{"id":5558,"date":"2021-12-10T09:41:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T07:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.wordpress.com\/?p=5558"},"modified":"2022-12-18T11:28:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T09:28:13","slug":"8-route-nord-coast-500-eilean-donan-castle-route-nord-coast-500-aturades-a-miradors-bealach-na-ba-victoria-falls-the-falls-of-mesach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slowtravelfamily.com\/?p=5558","title":{"rendered":"8. Route Nord Coast 500: Eilean Donan Castle + Route Nord Coast 500 (Aturades a Miradors + Bealach Na Ba + Victoria Falls + The Falls of Mesach)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avui \u00e9s un dels dies m\u00e9s importants del viatge. Descobrirem un dels grans s\u00edmbols d\u2019Esc\u00f2cia, el castell Eilean Donan Castle, i tamb\u00e9 explorarem i descobrirem una de les millors rutes per fer al pa\u00eds, la ruta Nord Coast 500, tot i que nosaltres en farem una part, fins a Ullapool com a molt. Aix\u00ed doncs, entrem al cotxe i cordeu-vos el cintur\u00f3, que arranquem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La intenci\u00f3 \u00e9s arribar al <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Eilean Donan Castle<\/span> abans que ho facin els autobusos. El castell obre a les 10h, i de Portree al mateix hi ha 1 hora llarga, per tant, ens tocar\u00e0 marxar una mica abans de les 9h del mat\u00ed per poder-hi arribar puntuals a l\u2019hora d\u2019obrir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En la conflu\u00e8ncia de tres lochs de les Highlands de Esc\u00f2cia (el Loch Duich, el Loch Long i el Loch Alsh), un estret pont de pedra condueix a una petita illa. All\u00ed, rodejada d\u2019aigua, muntanyes i miratges, emergeix una fortalesa fosca: el Eilean Donan Castle. El castell de Eilean Donan \u00e9s un dels m\u00e9s emblem\u00e0tics del pa\u00eds, i tamb\u00e9 un dels m\u00e9s visitats. Avui explorarem aquest s\u00edmbol de les Highlands per dins i per fora, des de la seva postal m\u00e9s buc\u00f2lica fins la seva vessant m\u00e9s massificada. Comencem!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-194.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5559\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A l\u2019arribar enfront a la fortalesa, el m\u00e9s probable \u00e9s que et rebi una imatge amb segell de les Terres Altes: el cel gris\u00f3s, la boira reptant per el llac i la fina pluja trencant els reflexos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per a visitar el castell per dins, hem de comprar l\u2019entrada a les taquilles que trobar\u00e0s en el Centre de Visitants. Aquest centre est\u00e0 obert mitja hora abans d\u2019obrir el castell, a les 9:30h ja es podr\u00e0 comprar l\u2019entrada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si nom\u00e9s vols admirar-lo per fora i treure algunes fotografies, pots acostar-te a qualsevol hora del dia sense tenir que pagar, per\u00f2 no podr\u00e0s creuar la passarel.la.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per veure el castell des de m\u00e9s amunt, abans d\u2019arribar al castell agafa la desviaci\u00f3 cap a Dornie i llavors el cam\u00ed senyalitzat com a <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Carr Brae View Point<\/span>. Et porta a un mirador que d\u00f3na una preciosa perspectiva del llac i les muntanyes que el rodegen. Anar a aquest mirador ho farem quan marxem, per no perdre temps amb l\u2019arribada:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-195.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5562\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S\u2019han rodat moltes pel.l\u00edcules en el fotog\u00e8nic castell (Braveheart, Els Immortals o El mundo nunca es suficiente, entre moltes d\u2019altres).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-196.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5564\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Encara que la fortalesa que veiem avui en dia \u00e9s recent, la petita illa de Donan t\u00e9 una llarga hist\u00f2ria. La teoria predominant explica que, en el segle VI, el sant irland\u00e8s Donn\u00e1n es va instal.lar a l\u2019illa junt amb alguns fidels. D\u2019aqu\u00ed, tal vegada, el nom de Eilean Donan (\u201ceilean\u201d en ga\u00e8lic significa illa, \u201cla illa de Donan\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per\u00f2, la primera fortificaci\u00f3 en la illa no es va construir fins al 1220, aprofitant la seva situaci\u00f3 estrat\u00e8gica en el llac per a defensar les terres de les freq\u00fcents incursions vikingues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tornats a la calma, el clan MacRae va convertir el castell en la seva resid\u00e8ncia, i durant segles l\u2019estructura s\u2019an\u00e0 fent gran o petita segons les necessitats del moment, per\u00f2 finalment es va abandonar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-197.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5566\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En el 1719 va tenir lloc un dels successos m\u00e9s curiosos per els visitants espanyols. En el marc de l\u2019aixecament jacobita de 1719, despr\u00e9s de que Fran\u00e7a es negu\u00e9s a recolzar la revolta per retornar el tron angl\u00e8s als descendents de la casa Estuardo, els escocesos varen demanar ajuda a Espanya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una expedici\u00f3 de 300 homes sortits de Cadis va aconseguir desembarcar en les Highlands, i 46 d\u2019ells varen prendre el castell de Eilean Donan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La ocupaci\u00f3 va arribar a les o\u00efdes dels anglesos, i un mes m\u00e9s tard, les fragates brit\u00e0niques bombardejaren la fortalesa fins a aconseguir que els espanyols es rendissin, i llavors varen volar les restes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-198.