Pointers To Pre-Planned Scotland Driving Itineraries??

Here's one for you: http://www.karenbrown.com/Travel_Planning_Itinerary/England,_Wales_and_Scotland/Scotland/8.php

Check out http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/ If you drill into a region on their map you'll see a larger map view of that area with little car icons in spots on it. These are their suggested drives. I found the site to be a great resource for my trip to the highlands in '09. I also believe that DK and/or Frommers has a "best drives" book for Scotland that surely includes a few drives in the W Highlands and Skye. For me personally, I enjoyed drives along Glen Etive and Glen Orchy, Ardnamurchan and a few on Skye in the Trotternish Peninsula. I'd love to go back sometime and hit the Applecross area and points north (Torridon) towards Ullapool. Too much see and so little time!

See if you can get your hands on the book Raw spirit by Iain Banks. It's about his search for the perfect dram, but a lot of the book is about drives via Scotland's wee roads. I'd fly into Glasgow, rent a car and head up the western side of Loch Lomond to Oban. Take the ferry to Mull for a couple of days. Stay in Tobermory and explore the island. Ferry back to Oban, drive to Fort William. I would explore up toward Loch Laggan or Glen Nevis, and Spean Bridge. Check out the Commando memorial. Next day, drive to Achnamurchan and explore the peninsula. End in Mallaig. Take Ferry to Skye. Spend several days exploring Skye. Drive over the bridge to Kyle of Lochalsh. You can either head further north at this time or head east to explore the center and or eastern part of Scotland. If you head north, check out Applecross and get as far north as Ullapool. Pam

Thanks, Pamela. Just ordered the Banks books. And thanks for the itinerary. Now looking around at rental car prices.

I had a great little book with drives in Scotland in it, but sadly I put it in the garage sales when I moved to NYC. I looked in Amazon.com and I couldn't spot it, but there are several books there. There are some good roads in the middle of the country as well in Perthshire. Also, up further north beyond Ullapool, there is a road that starts near Lochinver and goes out to Point of Stoer and on to Drumbeg and then to Unapool. It's like a moonscape. There was no one there. Pam