Scotland is one of the most epic road trip destinations in the world. It’s the perfect place to sit behind the wheel, whizzing along rugged coastline, past mountainous land, windswept isles and stopping for whisky along the way. This is a guide to the best Scotland road trip itineraries.

Here’s the route you will take through Scotland…you will cover a lot of ground in 7 days! Here’s the map and route and a breakdown of the best one-week Scotland road trip for first-timers: Day 1 – Edinburgh. Day 2 – Edinburgh to Stirling to Pitlochry. Day 3 – Pitlochry to Cairngorms to Inverness.