Game: Name that road!

[ColinJ]

I often forget that in some places A-roads are like B-roads and B-roads are singletrack!

I looked at riding the B8043 on a long day's ride from Fort William with my pal Carrie but we decided that the day would have been a bit TOO long so we stayed on the A861 along Glen Tarbert between Strontian and Corran. That was a lovely A-road which was pretty quiet when we cycled along it.

I'll have to go up there again some time. Maybe we will use the Corran ferry to bypass Fort William another time.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Damn, damn, and thrice damn. I'd looked at the road but only lower down and consequently rejected it.

Snap!!

 

[straas]

EDIT: this isn't actually on Google maps, I'll post a different road below

Tough choosing a road that will be easy enough to get without being instantly recognisable.

If you've been here you'll get it instantly...

 

[straas]

Attempt no 2!

 

[roubaixtuesday]

EDIT: this isn't actually on Google maps, I'll post a different road below

Tough choosing a road that will be easy enough to get without being instantly recognisable.

If you've been here you'll get it instantly...

Loch Katrine?

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Attempt no 2!

The Lecht?

 

[straas]

The Lecht?

Nope

 

[Aravis]

It took a while to be certain enough, but I'm pretty sure it's this:

Just below the summit of Harthope Moss, looking south.

I thought it must be seriously high (for the UK), so I just headed up through a list of the 13 highest UK road summits, and this was number 5.

I have a very easy one lined up for when this is confirmed, so fingers on buzzers...

 

[straas]

Nicely done! I was just in the layby to the left.

Incredible scenery around there!

 

[Aravis]

Here you go then:

 

[Sea of vapours]

Hmmm.... is that the bottom end of Glen Coe and from quite a whie ago?

 

[Aravis]

Hmmm.... is that the bottom end of Glen Coe and from quite a while ago?

No, but I can reveal you're in the right country!

It was taken probably in the mid 2000s.

 

[slow scot]

Is it the road up from Kinlochewe in Torridon?

 

[Aravis]

Is it the road up from Kinlochewe in Torridon?

Nae bother! There's a car park from which the view was taken and which is also included in Streetview. I also have a similar view from 1965 with what look like fresh loose chippings:

Assuming that @slow scot doesn't wish to post a photo, I suggest that anyone who has one ready posts it...

 

[Sea of vapours]

Please can you post a Streetview link to that location? I was looking around there and still haven't found it!