient mountains of Torridon to the wild coasts of Assynt and the vast moorland of Sutherland, this is an incredible trip of a lifetime which should be on every cyclist’s bucket list.

      • Cycle along isolated roads with the spectacular ancient mountains of Torridon as your backdrop.
      • Ride the famous Bealach na Ba – voted as the best day cycle in the UK.
      • Enjoy speeding along the welcoming fast and rolling roads of the Black Isle.

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      Self-Drive

      Self-Drive - The North Coast 500

      Difficulty: Your Own Pace

      This self-drive holiday explores the dramatic North Coast 500 on a tour of the north of Scotland while enjoying privately guided walks, wonderful boat trips and staying in deluxe small hotels.

      • Ride the best sections of the spectacular NC 500 touring route.
      • Arrive at Scotland’s most northerly point by bike.
      • Cycle through the incredible scenery of northern Scotland on winding tarmac past towering mountains, sandy beaches and rolling wilderness.

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      How Will You Explore The North Coast 500?

      Road Cycling

      Road Cycling – The North Coast 500: Highlights

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      Self Guided Cycling

      Self Guided+ Cycling – North Coast 500

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      Self Drive

      Self-Drive – The North Coast 500

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      Private Departures

      Road Cycling – The North Coast 500: Classic

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      Our holidays reviewed
      in your own words

      I very much enjoyed this holiday, lovely scenery, challenging but very do-able walking, pleasant bunch of people to walk with and a great guide. It was a well worthwhile trip in a beautiful part of the world. Accommodation, food and organisation was of a consistently good standard. I would certainly consider another trip with Wilderness Scotland.

      Cordelia Miller
      Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way
      Reviewed on 28/09/2021

      Rated 4.90 out of 5 based on 8,075 reviews

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