Best drives in Scotland - Applecross Pass, Scottish Highlands
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2015
- I took this video with an old iPad to show my mom when we returned to Canada after our vacation in Scotland.
If you haven't already, I hope you have a chance to visit Applecross someday. Scotland is a beautiful country with wonderful people.
Please excuse the poor quality and my language - this seems to have become a bit more popular than I expected. :)
We did this journey two years ago. Much better in real life....of course......it was fabulous. On the return we came across a herd of deer led by the most majestic of stags. Stayed on the Isle of Skye for three months. We had thought we would spend a couple of days there. Cannot wait to return. The Highlands has our hearts.
I've been on this brilliant road a few times. Thank you for this.
Low gear up...Low gear down . Loved that journey. Most memorable experience we had in 1992 . Like you we had a clear day . Thanks for a great video .
Thank you! My husband and I drove the Bealach recently and unfortunately we didn't realize our dash cam didn't have a large SD card so we don't have the footage.
I feel like I was reliving our drive down, holding our breath, momentary glimpses of the stunning scenery, and a bit of cursing at drivers who don't use the passing places correctly.
Yeah, it doesn't matter which side the passing place is on, if you get to it first then get in it👍
You couldn't have asked for better weather, the Pass looks stunning in that light
I like Andrew monks reply my dad and I did that road regular in an 10ton comer lorry delivering everything including the beer.(straight 4 speed box with servo hydro licks for brakes on a flat 4 diesel 2stroke). Many a time we had to off load part of the load just to get up round the hairpins take the rest off at top and go back for the offloaded bit, also we have been in brilliant sunshine going up but could not see for fog or snow at top then back to sunshine in applecross. Those were happy days for me 55 years ago ,that’s when you needed good clutch and brake control
It’s a beautiful drive is that, both sides of the pass. That white Audi made it more difficult for himself and you on that hairpin bend.
Thanks for this video, this helps illustrate the proper driving etiquette for those passing zones that are placed along the single lane roads there!
Great video, thanks. Liked!
I am Scottish and a number of years ago I took my dear friends from Malta on the ASCENT of this road and then cut across to Inverness to travel back down to Glasgow. I'm going to send them the link to the video.
Next time you're in Scotland, drop by for a few days.
Did that drive a few years ago for the Applecross Highland Games. Love Applecross. Fantastic place!
Lovely drive thanks for uploading ❤
A very nice video. Thank you very much for the release. - Ein sehr schönes Video. Vielen Dank für die Veröffentlichung.
Absolutely Beautiful.
Some fantastic cliffs on the right of glen when negotiating the hairpins.
It seems that what used to be known as the Tornapress road has become much busier than when I travelled it as a child passenger in my father's 1947 Jaguar. At that time (1950's/'60's) it was the only road route to Applecross and some of the road centre was grazed appreciatively by the sheep at times. My first ascent as a qualified driver was in a humble Ford Anglia in 1972 and I was glad that I was taught to use the gearbox as first-line braking on descents of such gravity, particularly as deteriorating footbrake efficiency revealed itself (upon returning to England) to be on account of a leaking master cylinder (replaced). Regular visits were curtailed after journeying with mother's ashes (in father's modern Mercedes Benz) in 1995. It is interesting to note the apparently increased traffic after the new coastal road was built to make vehicular access so much easier to the village which used to receive most of it's supplies by courtesy of Mac Braynes steamers and a few local fishermen.
Sweet drive ,as I have been over the road myself 👍
A very beautiful ride, congratulations 👌😊
Wonderful. Thanks.
It's a great drive and you had great weather! We'd love to go back when it is a little less foggy. :)
Nice... Excellent work!
My ears popped just watching the video 😋
You have to drive this. We have twice. Wonderful
Great video Steve Mellors in USA but from Scotland 🏴
This reminds me of going around the mountains in North Carolina. Hair pin turns everywhere.
Same here! I used to live nr Applecross... and I also lived outside of Boone NC so I can relate!
Kentucky too. But just hills.
Love the place great vid mate 👌👌👌👌
sublime scenery - want to do this drive - or bike on the downhill bit !
