DashCam Footage from The Road to the Isles: Fort William to Mallaig, Scotland (A830)
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- My last video was from the Isle of Eigg. To catch the ferry I had a four-hour drive from Edinburgh, the last part of which is called 'The Road to the Isles' running the final stretch between Fort William and Mallaig. I had a number of requests to include something from this famous section of road, so here's my something...
This is dash-cam footage from my GoPro8 mounted on the windscreen. I have cut it down to only the more impressive parts of the drive as there were a LOT of roadworks, I guess as they prepare for the busier summer season ahead. It was still a pleasure to drive, although not quite as impressive as the train journey along the same route.
Please sit back and enjoy the video, it has a very relaxing soundtrack, almost ASMR :D (I didn't want to soundtrack the footage, but the drone of my van engine was just not as relaxing!)
If you get the chance to drive this route, be sure to take your time and stop off at some fascinating and famous places along the way. I was in a bit of a rush for the ferry, so no such luxury today!
Filmed on 28th March 2022. I left Fort William around 8am and was in Mallaig for my ferry to Eigg around 1 hour later. The drive is 43 miles (70km) in total on safe, but winding roads.
Music Courtesy of epidemicsound.com
'Steps to Mindfulness'
Map Courtesy of Google Maps
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All with the bonus of a cloudless blue sky!!
I got lucky for sure mate!
Fantastic video Steve. It’s just reinforces what a beautiful country Scotland is. Sometimes you don’t need words to describe it, the images say it all.
So true mate, I can't put that drive into words, no way!
Steve, boy this has just got to be one of the best ever films you have produced, ever! If ever there was a true Scotsman who could promote Scotland's natural beauty on behalf of Scottish Enterprise and the people of Scotland it's you. So well done to you Steve I say it again you are fast becoming one of
our own natural assets, a well deserved Oscar is in the post! Music superb too mate!!!
Alistair, thank you SO much!!! I wasn't even sure I was going to use this footage, glad now that I did! And need to think of some other drives too :)
@@steve-marsh the A835 out to Ullapool from Inverness is a beautiful drive. You may want to stay over though to shorten the driving, it would be about a 9 hour round trip from Edinburgh.
@@steve-marsh Any time you are in the highlands the drive is always spectacular ( except when it’s driech) of course.
I remember riding my Lambretta along that road in 1966 when it was very different! It remains as one of the most beautiful drives as have ever driven. I was transfixed by the views of Skye from the beaches at Arisaig.
My favourite road in the world. Know it so well, as have been holidaying in this area since I was 8 yrs old, I’m now 65. We had a cottage in Glenuig for many years. Once I leave Fort William I am on the the final pet of the journey to my happy place.
They have improved so much the road from Loch Ailort to Mallaig
The first year we drove up there was the year after they built the new road from Loch Ailort through past Kinlochmoidart.
It's a wonderful drive bookended by some incredible destinations :)
Hi Steve, bought back memories when we drove from Mallaig to Fort William after crossing from Isle of Skye late September 2015. We had a cloudless day and no wind. It was absolutely beautiful. Love to revisit it again from Waikato, New Zealand. Cheers.
It's strange - even though it's on the west coast, the weather there seems to get a pass from what's happening in the rest of Scotland! So glad you got such a day!
These are my favourite type of videos. My late friend was from Glasgow and I've spent many times in Scotland. (I'm from Yorkshire). I've said it before you are my favourite TH-camr. Keep up the great work and when funds allow will become a Patreon too. All the best and thanks for sharing a beautiful country that Scotland is.
That was fabulous Steve and made me feel quite emotional as it brought back memories of the happy times my family and I had at Arisaig last year visiting the likes of Camusdarach Beach, the Silver Sands of Morar and, of course, Mallaig itself. That's what Scotland does to you though - it stirs your emotions. Thanks for sharing the vid with us 👍
Cheers Davey, a special part of the world up there eh? Few places closer to my heart!
@@steve-marsh indeed bud. BTW, we're doing a few nights in Argyle next month so we can have another ride out to the Corryvrecken Whirlpool with Seafari Adventures from the Isle of Seil. We might not have time to pop over to Easdale island but you never know.
