Ep 5 Scotland Tour 2022 The Falls Of Shin, Culloden Viaduct and Struie Hill viewpoint inc GPX file
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2022
- This was a great days riding which I ended up riding solo as my co-riders fancied a day off bike due to the fact they had rode over 320 miles the day prior. We also had 271 miles to ride the day after this one to so fair play have a day off lads. I on the other hand can ride every day I can and this one was the smallest route out of all the one's I'd planned.
At just 149 miles this route includes a stop off at the Falls of Shin which turned out to be a beautiful river with waterfall and also a salmon leap, you'll have to watch to see whether I actually catch any salmon a leaping.
Next stop was the Struie Hill Viewpoint with some awesome views over the Dornoch Firth.
And lastly I stop off at the Culloden Viaduct to fly the drone around and manage to get some cracking shots of it from above.
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Beautiful scenery 😍 you weren't riding alone, you took us with you 🤣 beautiful video 📸✔️👍🏽
And great to have you aboard Carl thanks for watching my friend.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again….Steve you are the best. Informative, educational and entertaining
and so professionally produced and edited. ( I think you worked in the film or TV industry )
Your enthusiasm for biking and touring shine through your vlogs. Absolute pleasure to watch. The other boys in your
crew are good too, but you’re the boss. Keep the videos coming, cheers John 👍🏴
Thank you so much for such positive feedback John I really appreciate it and its comments like this that make it all worthwhile. I just really enjoy the tours, the organizing and the editing and for people to enjoy them is the added bonus. Thanks again John.
Stayed with some salmon fly fishing pals in a Lodge 10 miles up lane from Bona Bridge. Managed to ride those roads and get up round the NC500 while I was there. Although it was in May earlier this year the weather was very much the same. Spent the week riding in a mesh jacket and biker jeans
Brought back some great memories, thanks for sharing
Thanks for that fella pleased you enjoyed it and pleased you had as good weather as we did my friend.
Another enjoyable ride in the delightful Scotland. The scenery as you say is stunning although when the weather turns it can be cold, wet and windy. I think the boys missed a treat, especially with the bacon cob. All good things come to an end but it paves way for the next adventure. 👍
Thanks John, one more episode next week as we travel home through the Cairngorms my friend.
The wife and I will look forward to it.. 👍
Great that mate. ad a great day ovr the dales today Ride Safe ..🤞👍👍
Cheers Craig pleased you had a good un mate.
Lovely video Steve. Nice to see all the places we did on our trip up there. Fun fact: In 2013, I and two other paramedics cycled John O'Groats to Land End. We cycled up The Struie the same way as you rode. I can confirm it's as steep as you thought it was. Great experience all the same.
That Culloden Viaduct is still in use today. Great footage.
Thanks for posting, see jotted that. 👍
Ah, that sore shoulder is beginning to make more sense now, it did a lifetime of work in one trip. Pleased to see it's allowing you to have a decent ride again, hope Scotland's still on the cards 🙏
Wow thats some feat to cycle the whole length of the UK well done. Thanks for watching my friend.
@@greywolf9292 I doubt it will be any time this year Mike. I dropped the bike again yesterday. I put a new foot extender on the side stand, and it seems to make the bike stand up more. It was on its side stand yesterday and went beyond the balance point while I was cleaning the exhaust can. I just couldn't hold it cos of my weak arm, and over she went. Luckily the engine guards took the brunt, the right one is scraped and the right mirror case is scratched too. No other damage luckily. In hindsight, I shouldn't have tried to stop it, lucky it didn't put the shoulder recovery back.
@@tojj29 Sorry to hear about your bike drop, it's something all heavy bikes lean towards if you pardon the pun. Glad your shoulder didn't come to more harm and although sad to hear you won't make it this year. Hopefully next year your shoulder will be in even better shape, though I'm not sure what shape we'll all be in after this Winter?
Haha 😂.. The crew were knackered.. Haha.. Its the RT.. It's your comfy armchair Steve.. You comment quite frequently.. Beautiful machine, ride all day and never get tired.. 👍 😁. I am catching up with all the Vloggs.. Your work keeps me sane.. Just updated my pc to an AMD ryzen so hopefully I'll be able to post some of my stuff soon.. without having to wait hours for rendering and then hours to upload.. 👍 Keep safe my friend and may Happy days to come
Nice one nothing worse than slow rendering and uploading. Stay safe my friend.
Wow Steve your mate's mist out there what a ride your mates, they will be jealous when they see this video. The fev rider
I'm sure they will Peter/Fev was a great days riding my friend.
