Edinburgh to Mull - best route ?

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:25 am

Leaving tomorrow morning, not allowed on Motorways obviously.

Any ideas as to what would be an enjoyable route? Our ferry booked for midday.

Would love to catch some nice scenerie and good roads on the way, perhaps stop off at a cool breakfast point...

Gary.

Skyenet · Post by **Skyenet** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:29 am

GWhittle wrote: not allowed on Motorways obviously.

Elises are not allowed on motorways anyway

Eric K · Post by **Eric K** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:13 am

Have a look at your road atlas but ... join the road to Crainlarough (SP?) and then it's clear.

Eric )

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:20 am

Eric K wrote:Have a look at your road atlas but ... join the road to Crainlarough (SP?) and then it's clear.

Eric )

Cheers,

I'm off then!

Gary.

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:57 am

Eric K wrote:Have a look at your road atlas but ... join the road to Crainlarough (SP?) and then it's clear.

Eric )

Too much champagne I think - you obviously meant Crianlarich where the A82 meets the A85 from Stirling direction

Breakfast at Green Welly Stop just past Crianlarich you can't miss it at Tyndrum

Great roads enjoy.

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:57 am

As above - head for stirling, then to Crainlarich .. you'll then meet a fork in the road past Tyndrum where you must turn left for Oban, or you'll end up at Fort Bill.

Take it easy up there, very twisty with very little armco

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:09 am

ExigeKen wrote: Breakfast at Green Welly Stop just past Crianlarich you can't miss it at Tyndrum

Nah

to the Green Welly, the Real Food Cafe on the other side of the road is far better

Gary for a route to get to Stirling and then the A84~A85~A82~A85, the A904 from South Queensferry follows the coast along through Boness and Grangemouth, then take the A905 to Stirling. This should be straight forward enough and avoids the motorway, but is quite direct. The roads aren't exaclty great driving roads, but there are plenty of them to come once you get past Callander.

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:17 am

MacK wrote:
ExigeKen wrote: Breakfast at Green Welly Stop just past Crianlarich you can't miss it at Tyndrum
Nah to the Green Welly, the Real Food Cafe on the other side of the road is far better

Gary for a route to get to Stirling and then the A84~A85~A82~A85, the A904 from South Queensferry follows the coast along through Boness and Grangemouth, then take the A905 to Stirling. This should be straight forward enough and avoids the motorway, but is quite direct. The roads aren't exaclty great driving roads, but there are plenty of them to come once you get past Callander.

One very nice place we ate, Ee Usk, in Oban. Lovely Seafood, and a grand view to boot.

Never really stopped much between Edi and Mull, expcept for the crossing of course.

Gary.

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:58 am

What way did you go?

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:16 am

MacK wrote:What way did you go?

Avoided all motorways, very roughly it wen't a bit like this.

Edinburgh > Newbridge > Kirk(newton/liston) > grangemouth (held my breath) > falkirk > stirling > callender > oban > mull. Crianlarich fit's in there somewhere too. I managed to get to Oban in just over 2 hours 30. On the trip back, 2 hours 45 due to a Fiat who did the callender backroads around 40mph the whole way. Veyr few overtaking oppertunities!

Not sure what I enjoyed most, Mull or the drive there and back

Gary.

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Edinburgh to Mull - best route ?

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