DashCam Footage from The Road to the Isles: Fort William to Mallaig, Scotland (A830)

[@iaintoms7071]

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.

[@peterbartlett4082]

All with the bonus of a cloudless blue sky!!

[@steve-marsh]

I got lucky for sure mate!

[@alistairmccausland1580]

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!!!

[@steve-marsh]

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 :)

[@w00dy67-1]

@@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.

[@Bo88y22]

@@steve-marsh Any time you are in the highlands the drive is always spectacular ( except when it’s driech) of course.

[@faygal2]

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.

[@faygal2]

They have improved so much the road from Loch Ailort to Mallaig

[@faygal2]

The first year we drove up there was the year after they built the new road from Loch Ailort through past Kinlochmoidart.

[@steve-marsh]

It's a wonderful drive bookended by some incredible destinations :)

[@johndare3576]

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.

[@steve-marsh]

So true mate, I can't put that drive into words, no way!

[@iantogriffin9928]

Amazing footage and beautiful music, serenity now. Thanks for posting. Scotland is indeed, one of the most beautiful countries on Gods green earth.

[@myrabenson1603]

Love the music so goes with the video 📹 2nd time i watched this very relaxing 😌 😊

[@bernicebest]

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!

[@steve-marsh]

Awww thanks so much Bernice! It really is my favourite place anywhere and the drive up aint so bad either :)

[@docco007]

Thanks for the video Steve..made me feel melancholic and miss my homeland...we are truly blessed to call ourselves Scottish

[@JettaJack]

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!

[@steve-marsh]

What a workplace eh? :)

[@richardharibo]

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 KZbinr. 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.

[@simonwhitlock9189]

Hi Steve, I am not a religious man but that truly was a trip through gods own country, absolutely breathtaking, and the music to accompany is so calming, if that was to be the last drive I ever did I would die a very happy man, thank you so much and stay safe, cheers.

[@steve-marsh]

So true Simon - and the destination is even more spectacular with some special coastline and islands up there :)

[@philquadra]

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.

[@billycrawford6080]

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 👍

[@DaveyPalmer1]

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 👍

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Davey, a special part of the world up there eh? Few places closer to my heart!

[@DaveyPalmer1]

@@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.

[@chriskiwi2601]

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.

[@steve-marsh]

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!

[@FrankC321]

Very nice, thanks Steve. Countryside, hills, trees, Locks, just wonderful. City scenes pretty cool too.

[@douglashouston81]

Stunning Steve, sometimes all it takes is beautiful Scotland on a nice day, relaxing music and a cup of coffee, thank you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😎

[@steve-marsh]

You are so welcome Douglas! Cheers!

[@johndutton8728]

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.

[@steve-marsh]

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! :)

[@roroger2402]

Thanks so much Steve, brought back memories of driving all over Scotland myself, the 3 times I've been there. Cheers.

[@jackkuppens8582]

watched this video already 3 times gets better and better if I didn't live in New Zealand I would certainly live in Scotland amazing beauty

[@delmiller4184]

Thanks Steve. I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting this beautiful road with you.

[@markmclellan7146]

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 👍

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Mark! It took a very early start for me to see Fort William at dawn :)

[@stevejeffrey7948]

Congratulations on a great film. Stunning scenery, good music and it felt like I was just drifting along. More please.

[@judym5822]

Wow, absolutely stunning video Steve. Thank you for sharing this beautiful journey with us xx

[@pandorabox82]

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!

[@arthurgordon6072]

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!

[@whiskeycook3323]

This was absolutely stunning! Thanks for inviting us along

[@janetturner7489]

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.👍🤗

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks Janet - yeah, if you think the road is good, the destination is even better eh?!

[@janetturner7489]

@@steve-marsh not half, the train ride is great too. 🙂

[@robinjones6999]

Truly lovely - thanks for posting

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Robin! :)

[@flyingchilders]

Been up that road a few times, we have had a couple of holidays on Eriskay and got the ferry from Mallaig. Love the skies in your video what I call Simpson skies 😀

[@andygraham9728]

I've driven this road numerous times. Never get tired of it.

[@steve-marsh]

And it changes so much by the season eh?

[@andygraham9728]

Yeah Steve my favourite season was Autumn, the red yellow and brown is wonderful.

[@christinehodge3608]

Music absolutely lovely, and all the amazing views, video is gorgeous an all rounder,

[@Chipounettef]

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...

[@steve-marsh]

So glad to bring back memories of a familiar route :)

[@onlycompetitions5083]

I do like a drivers-eye view. Great captions along the way too. Thanks.

[@robfield2150]

What an amazing road! Had to imagine how much work would've been needed to blast through all the rock to create that road.....different era like

[@steve-marsh]

Aye good point mate! We take all these roads for granted now, but imagine it!

[@weeblue4182]

Used to travel that road every week as I worked on the road bridge at Morar, which now takes the traffic away from Morar itself. Beautiful part of the country which being Scottish I think we take for granted.

