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Bealach na Ba from Applecross

5.0
1 review/story | Statistics | 5 photos
Bealach na Ba from Applecross
Bealach na Ba from Applecross
Bealach na Ba from Applecross
Bealach na Ba from Applecross
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Elevation profile Bealach na Ba from Applecross
Elevation profile Bealach na Ba from Applecross
Elevation profile Bealach na Ba from Applecross

Statistics

Difficulty points 541
Length 8.5 km
Average gradient 7.2%
Steepest 100 meters 15.3%
Total ascent 614m

Short recap

Famous climb
Beautiful scenery
3 hairpin turns
#2 toughest climb of Scotland
#2 most elevation gain of Scotland
#21 longest climb of Scotland
#35 average steepest climb of Scotland
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Bealach na Ba from Applecross is a climb in the region Highland. It is 8.5km long and bridges 614 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 541. The top of the ascent is located at 626 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road name: Shorestreet

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Bealach na Ba from Applecross
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Reviews (1)

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Walrusbonzo
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Climbed this as my return trip from Applecross to Tornapress having already gone the other way. It's a more gentle climb overall and never gets crazy steep. Great scenery on a sunny day. Well worth doing.

Bealach na Ba from Applecross
Bealach na Ba from Applecross
Bealach na Ba from Applecross
Bealach na Ba from Applecross
Bealach na Ba from Applecross
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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:12:54
11 km/h 00:46:23
15 km/h 00:34:01
19 km/h 00:26:51

Road surface condition

33% 67% 0%
Based on 3 votes
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Traffic

0% 100% 0%
Based on 2 votes
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