9:50 - "big yella things" are wind turbine bases for the massive off-shore windfarm off the coast. They float them out then sink them to the seabed for their final location.
Thanks for the info Rich appreciate it fella.
As Tojjer29 said, great to see so much of what we did last summer. You certainly had better weather, even though we didn't do too badly on that front. Those Victorians certainly knew how to build things to last - the Culloden viaduct is impressive. We were there in the evening and the pink-hued stone really stood out. Also, I have a photo on the wall I took of that exact view from Struie Hill - wish mine had the blue skies and water that yours did! Nicely done Steve, thank you 👍
Thanks Mike that viaduct was a stunning feat of engineering and yes agree that view from Struie hill just blew me away, thanks for watching my friend.
Totally concur with all below , will be heading over from N.I. this Saturday to do most of those routes for a week.
Hope you get the weather my friend and have a great trip.
Sunday night chilling in bed and watching episode 5 on telly.Content untill I seen that bacon butty mate,you swine Steve I want one.All kidding aside,another cracking video mate.
Sad to see them coming to an end big man.
Seamus.
One more next week Seamus thanks for watching my friend
Another awesome video Steve, amazing series. 👍👍
Thanks Nelio pleased you enjoyed it my friend
Those large yellow objects are the bases for offshore windmills, they are manufactured up there then towed to there position before been sunk. They used to manufacture the oil platforms but diversified into the windmill support
Wow that's brilliant was really hoping someone knew what they were and now the mystery is solved thanks so much Paul appreciate it my friend.
Thoroughly enjoyable video Steve keep up the good work sad to think it might be sometime until your next one.
One more episode next week Robert but have a couple of days out to edit yet but just having a little break first. This series seems to have whizzed by real quick.
@@Steve-Clark I will be comimg near to you next week as my son and I are going on a short tour around Yorkshire on the bikes.
@@robertbush6652 hope you get the weather fella and have a great trip.
Really enjoyed that , thank you.👍
Pleased you enjoyed Eric.
A wonderful series of videos, the best you have ever done, and you are in my favourite place Scotland, my next annual visit will be in October on Skye for a two week break, sadly not on a motorcycle, but as a Photographer, thanks for sharing these videos Steve, ride safely and take care, Colin.
Thanks Colin and have a great trip to Skye my friend.
Always love watching your vids Steve, so well put together and so easy to watch!
Look forward to the next one, even though it's going to be the ride home!
Ride safe!
Yes unfortunately Don next weeks is the last one, this series seems to have passed by rather quickly, better get out and ride somewhere else eh lol
Too true Steve! Haven't been too far this year so far, just day trips, but I've got North Wales for a long weekend with mates next month then solo to Pico's and Extremadura in Spain early October for almost 2 weeks. Def looking forward to that, but not looking forward to the ride back from the ferry in October knowing winter is coming!
Really hate winter, bet you do too!!
Another beauty Steve, you manage to sell Scotland better that the Scottish tourist board, lol, your videos are so informative and you can see that that you really enjoy doing what you do, I hope one day to go out for the day with you as we live near each other. take care mate, regards to Muzzy and Dec, ride safe mate.
Cheers Bazza no doubt we will bump into each other one day fella at some cafe or somewhere, ride safe my friend
Evening Steve.
I and a mate were up in Scotland again early July but alas we stayed on the West Coast (Ullapool) rained every day !! But we did get over on the East Coast and those yellow platforms you mentioned I belive are oil rig platforms This year was my 5th tour of Scotland and I must sadly admit if I ever tour there again the vehicle I take wiĺ have wipers !! :-) Thanks for a great video
Ha ha know that feeling Mark the weather does make it when on a bike doesn't it. thanks for watching my friend.
Semi - Submersible Drilling Rigs stacked in the Firth due to lack of contracts, most will probably will be scrapped ultimately.
Great video as always Steve, keep safe
Thank you so much for your answer Alistair mystery solved my friend.
Thanks Steve. Another great video and route. Sometimes it's hard to balance stopping every 100 yards for another great view and photo opportunity against the joy of just riding the bike along the excellent roads. Glad you made out on the bike for another treat for those of us stuck at home.
Tell me about it shame you can't stop every 5 mins but you would never get anywhere ha ha thanks for watching and pleased your enjoying them fella.
We thoroughly enjoyed that! Brought back lots of lovely memories. Thank you!
And thank you for watching Sheila appreciate the comment and pleased you enjoyed it.