[@happyhermit2022]

Excellent thank you...great music too 😀

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers mate!

[@johnallan4826]

Thanks Steve, love all dashcam videos, so relaxing especially as I can’t drive. Thanks for the 250 and 500 as well.

[@steve-marsh]

Very welcome John! I need to get planning more of these :)

[@doriskovalcik442]

Hills and mountains with the mist, just like here in the Tennessee Valley. Thanks for the drive.

[@steve-marsh]

Oh I'd love a wee drive over there Doris!

[@bmaspen95]

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.

[@steve-marsh]

I guess you're now enroute! All the best Brian! :)

[@Timstravels01]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this Steve. Incredibly relaxing.

[@keithwhite1478]

Lovely clear drive. Fantastic scenery and great commentary. Thnanks a lot

[@copper6600]

A very nice car ride with beautiful scenery and soft music,Thank you.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much! Need to do more of these now :)

[@jbhomme]

What an amazingly scenic drive! Thank you!

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks for coming along :)

[@andrewmarsden1970]

More of these please Steve. Strangely comforting to see the wagon with the red trailer almost all the way.

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Andrew! Wasn't even sure to put this one out, but so glad it's getting positive feedback :)

[@kevjaffray]

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 🤦‍♂️

[@steve-marsh]

Oh noooo! Always an adventure :)

[@gordon7470]

Great scenic drive, thanks Steve. Did this road on a motorcycle a few years ago, fantastic!

[@jackkuppens8582]

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

[@steve-marsh]

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!

[@tomcarslaw2117]

Wonderful, you have just made me even more homesick, but thanks for a great trip!

[@steve-marsh]

Haha happy to pull on the heart strings :)

[@YmrMom42]

Just lovely. Relaxing and enjoyable. Thank you.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks Diane!

[@davidfalconer5111]

Very enjoyable to watch Steve with lovely music in the background, only been to Mallaig once. The scenery is amazing!!!!!!!!!!

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers David! I fancy trying a bus journey there as well!

[@ianslater3965]

What a lovely journey, thank you really enjoyed the music and scenery, makes a refreshing change...

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks Ian! :)

[@bjoeljones]

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@myrabenson1603]

What a fabulous video gorgeous scenery 😍

[@w00dy67-1]

I’ve driven that journey 😊. We stopped in a cottage opposite Neptunes Staircase for week a couple of years ago & did a day trip to Skye from Mallaig. This brought back happy memories. Thank you 😊

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Dave! Glad you've had the pleasure of this road!

[@w00dy67-1]

@@steve-marsh it’s a great drive. We went into Glenfinnan a couple of times as well during the week we were there. Hoping to return in the next couple of years or so 😊

[@michaelarcher6278]

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.

[@steve-marsh]

You did better than me on the Ben mate! Have a fantastic trip in June!

[@robbiephillipstravelsofple4790]

Lovely video Steve really enjoyed watching and seeing the fantastic views

[@dianal4209]

Amazing !! Thank you so much !! Heading this way in December this year 2023

[@georgeharsin6292]

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.

[@steve-marsh]

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!

[@markh8116]

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 !

[@kevinbullas2328]

Steve simply beautiful…thanks for sharing…👍🏻

[@grahamlongdon8448]

This was absolutely wonderful to watch

[@paulgraham4567]

It's a great drive, my grandpa was part of the crew that worked on the original road to Mallaig after he came home from the war.

[@annemaloney8273]

Thank you Steve. What a lovely trip!

[@steve-marsh]

Glad you enjoyed it Anne!

[@PegGill]

Beautiful drive and perfection of the video and wonderful choice of music

[@steve-marsh]

Hey thanks so much!!!

[@paulcharlesworth9114]

What a stunning morning and a very relaxing video. Thanks for the bonus content. (Good to see the callout to Local Hero.)

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Paul! I believe it's a private home now

[@johnn3533]

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.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much John! :)

[@arfabarmcake2776]

Brilliant vid, enjoyed being a passenger, amazing scenery 👍👍👍

[@JohnnyF71]

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.

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers John, it would be a massive project, but I'm not ruling it out yet :)

[@barbaratomlinson6776]

Thank you, Steve! I really enjoyed this relaxing drive.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks Barbara!

[@abrahamdozer6273]

The Highlands are so beautiful. You Scots are a brave lot, though driving straight into fog on the wrong side of the road!

[@carolynstewart9103]

Just love your videos Steve.so relaxing.👍

[@thomaslruppert]

Absolutely one beautiful drive - and beautifully filmed - musical score added to the serenity that this film affords the viewer (me👨🏼‍🦲!). Thanks Steve. Tom from WISCONSIN

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Tom! I'm so glad I uploaded this one now :)

[@skyliner7333]

That was wonderful--so peaceful and calming. Please do more like this!

