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Head out of Plockton and over the bridge at the station. Carry on to the bridge at Duirnish and |
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either: turn right through Duirnish and carry on to Kyle of Lochalsh. Follow the sign in the village for the Balmacara road, which you will reach at the traffic lights. Turn left on to the Balmacara road (A87) and head for Dornie, passing through Reraig. |
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or: head straight on up the hill, keeping to the left at the junction at the top. Head down, through Balmacara, and arrive at the A87. Turn left towards Dornie, passing through Reraig. |
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Route note: The last route is shorter but at night or in bad conditions, or with a caravan or larger vehicle, it may be preferrable to take the longer route via Kyle. |
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Drive through Dornie, with Eilean Donan Castle on your right. Continue on past Inverinate, Shiel Bridge, up through Glen Shiel, past the Cluny Hotel and Loch Cluny. After the end of the loch, watch for the turn off for Fort William. Turn right here and head up (still on the A87) past Loch Loyne and down past Loch Garry to Invergarry. |
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In Invergarry, turn right at the junction for Fort William (A82). Continue on to Laggan Bridge, over the Caledonian Canal, and head for Spean Bridge, with Loch Lochy and then the Commando Monument on your right. |
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In Spean Bridge turn left on to the A86 and continue through Roy Bridge, past Loch Laggan on your right, and just before Laggan Bridge, turn right on to the A889, passing the Monaliath Hotel on your left. |
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Continue on to Dalwhinnie and after the village, turn right on to the A9, Perth direction. |
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Continue on the A9, over the Drumochter summit, past Blair Atholl, Pitlochry and Dunkeld, towards Perth. |
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At the Inveralmond roundabout on the outskirts of Perth, take the second exit marked Stirling and carry on to the Broxden roundabout. |
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At the Broxden roundabout, enter the motorway at the second exit marked Edinburgh and Dundee. Continue on the motorway with Perth on your left, and turn left on to the connector marked Edinburgh. Join the M90 motorway and head for the Forth Road Bridge. |
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No toll is payable at the Bridge for south bound traffic, Carry straight on to Edinburgh on the A90. |
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For the centre of Edinburgh, veer left at the Barnton roundabout and continue on Queensferry Road to the West End and Princes Street. |
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