Absolutely fabulous trip thanks so much for taking us along 👍
Pleased to have you aboard Anthony, thanks for watching.
The yellow things are the port of Nigg. They are for loading offshore wind mills for the north sea.
Huge cranes for offloading and loading onto ships.
Mystery solved Nadeem thank you for that info fella appreciate it.
Your videos, never fail to impress Steve, keep up the good work .
Thanks Alan appreciate the positive feedback my friend
Another great video Steve, really enjoyed your tours absolutely fabulous .
Thanks Dean appreciate that my friend.
Thanks for taking us along Steve!
Pleased to have you with us Graham
Just watched your Scotland tour and love it . Great commentary and informative .
Also watched your switzerland one very good mate . Keep it up
Thanks Clive pleased you enjoyed them and cheers for taking the time to comment my friend.
@@Steve-Clark just watching the Applecross route we did it last year was awesome.... its nice to watch a motorbiker who's a normal chap enjoying the roads so thanks
@@clivebeechey7447 cheers Clive thats all we do just enjoy riding about and taking in the beautiful scenery, again thanks for watching.
Superb! Loved that Steve. Brilliant footage of a beautiful country. 👍🏻
Cheers Heath pleased you enjoyed it.
Another fantastic video Steve, Brought back a lot of memories of day 2 of our NC500, wonderful drone footage as well buddy, well done, looking forward to the next episode, as always stay safe my mate.
Thanks Mark next weeks is the last in this series I'm afraid seems to have whizzed by this one.
Great ride Steve thanks for sharing 🏍☀️👍
Pleased you enjoyed it Geoff.
Stunning ride out mate, cheers 👍
Thanks Chris pleased you enjoyed my friend.
hi Steve, lovely solo bike ride,stunning scenery,and the drone footage is amazing,and you did well with the weather
thank you for all your effort in producing these fantastic videos ,wife and i love them ,ride safe my friend,old Dave
Thank you very much Old Dave I really appreciate such positive feedback and pleased you enjoy them my friend.
Thanks Steve, really like your video's to coin a phrase- Please Sir can I have some more-IoI.
Ha ha still one more next week Malcolm thanks for watching fella.
What a super little ride that turned out to be - loved the drone footage at the end!
Thanks Carlos pleased you enjoyed it my friend.
loved it mate top notch as usual
Thank you fella appreciate it.
Hey Steve, Thanks for sharing, as always another beautiful video. Prayers Flying for safe travels!
Cheers fella pleased you enjoyed
That was really stunning. Lucky with the weather in such a wonderful nature👍😊🌞
I was so lucky with the weather it made my ride so enjoyable
What a great time you had, superb drone footage of the viaduct
Cheers Pip had a great days riding my friend.
Thoroughly enjoyable ride out with quiet roads and great scenery, the lads missed out but then with the long ride home the next day I can understand why they took a breather. Stunning drone footage 👍😀 p.s. you've got to give it to the UA-cam algorithms showing 3 comments when theres around a dozen. Still at least you can see them, they hide mine.
Some of us are hardcore some aren't ha ha no fair play to them and that's the beauty of our crew we all can do as we like and never a bad word said. Perfect team, ride safe my friend.
Nice one Steve, another great route with superb footage....
Pleased you enjoyed it Henry cheers.
Great content Steve keep the videos coming 👍
Thanks Ady pleased you enjoyed it.
Awesome drone footage Steve
Thanks Paul pleased you enjoyed my friend.
Great video
Well done 👏
Thanks David
Brilliant as always Steve Really enjoyed the Isle of Skye Can't believe its nearly over again
I know Gordon seems weeks editing them and days showing them, thanks again mate.
That viaduct was awesome. Its huge. Nice drone footage.
I watch all your vids and I should maybe comment more as I do enjoy watching them. Good work Steve 👍
Thanks Nick Viaduct was a great structure.
Nice one but you missed the little hoose at lairg. We were up there this time last year. Good ride that is. Cheers
It certainly is Garry loved it
Splendid video that Steve. This and the preceding tour videos were thoroughly enjoyable. You really capture the essence of what is on offer to a biker in the UK. Thank you very much for sharing. Much appreciated.
Best wishes. Justin
Thanks Justin really appreciate you taking the time to comment and leave such positive feedback, pleased you enjoyed them and ride safe fella.
Yellow stacks/structures in the entrance to the Cromarty Firth at Invergordon is either legs for oil rigs (serviced in Cromarty Firth) or legs for marine wind turbines being moved out into location in the Moray Firth.
