C1003
the north-west Highlands
Relentlessly twisty· 35% curvy · 10 kmAmong the most tightly curved roads in the database.
the north-west Highlands
Bealach na Bà
C1087
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- Length
- 17.8 km
- How curvy
- Properly twisty
- 20% curviness — Tight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
- Curvy metres
- 3,621
How these scores are measured
Curvy metres is curviness multiplied by length: how much genuine curve this road actually gives you, rather than how tight its tightest corner is. It is the number that separates a mountain pass from a housing estate.
Speed limits along it
What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.
- national limit (60)100%
Runs past
- Applecross·village·60 m
- Milltown·hamlet·580 m
- Sanachan·hamlet·1.1 km
- Kishorn·hamlet·1.1 km
- Ardarroch·hamlet·1.2 km
- Camusteel·hamlet·1.6 km
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:The Walled Garden
Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
Pin 2 on the map:Applecross Inn
Pub · 120 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- outdoor seating
- phone
- website
Pin 3 on the map:Bealach na Bà
Viewpoint · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
Pin 4 on the map:The Potting Shed
Café · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
Pin 5 on the map:The Bealach Café & Gallery
Café · 10 m from the road, approximately
- hours listed
- phone
- website
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the C1087 yet. Plan the first one.
Near the C1087
Photographs taken within about a kilometre of this stretch, from Wikimedia Commons. They are near the road — we have no evidence any of them shows it.
Near the C1087 · John Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the C1087 · John Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the C1087 · John Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0