Bealach Na Ba in high winds? (1 Viewer)

klaatu

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Currently at Sligachan on Skye, we're going to Applecross on Wednesday, via Bealach Na Ba. We're 6.7m long and just under 3m high - I didn't expect to have much of a problem, I'm well used to single track roads, but the weather forecast for Bealach Na Ba is for sleet and winds of 35 mph gusting to 55 mph.

Any thoughts on how much more difficult the weather will make it? The views aren't going to quite so stunning anyway!

Alternatives are using the coast road or missing out Applecross. The weather's going to pretty poor whatever we do.
 

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The attraction of the pass is surely the scenery. .
If the forecast is as described I don't see the sense in doing it...
Andy.

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We did it last year in 7.6mtr C class from Applecross over the pass. I think the other way is more difficult due to the hairpins being uphill and we were glad to have used the coast road in.
 
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The attraction of the pass is surely the scenery. .
If the forecast is as described I don't see the sense in doing it...
The attraction is also that it's the shortest route to Applecross for us, which is our main reason for wanting to go that way.

I'm thinking the weather isn't going to make a lot of difference to the degree of difficulty - except that currently snow is forecast as well as sleet.

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The attraction is also that it's the shortest route to Applecross for us, which is our main reason for wanting to go that way.

I'm thinking the weather isn't going to make a lot of difference to the degree of difficulty - except that currently snow is forecast as well as sleet.
Got you... I'm a foreigner so the attraction for me was scenery. ..
Suspect you are right about the weather ... I thought it would be worse than it was..
I've found roads in the lakes and Ireland more of a challenge. .
Andy...
 

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