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Bealach na Bà Pass – Bealach na Bà Pass loop from Applecross

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Bealach na Bà Pass – Bealach na Bà Pass loop from Applecross

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Bealach na Bà Pass – Bealach na Bà Pass loop from Applecross

02:30

36.0km

1,240m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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227 m

Bealach na Bà Climb from Applecross

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Bealach na Bà from Applecross is a legendary Highland climb, averaging 7% over 9 km with brutal ramps up to 20%. The single-track road winds through jaw-dropping mountain scenery, with …

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9.49 km

Applecross Pass and Viewpoint

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9.50 km

Bealach na Bà Pass

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enjoy the pain

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9.57 km

View of Loch Kishorn from Bealach na Bà

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There are excellent views looking down the pass towards Loch Kishorn from the hairpin bends near the top of the climb if coming from the East. This vista is obscured at the summit.

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11.5 km

Viewpoint of Coire na Ba Glacial Valley

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Excellent viewpoint where the single track road snakes up the side of a spectacular U-shaped glacial valley. Here the gradient starts getting much steeper.

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16.9 km

Start of Bealach na Bà Climb

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you've already started climbing once over the bridge but this is the official start

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18.0 km

Bealach na Bà Pass

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Proclaimed as one of the UK’s toughest and most magnificent stretches of tarmac, complete with stunning scenery and the greatest amount of ascent of any British road

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31.6 km

View of Loch Kishorn from Bealach na Bà

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Great view down to Applecross Bay and across to the Isle of Rasaay from the top of Bealach na Ba. Great descent down into Applecross awaits!

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36.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.7 km

159 m

122 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.7 km

280 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 18 June

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