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Route: North Coast 500 (United Kingdom)

Location
United Kingdom
Distance
830.5 km
Description

The NC500 is a route of 516 miles of stunning coastal scenery in the far north of Scotland.the raw and magnificent landscape it traverses has been shaped over thousands of years by geological forces,glaciers and the weather systems of the North Atlantic. Viewed as one of the best road routes in the world by drivers and cyclists,the duration,distance and mountain landscape offers self propelled endurance athletes a perfect challenge.

GPS Track
North-Coast-500.gpx712.9 KB

FKTs

Comments

climb8b
Fri, 01/07/2022 - 06:04am

I’ve done this route unsupported in 2017 in under 2 days…can I submit that?

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dianaobermeyer
Thu, 09/29/2022 - 11:06am

I will make a self-supported attempt starting mid-end October (start date 20th +/- 5 days). The exact date will be set once we have identified a suitable weather window for crossing Bealach na Ba. To the best of my knowledge, there is no female mark yet. If anyone knows any different, please do let me know!

I will be posting the FB page where I will be giving updates and the tracker link in the next few days. 

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Shaun McGlynn
Tue, 03/04/2025 - 11:47pm

Hi,

I am attempting the NC500 self supported in march 2025 starting on the 14th from Inverness castle and travelling anti clockwise. Hopefully this will be completed in approximately 14 days. Any advice from those who have completed this previously would be greatly appreciated. 

I do not have a tracker however updates will be posted on social media daily and I will submit all tracking at the end of the attempt.

 

Sara Eydmann
Mon, 03/10/2025 - 02:08am

Hello!

 

I am attempting on 4th June, clockwise, supported. I hope to be able to link a tracker. I am doing this predominantly to show that in spite of being autistic, I have found strategies to allow myself to challenge the narrative society has placed on those labelled autistic and have set my own goals that might not make sense to the average person but attempting to set the FKT makes sense to me and many others (neurotypical and neurodiverse). 

 

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