West coast of Scotland

[Minty Hippo]

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If you're heading way up north I'd recommend a B&B near Durness called Port na Con, it be bikely friendly and a really unique remote spot, good food, and licensed. PM me if you're interested and I'll dig out the details.

Roads wise, I think everything up there is great, made for the TDM. North of Ullapool I'd recommend the single tracker that starts at Drumrunie corner (turn left off the main road 10 mile N of Ullapool, signposted for Achiltibuie) and takes you the back way to Lochinver. Its not called the wee mad road for nothing.
Theres a fair bit of single track north of Laxford Bridge round the coast to Tongue. Further south the Struie Hill Road is a brilliant ride that goes over the hills from Alness to Bonar Bridge. The locals use it as a short cut, think of it as a mini TT.