Thanks Steve, love all dashcam videos, so relaxing especially as I can’t drive. Thanks for the 250 and 500 as well.
Very welcome John! I need to get planning more of these :)
A very familiar route to Mallaig, have also done the train route, lots of wonderful memories of lazy, hazy days in the Scottish Isles, it seems like yesterday I would marvel at the beautiful scenery, and shining lochs like silver glass, my late husband and I have visited this amazing place winter, spring, summer, and fall, it was always spectacular and magical, I now have a lump in my throat and I’m running out of tissues, thank you 🙏 Steve for another fabulous trip down memory Lane!”👌”🤗 P.s. I love the soundtrack!
Awww thanks so much Bernice! It really is my favourite place anywhere and the drive up aint so bad either :)
Amazing footage and beautiful music, serenity now. Thanks for posting. Scotland is indeed, one of the most beautiful countries on Gods green earth.
This was absolutely stunning! Thanks for inviting us along
Thank you so much this brought back great memories of my nc500 trip fantastic days this stretch on of the high lights. Stayed a night in the Lochailort Inn went to Glenuig next morning but sadly didn't see Salamaan bay. Missed that one so another trip it is 😀.
Then on to skye by ferry.
Absolutely Stunning.
Thank you again.
Cheers John! I mentioned the bay just because it's a wee hidden gem and another one of those places you could find yourself all alone with not a soul in sight! :)
We loved this video ! So relaxing…❤
What a lovely drive Steve!!!!
More of these please Steve. Strangely comforting to see the wagon with the red trailer almost all the way.
Cheers Andrew! Wasn't even sure to put this one out, but so glad it's getting positive feedback :)
This was absolutely wonderful to watch
Gosh, that road has been improved out of all recognition from the much single track road that I last used !!
Ohhh good to hear Brian, I had no idea it used to be like that!
Absolutely wonderful 📸👍
Just love your videos Steve.so relaxing.👍
That was wonderful--so peaceful and calming. Please do more like this!
I loved this video! The scenery was amazing!
Truly lovely - thanks for posting
Cheers Robin! :)
Excellent video Steve. I remember the first time I travelled on that road was in the mid sixties with my parents on a touring holiday. Most of the road was single track with passing places then!
What a fabulous video gorgeous scenery 😍
Stunning Steve, sometimes all it takes is beautiful Scotland on a nice day, relaxing music and a cup of coffee, thank you 🏴😎
You are so welcome Douglas! Cheers!
Another beauty. Thank you, Steve!
Thanks Susan!
Lovely clear drive. Fantastic scenery and great commentary. Thnanks a lot
Stunning as always. Thanks Steve 😊
Thanks so much! :)
So enjoyable, great way to start my day 😀
Thanks Inga!
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this Steve. Incredibly relaxing.
Just lovely. Relaxing and enjoyable. Thank you.
Thanks Diane!
What an amazingly scenic drive! Thank you!
Thanks for coming along :)
Lovely video Steve really enjoyed watching and seeing the fantastic views
As usually great stuff love your approach to scenery and landscapes, out and about or city like bring it on never enough, Thanks Steve much appreciated
Thanks so much Jack! really need to do more of this recording on the way to adventures, the trip there is often just as impressive as the final destination!
Wow, absolutely stunning video Steve. Thank you for sharing this beautiful journey with us xx
Thanks Steve. I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting this beautiful road with you.
More of these please, loved this one.❤️❤️
Thanks so much for the positive feedback, I'll get planning on some other routes :)
The driver of the yellow and red semi sure knew his route! Kept out ahead for most of the trip. Can you imagine that drive as a regular trip!
What a workplace eh? :)
Great video, just what I needed, thanks 👍
You're very welcome Craig! :)
Thank you Steve. What a lovely trip!
Glad you enjoyed it Anne!
Great piece of music to go along with a great video
Thank you, Steve! I really enjoyed this relaxing drive.
Thanks Barbara!
Brilliant vid, enjoyed being a passenger, amazing scenery 👍👍👍
Thanks so much Steve, brought back memories of driving all over Scotland myself, the 3 times I've been there. Cheers.
