A9 Berriedale Braes Caithness
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Berriedale Braes Caithness is a dangerous road for HGV LGV and PSV PCV, it’s a steep road dropping into a gully on the cliffs coastal route of the A9 trunk road into Caithness.
James Jones Trucking and International Timber are shown in transit.
Much of the road from Helmsdale (which was the old border of Caithness), until about 10 miles from Thurso is hilly and winding. Berriedale Braes is the worst and required caution. Whilst all the road warning signs are there, we all know how often signs can cry wolf, granted not this sort, but, there are variations on the theme. This should be classed as requiring full compliance.
I think I am correct in saying that a year does not pass when an HGV LGV does not have a serious accident, brakes failure, and even running out of the emergency sand pit run off road near the bottom.
If you ever take that first trip to the far north, please take that extra care, someone loves you.
Berriedale Braes now has an all year Cafe. Located at the bottom of Berridale, click here to visit this cafe on the Cafe list page.
Starting here with a view of the A9 taken from near to the hairpin looking south
Looking into the bottom of Berriedale Braes, well, not really the bottom but as low as the A9 goes, thats enough.......
HGV approaching Berriedale Braes bottom heading north
This shows the hairpin clear of traffic, I have often heard HGV drivers talking on CB approaching this area. The driver going downhill into the hairpin always stops for the northbound HGV. Reason is the northbound needs both sides of the road to get around as the photographs show.
Its interesting that one truck on this page is taking timber out of the far north, this one is bring timber back to the county.
This shows the position needed, an HGV has to watch out for unwary southbound car drivers.
Finishing the turn the driver can relax again whilst he/she pulls up the northern side
Timber heading up the southbound slope nearing the top.
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