Thank you very much mystery solved
Brilliant Steve I do hope you will be on your travels again soon! Really enjoyed it. Thanks.
Ha ha a lot of people have said this so I think viewers are enjoying them, thanks for watching Raymond
Lovely vid Steve you can't beat the small B roads you can come across some lovely gems up Scotland look forward to the last episode
Thanks Jim this series seems to have quickly gone as like you say next weeks the last.
Brilliant Steve, we rode some of those roads on Friday heading to Inverness from Ullapool it was unbelievable.
Isle of Skye was every bit as good as you said even though the weather wasn’t the best, we did the pass you mentioned and it was amazing thank you as we would have missed that out the trip.
Nice one Deano pleased you had a great ride and included the Quirraing pass my friend.
Hi Steve,
watching your tour of Scotland 2022. Fantastic professional job as always. I have just watched the Falls of Shin, I have rode that route before. The yellow structures you saw on Cromarty Firth is where they decommission the oil rigs, so that's probably what you saw. Great viewing.
Cheers, Ian. Safe biking 🏍
Thanks Ian for that info appreciate it my friend
@@Steve-Clark Hi Steve, those yellow things are the base for wind generators out at sea and sit on the seabed. Enjoying your trips. Cheers.
Cheers Andrew appreciate that my friend.
Best one yet Steve, cracking drone shots.
I was up there 2 weeks ago on my own, great roads and little traffic once your off the main roads.
Wish I’d known about the Culloden viaduct, means I’ll have to go back up.
Oh damn do you have to return to this beautiful country again ha ha
Great video Steve.
When you said a "dotted line on map", I was expecting a dirt track.
Glad, it wasn't, looked a good route. I'll make a note of that one, cheers.
Fab, drone footage. I'll have to look at one for myself in the near future.
Thanks.
G
Thanks George pleased you enjoyed and the actual GPX file is available to download in the description if it's of any use to you. Ride safe my friend.
Mohaed al faced had the harrods of the north there till it burnt down !
Wow thanks for that John.
Very relaxing. Lovely scenery. Shame you couldn't have had this weather the day before on Skye.
Agree Alex Skye would have been even more magical with that sunshine my friend.
You've got a right couple of lightweights there Steve, one big ride out and there nackerd.😂 What you need is a couple of southerners with you. Great scenery and good riding. Keep em coming 😉
Ha ha yeah JR no stamina them 2 lol I don't mind either way me in a group or on my tod, just love riding. Thanks for watching my friend.
wow 👌👌👌👌
Thank you! Cheers!
Excellent vid mate as per,,,,top draw on the dronage too ;-)
Ride Safe Mr B \m/
Cheers Mr B appreciate that.
Cracking series as normal Steve.. saw you twice on this tour once when you did the Whiskey Galore trip in Banff and on this trip I let you out of the road from the caravan park onto the A96 in Nairn hoped you’d stop in garage I would have said hi Sod’s law I was in car not on bike both times glad you had a great tour keep it up 👍🏻
That's a big shame to say we were there, would have been great to have a chat as always enjoy meeting fellow bikers. Ride safe my friend.
I think the guys that stayed home missed out! More wonderful locations, and looked to be a great ride.
It was a cracking days riding Mark and yeah the boys missed a good un.
Thanks Steve. Sometimes the solo rides are the best rides. Don’t have to worry about anyone except yourself. See yah next time!!
Cheers for that and your right only yourself to please
another cracking video Steve, looks like you found some sterling roads there. nice drone footage of the viaduct also. I went looking for the RibbleHead viaduct last week and ended up in Clitheroe don't ask, hahahahaha, I did eventually find it after an 80mile detour. must remember ribblehead and not ribble valley for next time lol.
Ha ha nice one Bazza that road to Ribblehead viaduct from Hawes is amazing, pleased you found it EVENTUALLY 🙂
You missed fort George near Nairn, very impressive, the greatest cannon age fort in the UK. Built after the battle of Culloden, to ensure there wouldn't be anymore Jacobite rebellions. It cost the full GDP of Scotland for one full year to build. Commissiined by king George the second.
Thanks for that info Steve I appreciate it and as always made a note as I do from anything that might come in for future returns.
The best thing you done was to get off the A9 as it's slow and constipated up to Tain. I'd have gone over the Black Isle and crossed the Firth by the wee ferry,
These are things I need to know Wallace thanks.
