Bealach na Bà, Highland
The Bealach na Bà (Gaelic: Bealach nam Bò .... Pass of the Cattle) is a historic drover’s pass through the mountains of the Applecross peninsula on the north west coast of Scotland and the name of a famous twisting, single-track mountain road through the pass and mountains.
The road is one of few in the Scottish Highlands that is engineered similarly to roads through the great mountain passes in the Alps, with very tight hairpin bends that switch back and forth up the hillside and gradients that approach 20%. The Bealach na Bà rises to 2053 feet in height from sea level in only 5 miles and is the most spectacular mountain pass in Scotland.
From the summit of the Bealach na Bà there are breathtaking views overlooking Skye and Raasay and as far as the Cairngorms in the east, Ben Nevis in the south and the Outer Hebrides in the west. The view to the north is dominated by Beinn Bahn at 2938 feet.
The small village of Applecross is now connected via an alternative but longer winding coastal road which skirts the shore of the Inner Sound and Loch Torridon and travels around the edge of the peninsula to Shieldaig and Torridon.
Date: 20th June 2014
Location: view from close to the summit of the Bealach na Bà looking east towards Loch Kishorn
The road is one of few in the Scottish Highlands that is engineered similarly to roads through the great mountain passes in the Alps, with very tight hairpin bends that switch back and forth up the hillside and gradients that approach 20%. The Bealach na Bà rises to 2053 feet in height from sea level in only 5 miles and is the most spectacular mountain pass in Scotland.
From the summit of the Bealach na Bà there are breathtaking views overlooking Skye and Raasay and as far as the Cairngorms in the east, Ben Nevis in the south and the Outer Hebrides in the west. The view to the north is dominated by Beinn Bahn at 2938 feet.
The small village of Applecross is now connected via an alternative but longer winding coastal road which skirts the shore of the Inner Sound and Loch Torridon and travels around the edge of the peninsula to Shieldaig and Torridon.
Date: 20th June 2014
Location: view from close to the summit of the Bealach na Bà looking east towards Loch Kishorn
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