Scotland summer trip

[Major_B]

Hello everyone,
I want to start preparing my summer trip with the kids and we’ll travel from Belgium to Scotland with our QM.
I am looking forward to meeting with other Grenadier owners along the way!
A few questions for those who know:
- Any good resource to get info on sustainable greenlaning in Scotland? What is allowed and what is not, what is frowned upon?
- Any recommendation of unique location only reachable with a 4x4?
- Overlanding: We’ll not be 100% overlanding, but looking for basic rules - internet says to seek land owner’s approval but how do you find them, or know that a specific patch of land is private?

I’m not looking for hard-core 4x4 as I will have the kids (12 & 15) with me. The first winch use will amuse them, but 4 times a day will get them bored fast!
Anything you want to recommend, please do not hesitate.
Thanks and see you up there.
Laurent

 

[CRH]

Hello everyone,
I want to start preparing my summer trip with the kids and we’ll travel from Belgium to Scotland with our QM.
I am looking forward to meeting with other Grenadier owners along the way!
A few questions for those who know:
- Any good resource to get info on sustainable greenlaning in Scotland? What is allowed and what is not, what is frowned upon?
- Any recommendation of unique location only reachable with a 4x4?
- Overlanding: We’ll not be 100% overlanding, but looking for basic rules - internet says to seek land owner’s approval but how do you find them, or know that a specific patch of land is private?

I’m not looking for hard-core 4x4 as I will have the kids (12 & 15) with me. The first winch use will amuse them, but 4 times a day will get them bored fast!
Anything you want to recommend, please do not hesitate.
Thanks and see you up there.
Laurent

No green lanes in Scotland. You would need to get permission from each landowner.
Try joining or posting on the Scottish Grenadiers social group for plenty of local information.
Scotland is a large area so some ideas of where you plan to travel would be a help for us to offer an advice/suggestions

 

[Major_B]

Thanks, I guess we’ll focus on northern parts / highlands from east to west. I know for sure my kids want to see the Jacobite train track and Skye is also a nice place. I just love Inverness as well so we’ll focus between these two areas.
Interested to check this social group, is it on this forum or a separate channel?
Laurent

 

[Tom D]

I don't want to put you off. But there's not much off road driving in Scotland.
However there is this:

4x4 Camping | auchlyne-estate

www.auchlyne.co.uk

And the FLS also have some..

Stay the Night Destinations | Forestry and Land Scotland

forestryandland.gov.scot

I would personally recommend the drive from Callander up the A84 - A85 - A82 towards Fort William, you'll pass through Glencoe and then take to Corran ferry across to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. the drive along the south of the peninsula is really pretty (and slow) there's some quiet campsites out that way. From there there's ferries across to Mull if you want to go there..

 

[CRH]

Thanks, I guess we’ll focus on northern parts / highlands from east to west. I know for sure my kids want to see the Jacobite train track and Skye is also a nice place. I just love Inverness as well so we’ll focus between these two areas.
Interested to check this social group, is it on this forum or a separate channel?
Laurent

It's on the forum, use the menu and look for social groups

 

[Coullabus]

All good advice so far. Almost 100% of land in the UK belongs to someone - and access by car is only by permission in Scotland. The right to roam is only on foot, not by vehicle. Camping is reasonably open in the wild areas, with some seasonal restrictions (it will be signed) - but again, this is for hikers with tents rather than vehicular. Loads of public camp sites of all types.

NatureScot

Connecting People and Nature in Scotland

www.outdooraccess-scotland.scot

Wild Camping in Scotland - The Best Campsites

The ultimate guide to wild camping in Scotland! Discover the best wild campsites & spots, from Loch Lomond to Shetland, and explore Scotland's right to roam.

www.visitscotland.com

One fun drive, is the road from Tornapress (just west, then north a bit, of Lochcarron on the A896) - take this road over the top to Applecross. The Applecross Inn is famous for it's lunches )

There are some forest drives open to the public - but there will not be a need for a winch! Most family cars will make it OK!

Three Lochs Forest Drive | Forestry and Land Scotland

forestryandland.gov.scot

 

[OkGo]

There are some absolutely gorgeous drives up in the Highlands. The old military roads are another example. Go for the scenery and the isolation. Not for the desolation and mud plugging.

 

[CRH]

There are some absolutely gorgeous drives up in the Highlands. The old military roads are another example. Go for the scenery and the isolation. Not for the desolation and mud plugging.

So we can drive on the 'Old Military Roads'? I'm always wary of them