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5567\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aix\u00ed, oblidada en ru\u00efnes, hagu\u00e9s acabat la hist\u00f2ria del castell de Eilean Donan si no fos perqu\u00e8 John MacRae-Gilstrap, descendent del clan MacRae, la va comprar en el 1911 i va comen\u00e7ar la llarga i rom\u00e0ntica feina de restaurar-lo i retornar-li l\u2019esplendor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avui en dia, Eilean Donan \u00e9s de nou un tosc castell, m\u00e9s o menys semblant a l\u2019original, que serveix com a resid\u00e8ncia oficial del clan MacRae&#8230; i com a una de les majors atraccions tur\u00edstiques d\u2019Esc\u00f2cia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-199.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5569\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per fora la buc\u00f2lica imatge del castell \u00e9s de postal, per\u00f2, i per dins? Val la pena comprar entrada per a visitar el Eilean Donan Castle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despr\u00e9s de veure la seva estampa mil i una vegades, avui ens passejarem per dins. Arribem abans i tot de l\u2019hora d\u2019obertura i ni aix\u00ed aconseguim evitar els busos tur\u00edstics. A Esc\u00f2cia, salvant excepcions com el Castell d\u2019Edinburgh o el de Urquhart, no \u00e9s habitual trobar aglomeracions en llocs hist\u00f2rics, per\u00f2 Eilean Donan \u00e9s la culminaci\u00f3 de molts Tours per les Highlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-200.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5570\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si l\u2019interior del castell es pogu\u00e9s visitar per complet, segur que l\u2019aflu\u00e8ncia de gent no es notaria tant. Per\u00f2 el fet de que sigui una resid\u00e8ncia privada fa que moltes estances estiguin tancades al p\u00fablic, i que les dem\u00e9s no puguin fotografiar-se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La visita es redueix a passejar entre els murs, acostar-te a les muralles i visitar algunes sales i habitacions modernes, decorades amb pompa i multitud de rel\u00edquies familiars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-201.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5572\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-202.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5573\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-203.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5574\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una hora \u00e9s suficient per veure-ho tot. Sembla ser que altres fortaleses d\u2019Esc\u00f2cia agraden m\u00e9s en els seus interiors. Aix\u00f2 va segons cadasc\u00fa. Alg\u00fa li agradar\u00e0 m\u00e9s i a altres els hi agradar\u00e0 menys. S\u2019ha de provar, per\u00f2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La sensaci\u00f3 que es t\u00e9 \u00e9s que la fortalesa fascina m\u00e9s per fora que per dins, en especial si ja has visitat uns quants castells escocesos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tal vegada perqu\u00e8, des de l\u2019exterior, amb la imatge impregnada de romanticisme, pots imaginar la seva hist\u00f2ria. Des de dins en canvi, \u00e9s senzill recordar que \u00e9s una construcci\u00f3 moderna&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quan el castell tanca, la illa queda oberta als visitants de forma gratu\u00efta. Aix\u00ed que, si arribes a Eilean Donan a \u00faltima hora de la tarda, podr\u00e0s passejar per la illa sense necessitat de visitar el castell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-204.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5576\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Els horaris del castell en els mesos d\u2019estiu son de 10h a 18h, i els preus son de \u00a310 pels adults, \u00a36 pels nens, i el passi familiar a \u00a329.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitat el castell, ens anirem a veure\u2019l des del mirador indicat anteriorment. D\u2019all\u00ed, ja agafarem carretera i manta i anirem al comen\u00e7ament de la <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Ruta Nord Coast 500<\/span>, el poble de Lochcarron, a uns 34 minuts en cotxe d\u2019all\u00ed (20,8 milles). Les primeres carreteres de la ruta son per arribar fins a la pen\u00ednsula d\u2019<span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Applecross <\/span>(carretera A896 i la carretera Applecross Pass que ens far\u00e0 arribar al poble mateix d\u2019Applecross). \u00c9s una carretera panor\u00e0mica amb grans vistes i molts miradors per parar, per\u00f2 el millor mirador de tots \u00e9s el de \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Bealach Na Ba Viewpoint<\/span>\u201d, on pararem el cotxe i gaudirem de les vistes dels entorns, llacs i illa de Skye. Est\u00e0 ubicat a la carretera Applecross Pass, a 5 milles d\u2019arribar al poble d\u2019Applecross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-205.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5578\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A partir d\u2019aqu\u00ed un s\u2019ha de deixar portar per la bellesa dels paisatges que anirem a rec\u00f3rrer per aquestes petites carreteres. Pararem all\u00e0 on ens ho demani el cos. \u00c9s probablement una de les carreteres amb els paisatges m\u00e9s bonics que hem recorregut mai. Durant un bon tram estarem creuant la pen\u00ednsula d\u2019Applecross. Les fotografies parlen per si soles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-206.