Relaxing and awe inspiring at the same time. Local Hero is one of my favorite movies.Another Scottish movie that I like is Comfort and Joy.
Amazing scenery, great video quality and excellent editing - as always
Cheer Ron! Appreciate it :)
One of my favourite roads! Thank you for the dash cam footage and for bringing back such happy memories, Steve.
Very welcome Sue! Glad you enjoyed a familiar route :)
Lovely video! Local Hero is one of my all time favorite movies.
Fantastic video Steve with no words needed , This brought back so many wonderful memories for me and the music complemented all of it... thank you so much ...😊💙👋
So welcome Myra! Glad to take you back to a familiar drive :)
Music absolutely lovely, and all the amazing views, video is gorgeous an all rounder,
Priceless views Magical
Congratulations on a great film. Stunning scenery, good music and it felt like I was just drifting along. More please.
Love the music so goes with the video 📹 2nd time i watched this very relaxing 😌 😊
You make it seem effortless, and the scenery speaks for its! Excellent video.
Thanks so much Ken!
Wonderful, you have just made me even more homesick, but thanks for a great trip!
Haha happy to pull on the heart strings :)
I do like a drivers-eye view. Great captions along the way too. Thanks.
Very nice, thanks Steve. Countryside, hills, trees, Locks, just wonderful. City scenes pretty cool too.
I've driven this road numerous times. Never get tired of it.
And it changes so much by the season eh?
Yeah Steve my favourite season was Autumn, the red yellow and brown is wonderful.
Great video Steve please more like this
The planning is underway already Paul :) Cheers!
We love your videos, enjoyed the drive. Thanks for taking us through the land of our ancestors, lots of fun watching from 7000 km away.
Thanks so much John! :)
Amazing !! Thank you so much !! Heading this way in December this year 2023
Love, love, love! We were there two years ago, on a rainy day, thanks for sharing this drive with a beautiful sky. I want to do it again...
So glad to bring back memories of a familiar route :)
Lovely drive Steve, this is drive me and my wife have done and will do again many times, we take our Holidays in Lochaber every year for the past 24 years, lovely drives up there, the drive from Spean Bridge to Skye is our best loved one. Cracking drive steve and thanks for this memory, roll on August 👍
Seeing this video was a joy and a relief- I’m going to be driving this way myself come late August, and being able to “see” it from what would be my POV is so helpful!
Hi Steve, that brought back some lovely memories. My wife and I did the same route as you but we started from Ballachulish where we were staying there in a cottage. It's a fantastic scenic route especially if you have the good weather as you certainly did. Take care and many thanks..
Great scenic drive, thanks Steve. Did this road on a motorcycle a few years ago, fantastic!
1st class video and editing.Thanks a lot.
Thanks so much Cherry!
Great video Steve. Making first time visit from USA to Scotland next month for 6 days. Doing the NC 500 and many of the spots you have filmed the past couple of years. Just hoping mid May will not be too crowded. Thanks again for all the great videos.
Have a fantastic time George - and whatever the weather throws at you, stay positive - the scenery suits it :) I think May is a perfect time to visit by the way. Let me know how you get on please!
As much as I enjoy your regular videos, I really enjoyed this one. A good choice of background music too. Very relaxing. Watched it on the sofa while having a snack and a beverage !
A most enjoyable bonus video that was really good now I must say I would definitely enjoy seeing another similar one like that in the future at some point so well done & keep up the great work on the channel 👍👍👍
Cheers Michael! I'll get planning for some more like this on future trips!
Beautiful drive, Steve, and a very relaxing mid-day break!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks :)
Another trip down memory lane Steve times two! Family holiday at Arisaig in 1971, and a wildlife holiday at Banavie in 2019. This video is so peaceful and the footage just perfect. Thanks for sharing this.👍🤗
Thanks Janet - yeah, if you think the road is good, the destination is even better eh?!
@@steve-marsh not half, the train ride is great too. 🙂
A very nice car ride with beautiful scenery and soft music,Thank you.
Thanks so much! Need to do more of these now :)
Early morning light is stunning. Interestingly, I've never seen Fort William in the morning light. It's always been around midday by the time I got there from Glasgow or South Uist. Many thanks for posting. Escapism from London 👍
Cheers Mark! It took a very early start for me to see Fort William at dawn :)
Absolutely beautiful.👍
Cheers Dave!