Ah BUT - you have to go UP to go down.
:¬)
Loved this drive, both ways in a couple of hours, wouldn't fancy it at night
I find it safer at night, full beams, can see everything and on coming traffic can be seen from miles away.
Did it twice on the motorbike, absolutely fantastic..
we did it in the snow at the beginning of march a couple years after you. lunch at the pub in applecross was worth it.
I've been there 6 times and about 2 hrs from my home.. it great place and amazing view..
You live in a beautiful area Martin. Best wishes
Scotland and Nova Scotia must be one and united
🏴🇨🇦 were brother,s in arm,s
That we are .
@@duncancallum Well? Translate Nova Scotia matey. ;¬)
@@briankane6547 Well Brian when i was a wee lad at school in Edinburgh Scotland , we were taught Nova Scotia means New Scotland , so there ye are lad .
Been up Scotland and Highlands twice it 1000 miles from London to Scotland.
WATCHED IT at .50% speed, Much More Enjoyable and Pleasant.
Of course, watching it at .5% takes 200 times longer...
@@Baerchenization Ah yes, but getting there in person would take even longer. Enjoy Life however you can, it's short~!
Ang hirap ng kalsada na dina daanan nyo pa liko liko, ingat lang sa pg drive.
Amazing trying to get friends to go
One doesn’t need to speed so much in the amazing scene around,
Great background music...
Great narration. Great map showing the route. Great acceleration down hill towards steep turns.
Covid permitting, I'll be doing this in June - looking forward to it!
Wow stunning!! Wonder if that's part of a famous NC500 route,brilliant views
Aye, it is, if you want to!!!
I have seen two cars from abroad which are on the Scottish roads
Wow!
Good video but I would suggest driving more cautiously in future 👍
10:30 - My God, you'd have to be fit to cycle up that!
You were lucky to get to drive on a nice dry day, I covered the route back in August in heavy drizzle, so never really got to see the best of it. I think you'll agree that for a area of natural beauty, the road edges and passing places need some serious maintenance asap.
Aye, our day over it was "dry" but plenty of horizontal rain t'other days.
The Bealach na Bà... simply the best road EVER!
The climax to my novel Malbister is set on this amazing road. Book and ebook available on Amazon
Got THAT T-shirt last week.
How did you arrange for SO FEW Cars and NO HUGE Campervans?
:¬O
Such a nice video ,,, in which date was the video?
My Grandpa was born a Houston. I'm 50 percent Scottish. For some strange reason all this looks familiar to me, because I've never been to the Country.... Irving.
any part 2 ?
As a guess where you in a Triumph GT6 by any chance ? sound and view seems familiar
Good tips for traffic . Cars e on wrong side as in GIBRALTAR
What month of the year was this?
Watched this on 2x speed. Made it seem way more dangerous
Hello
Where is a road please ?
It's very beautifull
Thanks for vidéo
Look on maps for Applecross, in Scotland. It goes kinda South & East from there up over the top.
It's the road from Lochcarron to Applecross, on the west coast of Scotland. You turn off the road just before Tornapress and go up the Bealach na Ba - you can't miss the sign, which says it is unsuitable for learner drivers. It is the steepest climb of any road in Britain, and the only alpine road in Britain. And for extra fun, it is single-track all the way to the top!
great road , only spoiled by the campervans using the road , which is totally unsuitable for them
NAY lad, we managed NO bother; some car drivers, however, came over as a bit clueless.
;¬)
My family have lived there for multiple generations and yes campervans are a bane, also like at the start of this vid the two cars using a passing place as a car park for their own selfish convenience to take pictures, that grinds my gears.
@@briankane6547 there is a sign that says no hgv, no camper vans on that road, but they just ignore the signs
Bealach na ba pass of the cattle highest road in Scotland seen from my flat
Its not the highest road in Scotland...try to get it right
@@twotubefamily9323 Glenn wrote, "... the cattle highest road in Scotland seen from my flat." He didn't write that it is the highest road in Scotland.
If you can read and mentally convert what you read, you have a clear advantage. Practice this!
