Motorcycle Explorer August 2015 Issue 7 | Page 19

The pass over Applecross On a clear day this route offers amazing views. On a cloudy day it needs a steady nerve to ride with 10 foot of view ahead of you. I’ve ridden over this a few times and it really is a great road with steep inclines and declines cutting around sharp bends. Often single track with passing spots and this is when it gets ‘frisky’ if you’re riding in the cloud cover. The last time I was in a group of three and Paul Jennison (PJ, an ex Police rider) took the lead, cheers for that one PJ! It was a case of trying to keep the pace and follow the tail lights and avoid getting a head on with a Landrover coming the other way, in a head on smack there is only ever one winner against a Defender and it isn’t going to be you! There is a cracking little harbour pub at the base as your reward and if you get a clear day then the views will have you smiling from ear to ear as you sup on a coffee and look out over the waters. It’s a delight that welcomes you to the costal Higthlands and gives you a taste of what’s to come for the next few hundred miles.