Thanks for the video Steve..made me feel melancholic and miss my homeland...we are truly blessed to call ourselves Scottish
A beautiful video,brings back memories and the music was amazing.l have to say love all your videos
Thank you SO much Patricia! And thanks for coming along :)
Beautiful drive and perfection of the video and wonderful choice of music
Hey thanks so much!!!
Hi Steve, great journey must be one of the most beautiful in Scotland, I am doing the same journey tomorrow really looking forward to it. Thanks again for all your trips.
I guess you're now enroute! All the best Brian! :)
What a lovely journey, thank you really enjoyed the music and scenery, makes a refreshing change...
Thanks Ian! :)
another great vlog Steve!! Beautiful and simply stunning scenery
Cheers Peter! It really is a wonderful corner of Scotland :)
@@steve-marsh same with when I visit my parents in Ireland, stunning scenery on the drive from Rosslare to Lismore
Gorgeous !
Thanks so much :)
Perfect start to my day, thanks Steve. I think I parked in that exact space at Mallaig, in 1993. Went for a walk around the hills and lochans behind Mallaig and got back to a flat tyre 🤦♂️
Oh noooo! Always an adventure :)
Wonderful!
Absolutely love these dashcam videos Steve. Really enjoyed this one. Hope to be doing it ourselves at some point this year. A&B.x
Hope you can make the drive soon, and make plenty stops along the way, so many interesting places on this route. Thanks so much for the comment :)
PERFECT !!!
Braw video, Steve. It was good to see Fort William to Mallaig again, ...I was almost expecting you to cross over to Skye when you were in Mallaig. Ach, to be back in Scotland. Slàinte Mhath🏴
What a stunning morning and a very relaxing video. Thanks for the bonus content. (Good to see the callout to Local Hero.)
Cheers Paul! I believe it's a private home now
Ah - so having done the West Highland rail journey several times we plan to drive this year in our campervan. Your trip has inspired us! We too love those beaches - especially Silver Sands . Many thanks. Stunning!
Oh yes, I would have liked to include the section from Arisaig via the coast if I'd had time!
C Heart if you are planning to use the campsites along by the sand you will have to book well in advance, this area is choc a bloc and very difficult to get into in the summer.
Excellent thank you...great music too 😀
Cheers mate!
Very enjoyable to watch Steve with lovely music in the background, only been to Mallaig once. The scenery is amazing!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers David! I fancy trying a bus journey there as well!
Hills and mountains with the mist, just like here in the Tennessee Valley. Thanks for the drive.
Oh I'd love a wee drive over there Doris!
Steve simply beautiful…thanks for sharing…👍🏻
Absolutely stunning drive, gotta do this one day ... Was just in Scotland last June but Scotland has so many beautiful areas, never been in this particular area but it looks amazing.
We made that drive in October from Glenfinnan for lunch in Mallaig. Great memories and was fun to revisit the scenery in your fantastic video!
Nice! Sounds like a perfect day to me :)
Really enjoyed that thanks, I miss being there and riding through that beautiful, calming scenery. Hope to be back soon 🤞🏼
Haste ye back soon Gareth! Cheers!
A great video.
I am doing exactly the same journey in June when I am in Scotland. Already booked the ferry 😁
I love the Fort William area, especially Glen Nevis. Walked up the Ben on 1st September 2011, never been the same since 🤣
Thank you for posting this and Eigg videos.
You did better than me on the Ben mate! Have a fantastic trip in June!
This is brilliant, and reminds me a lot of Sigur Ros's road trips around Iceland, set to their own beautiful ambient compositions. I'd love to see you do something like that for the whole of the North of Scotland, but at the same time I know what a huge project that would be for you.
Cheers John, it would be a massive project, but I'm not ruling it out yet :)
Superb video Steve. Lovely to relax and take in the scenery. I have to say that the quality of the camera is absolutely superb. So sharp. I would love to see more driving films like this. Can't remember whether it's called the old Army road or the snow road but the route up near Tomintoul would amazing to see.