Bertone 262C pish , he wrote “belach an ba pass off the cattle highest road in Scotland “. Are you stupid tell me what that means oh and by the way his car is a FIAT
Needs a rally :)
You know, here is a classic example of a husband being tone-deaf to his wife. I assume for the sake of his video he felt he had to pass other vehicles and drive so fast that his wife made it clear several times that she was nervous. Why couldn't he simply slow down, pull off momentarily, as needed and maybe even stop so the two of them could truly enjoy some of the viewpoints together instead of the gut clenching experience he left her with?
Clearly your not married lol
@@euanscotland 50 years in 2023 and along the way I've learned a thing or two about listening to and respecting my wife.
looks like new zealand
Why no bagpipes or Enya?
Magic Darts!!!
Here’s a guy/gal in a hurry!
Put music through it
It not a good roadv to drive ....it too narrow too busy .its an experience. But not a good drive
Plus it better going other way ..if younlearn to drive
Why do you think it's better to go up? Maybe for brakes yes, but for engine and clutch I'd not say so.Also going down you have much better views..Road too narrow, that's how the roads look like in Wales/Peak/Lake district and Scotland, makes them more fun. If you like wide roads stick to the motorways and towns. For such a spectacular views it's worth to drive there no matter what road in my opinion. I do agree, he's driving down so fast he missed a lot,but still video looks brilliant,don't forget if driving up there would have been parts where you would be blinded by the sun,so footage would be rubbish.
Don’t think motor homes or anything longer than a station wagon should be allowed on that road
The two cars parked at 1:10 is everything that is wrong with the drivers in this country. There's a large refuge area to the side yet those absolute idiots stop on the carriageway.
That road is a fantastic road but unfortunately, it's full of clueless drivers. You see them all over the single track roads in Scotland trundling along and refusing to pull into the passing places when a faster car approaches from behind.
Roads not wide enough crazy
It's plenty wide enough lol.
Wat u want 8 lane road in mountain area ???
A lot of single track roads in the 1960s were fully reconstructed in for example Mull and Morvern, at 9ft/ 3m wide - not enough traffic then and probably now to justify two lanes. We put in passing places so that you could always see two or more at all times. Also made sure that cattle grids had a wee ramp in the corner or a pipe to let hedgehogs etc escape.
Typical Audi driver that can't reverse correctly, making the hairpin even more difficult to get around !
@David Miorgan Whoever is closest to a bay gives way. How is it easier to reverse uphill than rolling 5 meters backwards downhill? And the rule is not whoever is uphill has the right of way - that refers to it being easier for the downhill vehicle to stop, so the uphill vehicle can pass without losing momentum. The Audi only had to roll 5 meters back, while this car would have needed to reverse uphill for 50 metres or more in this situation - please use your good judgement. As far as the Audi driver is concerned, he doesn't know how far the next bay is uphill! It could be hundreds of meters, of course the Audi has to give way. That is not a steep road where you need uphill momentum and for a modern car with auto gearbox like the Audi, it is a total non-issue to stop/start on such an incline. And yes, the Audi doesn't know how to reverse even 5 metres... wouldn't survive a day in the Alps or kill 20 people or both ;)
David, same over here! There was some disgraceful driving on this video - people parked in passing places; the white car who reversed back into a passing place on the right - the rule is if the passing place is on your left, pull into it; if it's on your right, stop opposite it. However, the driver was correct, even though he/she was going up hill, to reverse as they were nearest. I suspect the red van pulled in, despite going uphill, because there are so many people using these roads who haven't a clue about the rules! As for the trio of vehicles towards the end, the lead vehicle going uphill was holding up the two behind and should have pulled in to allow following vehicles to overtake - passing places are not just to pass oncoming traffic but to allow quicker traffic behind to overtake - it could be someone heading to an emergency.
Nope. It doesn't matter which side the passing place is on. If you arrive at it first then get in it.
@@scotsnow8543 exactly! I've had this convo with many folk, there is no opposite side on a single track road.
Incomplete!
Just the other side of the pass,
Without the entry into Applecross.
Disappointing!
Clueless!
Who? Why?