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Scotland by campervan: a Highlands route with campsites
Scotland in a van is about single-track roads, passing places and a campsite with a view of a loch. Here is a ten-day loop from Edinburgh, with where to stop each night.
Plan this trip1 Loch Lomond
Photo by Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and the hills and glens of the Trossachs, along with several other ranges of hills. Wikipedia
Night one, an hour from Glasgow. The campsites on the eastern shore are the quiet ones.
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2 Glen Coe
Photo by Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Glen Coe is a glen of glacial origins that cuts though volcanic rocks in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the north of the county of Argyll, close to the border with the historic province of Lochaber, within the modern council area of Highland. Wikipedia
Night two: the glen, and the campsite at the foot of it, with the Three Sisters in view from the pitch.
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3 Isle of Skye
Photo by Mimihitam, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye, is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Wikipedia
Nights three and four. The campsite at Glenbrittle under the Cuillin is the one to book.
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4 Torridon
Photo by Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Torridon is a small village in Wester Ross, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The name is also applied to the area surrounding the village, particularly the Torridon Hills, mountains to the north of Glen Torridon. Wikipedia
Night five: the mountains north of Skye, and the road to Applecross if your van is short enough.
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5 Ullapool
Photo by Paul Hart from Glasgow, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Ullapool is a village and port located in the civil parish of Lochbroom in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands. It is located around 45 miles (70 kilometres) northwest of Inverness. Wikipedia
Night six: the port on the west coast, with the campsite on the shore.
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6 Durness
Photo by colin price, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Durness is a village and civil parish in the north-west Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north coast of the country in the traditional county of Sutherland, around 120 miles (190 kilometres) north of Inverness. Wikipedia
Night seven: the north-west corner, with Smoo Cave and the beaches.
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7 Orkney
Photo by No machine-readable author provided. Roger McLassus 1951 assumed (based on copyr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys, though heavily disliked by Orcadians, is also sometimes used. Wikipedia
Nights eight and nine: the ferry from Scrabster, Skara Brae and the Ring of Brodgar.
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8 Cairngorms National Park
Photo by Thomas Andy Branson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cairngorms National Park is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament, after Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, which was set up in 2002. Wikipedia
Night ten: back south through the Cairngorms, with the campsite at Glenmore under the mountains.
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Riding or driving it
Roadlegs plans this at 150 km days with a campervan, which is right for Scotland. Enter your van's length: some of the single-track roads are not for anything over 7 m, and the planner routes with your dimensions.
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About the facts and photos
The descriptions in italics are the opening sentences of the Wikipedia article for each place, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, fetched on 6 October 2026. Photos are from Wikimedia Commons under the licence named beside each one. "Written about in N languages" counts the Wikipedia editions that have an article, from Wikidata; it is a measure of how well known a place is, not a rating. Everything else is the author's own opinion. Roads close with the seasons: check before you go.
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