Explore Scottish Highlands by road. Compare published Remapped routes, estimated driving times, distances and highlights before choosing your next drive. Roads featured include A835, A837, A894.
Short on time? A830 Road to the Isles: Fort William to Mallaig has the shortest estimated drive in this collection, at 82 minutes before stops.
A focused northern Highland road trip through Assynt and over the Kylesku crossing towards Durness. This is the main-road alternative to the longer NC500, omitting the narrow Drumbeg coastal circuit.
A substantial west-Highland drive linking the A835 with the A837 into Assynt. Open loch-and-mountain roads build towards the final approach to Lochinver, without adding the narrower coastal backroads.
Follow the Road to the Isles from the Great Glen to the west coast, with Glenfinnan and the loch country giving way to the Morar approach. A complete A830 drive, ending on the Mallaig side without ferry travel.
Join the long A832 coast-and-mountain arc to the A896 through Torridon and Shieldaig. This extended Wester Ross journey connects the shorter local drives into one continuous outing, staying on through-roads.
Driving times exclude stops. Leave time for the views, check each route’s notes and make the journey your own.
About the drives in this collection.
A830 Road to the Isles: Fort William to Mallaig is the shortest by route distance, at 41 miles, with an estimated driving time of 1 hr 22 min. Allow extra time for stops and the journey to the route.
Wester Ross Grand Drive: Ullapool to Lochcarron is the longest by route distance, at 107 miles. Its estimated driving time is 3 hr 35 min, excluding stops and travel to the route.
There are no circular routes in this collection currently. Explore our circular driving routes for drives that return to their starting point.
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