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5579\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despr\u00e9s d\u2019Applecross entrarem dins l\u2019\u00e0mbit del Loch Torridon, per la carretera A896, i veurem que hi ha molts miradors al Loch, ja que realment es tracta d\u2019un Fiord (el <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Torridon Fjord<\/span>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-207.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5580\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-208.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5582\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seguirem sempre cap al nord, vorejant a part del Loch Torridon, el Loch Mare, el Loch Eve i el Little Loch Broom. Quan estiguem passant per Slattadale, en el Loch Mare, buscarem les Cascades Victoria (<span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Victoria Falls<\/span>), on hi ha un aparcament habilitat per deixar el cotxe i poder visitar les cascades a peu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-209.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5583\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi ha dos camins habilitats, un cam\u00ed de 300 metres que va directe a la cascada, i un altre que la voreja per un mirador que fa uns 700 metres de cam\u00ed. Nosaltres farem la ruta circular, que \u00e9s de 1km en total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Des del mateix aparcament hi ha unes vistes meravelloses sobre el Loch Mare. Les cascades porten el nom de la reina Victoria, que les va visitar en 1877. L\u2019aigua que cau per les cascades prov\u00e9 de Beinn Eighe, la impressionant muntanya al sud del llac. \u00c9s una reserva natural nacional i val la pena explorar-la per veure l\u2019antic pinar de Caledonia i l\u2019entorn muntany\u00f3s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuarem passant Gairloch i arribant a <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Gruinard Bay<\/span>. A m\u00e9s de les desenes de parades que far\u00e0s per treure la c\u00e0mera de fotos, \u00e9s imprescindible parar en la platja de Gruinard. \u00c9s un impressionant arenal de gran bellesa. Com a nota curiosa t\u2019explico que just enfront es troba la illa de Gruinard, famosa per \u00e9sser un laboratori de proves del virus \u00c1ntrax durant la Segona Guerra Mundial. Va quedar contaminada i en quarantena durant quasi 50 anys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-210.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5585\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-211.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5586\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ja portem molts kil\u00f2metres a sobre, per\u00f2 s\u2019ha de fer un petit esfor\u00e7 per visitar les cascades de Measach (<span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Falls of Measach<\/span>). Des de l\u2019aparcament, en un curt passeig ens trobem amb aquesta gran caiguda d\u2019aigua. No \u00e9s la cascada m\u00e9s impressionant d\u2019Esc\u00f2cia per\u00f2 l\u2019entorn de la gorja de Corrieshalloch \u00e9s preci\u00f3s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-212.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5587\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Els recorreguts son varis, ja sigui per visitar la cascada com per veure els engorjats i les vistes al Loch Broom. Hi ha 4 punts de miradors i tres tipus de camins. Creiem que la visita ha de durar un m\u00ednim de 30 minuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viatgeslowtravel.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/12\/image-487.png?w=580\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6079\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despr\u00e9s d\u2019un intens dia, arribem al nostre dest\u00ed final: el poble mariner d\u2019<span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Ullapool<\/span>. \u00c9s un altre petit poble de pescadors, ja que aquesta zona est\u00e0 plena de localitats aix\u00ed. Per\u00f2 al llarg dels anys ha tingut la sort de convertir-se en un punt de refer\u00e8ncia per a la visita de l\u2019extrem nord d\u2019Esc\u00f2cia. A m\u00e9s, des d\u2019Ullapool surten els ferris cap a les illes H\u00e8brides. Que \u00e9s un lloc tur\u00edstic es nota quan arriba la nit i comencen a omplir-se tots els locals del seu passeig mar\u00edtim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Per tant, l\u2019allotjament del dia d\u2019avui el buscarem a la zona d\u2019Ullapool, o sense arribar a Ullapool, en algun poble on hi passi la carretera A835 al sud d\u2019Ullapool en direcci\u00f3 a Inverness.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adjuntem el recorregut realitzat en el dia d\u2019avui mitjan\u00e7ant un mapa de <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">google maps<\/span>, amb els accessos, dist\u00e0ncies i llocs marcats. 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Descobrirem un dels grans s\u00edmbols d\u2019Esc\u00f2cia, el castell Eilean Donan Castle, i tamb\u00e9 explorarem i descobrirem una de les millors rutes per fer al pa\u00eds, la ruta Nord Coast 500, tot i que nosaltres en farem una part, fins a Ullapool com a molt. 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