[@willp2406]

THANKS Steve, i do this drive 2 or 3 times everytime im up there , last visited in september 2021 .. superb drive , i got the ferry over to Skye then drove to the Skye bridge to Kyle of Lochalsh had fish an chips there then on the A87 to Invergarry then back to Fort William.. fantastic drive, fantastic scenery .. EXCELLENT

[@steve-marsh]

A perfect trip mate! So glad you've experienced it (and a lot more than me!)

[@peterdnreynolds777]

another great vlog Steve!! Beautiful and simply stunning scenery

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Peter! It really is a wonderful corner of Scotland :)

[@peterdnreynolds777]

@@steve-marsh same with when I visit my parents in Ireland, stunning scenery on the drive from Rosslare to Lismore

[@knitrundig4663]

Thank you for making my lunchtime beautiful. A wonderful bonus.

[@steve-marsh]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@brianbell4937]

Gosh, that road has been improved out of all recognition from the much single track road that I last used !!

[@steve-marsh]

Ohhh good to hear Brian, I had no idea it used to be like that!

[@LynneFarr]

Lovely video! Local Hero is one of my all time favorite movies.

[@bripeck]

Loved it! I almost took this road once (going the other way), but the Ferry from Skye was full so I had to take the long way around. Now I know I need to go back!

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers! It really is a stunning drive and of course so much better in real life!

[@cheart9190]

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!

[@steve-marsh]

Oh yes, I would have liked to include the section from Arisaig via the coast if I'd had time!

[@Bo88y22]

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.

[@keredeven8865]

Absolutely wonderful 📸👍

[@Bellaboo77]

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 ...😊💙👋

[@steve-marsh]

So welcome Myra! Glad to take you back to a familiar drive :)

[@garethgibafricatwin6663]

Really enjoyed that thanks, I miss being there and riding through that beautiful, calming scenery. Hope to be back soon 🤞🏼

[@steve-marsh]

Haste ye back soon Gareth! Cheers!

[@paulbets2driving]

Great video Steve please more like this

[@steve-marsh]

The planning is underway already Paul :) Cheers!

[@YmrMom42]

We loved this video ! So relaxing…❤

[@bramgroenewoud3541]

Thanks Steve Loved it From the Netherlands

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks for coming along :)

[@jbfbracken5810]

More of these please, loved this one.❤️❤️

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much for the positive feedback, I'll get planning on some other routes :)

[@380Scania]

Stunning as always. Thanks Steve 😊

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much! :)

[@garycharlesworth1414]

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..

[@t-dawg5813]

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!

[@steve-marsh]

Nice! Sounds like a perfect day to me :)

[@stephenblackburn8006]

Great piece of music to go along with a great video

[@DrBrazell]

What a lovely drive Steve!!!!

[@Seamaxwell]

Steve how you have the stamina to do that all in one day is amazing. The car ride alone would tire me out.

[@steve-marsh]

Oh Chris it was a challenge - and on the way back there was a lot of overnight construction happening which slowed things even more!

[@Pan1man4]

Thanks for that Steve, I was here last June after a 24 year absence, did a grand tour all around stayed at the Clan MacDuff hotel as last visit and ended our 5 day trip with a night in Inverness then over to Burghead where I did my Outward Bound course at the Moray Sea School in August of 71, long since gone.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much for the comment - my dad always talks about his OB days! He did it in '58!

[@susanward398]

Another beauty. Thank you, Steve!

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks Susan!

[@suebrown436]

One of my favourite roads! Thank you for the dash cam footage and for bringing back such happy memories, Steve.

[@steve-marsh]

Very welcome Sue! Glad you enjoyed a familiar route :)

[@odetbeauvoisin]

Thank you for this one. It’s the road home, for me. Has been since it was single track, with passing places, from Corpach to Mallaig. … Great fun when the Fish Lorries were in a hurry !

[@steve-marsh]

Great times! Scary times! The road is a lot more forgiving these days :)

[@Bo88y22]

That’s when your car got drenched in a fishy spray emanating from them big trucks.

[@mikeswift6713]

Wonderful memories and I agree Scothish roads are great and safe, I love driving them. I got my first car in 1969, a pal just down from training at Edinburgh Botanical Gardens suggested he took me driving around Scotland, I ended up doing 2,000 miles and a couple of months later passed first time. I didn’t visit Scotland again until we discovered Shearing’s midweek self-drive breaks apart from a couple of days in Edinburgh in the early 2,000s. In early November 2012 we stayed at the Caledonian Hotel in Fort William and drove the very same route of your video, we enquired about a ferry to Skye but it had stopped for the winter so the next day drove there over the bridge. It was autumn and the bronze and green landscape was stunning, over the next 8 years we returned 10 times, we were due to visit Portpatrick for a second time on March 30th 2020, we all know how that went. When Scotland removes all Covid restrictions we will return.

[@steve-marsh]

You'll totally embrace it when the time comes to visit again :) Great stories there, thanks Mike!

[@PegGill]

Priceless views Magical