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Hi nice idea the end to end thing. I did it acouple of years ago as part of a charity run. Couple of tips for you.
Take a bit longer than the two days if you can (see the scenery & chill a bit) you can do it in one day if you really want to "Iron Butt" it. the roads from one end to the other are good all the way. about 830 miles or thereabouts if you take the shortest route.
If you want to join the End to End Club get yourself signed in at Lands End before you leave & then signed in at John O'Groats when you arrive, then you can claim a certificate to prove you did it.
If you have time & can work out a route that dodges the motorway for as much time as possible its far more rewarding.
If it was me & short of time I would work my way up the west side of the country as far as Glasgow (M5, M6, M74) then head for Stirling (M80) then perth (M9) & follow the A9 north to Inverness then North again (A9) to Wick then J. O'G.
As I said if you have time take some detours. Or perhaps straight there & wander home. Some brilliant routes home through Scotland (Slight Bias here but not kidding). Turn right when you come out of J. O'G & head for Wick keep going right along the north coast of Scotland reasonable road but not too wide & not too fast for a lot of miles, ok some of it (from just beyond Wick to Durness) is moreor less single track as you travel west but the scenery is brill & when the weather is good its hard to beat. After Durness you start to head south again to Ullapool this streach has some of the best roads I have ever ridden. Then from Ullapool head for Inverness another brilliant (fast, well constructed) road & turn right onto the A82 & head for Fort William. Or part way down the A835 pick up the A832 & A890 and head for the Kyle of Lochalsh. then take the A87 to InverGarry, another beautiful run. this picks up the A82 & head for Fort William. Heading south again keep on the A82 & head for Glasgow, takes you through Glencoe & across the Ranoch Moor & down Loch Lomond side. Or at the Ballachulish Bridge take thew A828 & go to Oban. From Oban you can either take the A85 then A819 to Inverary then the A83 joining up with the A82 at Loch Lomond., or go south to lochgilphead & pick up the A83 then head for Inverary. Once back to Glasgow either head south west into Ayrshire & head for the border that way or go east to Edinburgh & hit the border towns of Galashields & Hawick & places like that.
Sorry got carried away there, try any of these roads & you will not regret it (watch for the speed cameras on the A9 & around the central belt though).
The rest you can work out for yourself.
D (Advocate for Scottish tourism on two wheels)
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