[davecatt]

Hi
My plans for next year include a 2 week cycle trip to the Outer Hebrides. I've done a lot of walking in north west Scotland, but never the outer isles. So I thought doing it by bike would enable me to cover more distance.

My original plan was to get a rover ticket for the train and ferries (bikes go free on both), spend aweek or so on the islands then down the west coast. the rover ticket would give some flexibility to the trip.

Your mention of the coast and castle route has got me thinking maybe I could spend the first part of the trip on that route then get the train from Edinburgh to Oban, do the islands, return via Skye and train from Malaig.

what do you think? Thanks for the inspiration.
Dave