Brilliant informative video as usual Steve .You should have a job with the Scottish tourist board !!!!
Ha ha I wish Tam thanks for watching my friend
Lovely episode that has just got me through half an hour on a rowing machine. Completely took my mind away from the effort.
That's the most obscure thing any of my viewers have ever done while watching a video 🤣 Brilliant thanks for that 👍
I have stayed in a caravan at dornoch next to the golf course very nice i was on cbf1000
Nice one Austin it was either Dornoch or Nairn for us and we chose Nairn this time
@@Steve-Clark i use to own a watermill near keith further down a92
@@austinmatthews347 love watermills Austin thanks for that
done some of the same roads as you this but the weather wasn't as good. and you didn't miss anything at the battle ground mind 🤣
Thanks Richard was expecting comments like shame you missed an amazing battleground there Steve ha ha cheers.
The buildings a the Falls of Shin are relatively new. Last time we went the original buildings had to be demolished because of fire damage. The restaurant was owned by Harrods. Don't know if it still is. I got eaten alive by Midges first time I ever went! Decided to go on one of the walks eating ice cream. What an idiot! Lol!
Ha ha not best idea for midges ice cream lol. buildings are empty and closed down fella.
What a cracking ride and video Steve. Completely understand why the other lads decided to take a 'day off' after the long ride the day before, and the long ride home looming, but I think if I'd woke to such a beautiful morning, with a round trip of 150 miles predicted I'd have changed my plans 🙂 I bet when they see the video they'd have wished they had. Stunning drone footage and photography. I get on a proper 'downer' when it's time to head home, whether it's on the bike, or a more conventional holiday. Woud you say when you went (May?) is the best time to visit Scotland? Or was it the only time you could all arrange?
Paul we went in July and the other 2 did miss out on a great day. I also get on a right downer when its home time as you know its all over and your heading back to 'normal' life , thanks for watching my friend.
@@Steve-Clark Thanks for the reply Steve. Don't know where I got May from?
fantastic vid Steve of some very historical lands of Scotland; ive visited the battlefield but its not a happy place when considering the massacare. very cool pics and drone footage. The Muzz & Dexy missed out big time, never know if theyll make it back! any footage of the ride home? all the best from western Canada......cheers
Thanks Malcolm for the feedback and yes next weeks ep is the last one and shows us riding home through the Cairngorms my friend.
Another great trip on what appear to be great roads. Plus you were blessed again with good weather. What month of year was it you visited?
We went last july my friend..
Well that was another lovely day and ride.your bike looked amazing at that view point,oh it's the same as my bike. Why were you on your own Steve, what were the others up to?
Great day Brian and the other 2 had an off bike day as we had the 323 miler before and had a long one the next day going home.
Very nice Steve, you got alot into 1day ,great footage.
Weak bridge, fat lad on a bike, ?
Exactly got disaster written all over it lol it managed to hold tho.
Is your nav 5 or 6 mate and can you do a video showing how to set nav up to base camp and planning a route
It's the nav 6 Austin and have thought about doing a tutorial on basecamp especially now biking seasons almost over, we'll see my friend.
@@Steve-Clark thanks steve pal "biking season over" not if you ride a gsa i chopped that god awful xr in and got a another new bike a gsa rallye te man is that some bike i have done a 5.5 hr ride tiday all over the dales tried to do buttertubs pass but go a bit late so turned back at hawes
@@austinmatthews347 nice one Austin pleased you had a good one fella 👍
Was the Falls of Shon Cafe closed down when you where there?
Yes Mike totally closed down not just shut, someone said it was to do with funding or lack of it.
@@Steve-Clarkcheers for the information, we were there n June and a rider from Switzerland said it was shut down so we went elsewhere. Such a shame. Great vids Steve
@@mikeb9281 It is a shame as its a beautiful place
Them yella things, will be oil rigs .
Cheers Alan thanks for that
Full English??? Really? Offshore wind turbine jackets (bases).
Full Scottish 🤣 thanks for the info appreciate that my friend.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again….Steve you are the best. Informative, educational and entertaining
and so professionally produced and edited. ( I think you worked in the film or TV industry )
Your enthusiasm for biking and touring shine through your vlogs. Absolute pleasure to watch. The other boys in your
crew are good too, but you’re the boss. Keep the videos coming, cheers John 👍🏴
Thank you so much for such positive feedback John I really appreciate it and its comments like this that make it all worthwhile. I just really enjoy the tours, the organizing and the editing and for people to enjoy them is the added bonus. Thanks again John.