Location: Ullapool/Garve Postcode: IV23 2RS Time of visit: April 2018 Time taken: 30 minutes max on each route Busy/quiet? Quiet Difficulty: Moderate Tips & Comments Following recent adventures outside of the capital, we decided to go further and hit up the west coast in April. Our first stop was Lael Forest, which sits just 7 miles outside of Ullapool. For a…
Blackmuir Woods
Location: Strathpeffer, Ross-shire Postcode: IV14 9BT Time of visit: May 2018 Time taken: 1 hour Busy/quiet? Somewhere in between Difficulty: Easy Tips & Comments If coming from the village centre in a southerly direction, take the left just before the grand white house , after the left-hand turning for Park Road. It’s not particularly well sign-posted, so the first photo shows…
Reelig Glen
Location: Bunchrew, Inverness-shire Postcode: IV5 7PR Time of visit: March 2018 Time taken: 1 hour Busy/quiet? Somewhere in between Difficulty: Easy Tips & Comments This is a gorgeous, easy walk with something for everyone, two-legged or four – shady tall trees, a trickling stream, open stretches of woodland, the ruins of a ninteenth-century stone bridge and a giant wooden xylophone. When…
The Ness Islands
Location: Bught Road, Inverness Postcode: IV3 5SS Time of visit: Autumn 2017 Time taken: 30 minutes Busy/quiet? Somewhere in between Difficulty: Easy Tips & Comments You can start and finish in the city centre (beginning at the Ness Bridge), but there’s parking just outside Inverness Crazy Golf, on the junction between Bught Drive and Bught Road, if you have less time…
Caledonian Canal
Start: Fairfield Road Postcode: IV3 5LL Time of visit: Autumn 2017 Time taken: 1 hour Busy/quiet? Quiet Difficulty: Easy Tips & Comments We started the walk at Fairfield Road and finished half-way between Jacobite Cruises and Dochgarroch due to time constraints, but the locks of Dochgarroch are supposed to be beautiful so we’ll definitely be returning to fit them…
An Lochan Uaine (The Green Loch)
Location: Glenmore, Cairngorms National Park Postcode: PH22 1QU Facilities: Car park, cafe, campsite opposite Time of visit: July 2017 Chosen route: Blue (Ryvoan Trail) Time taken: 1.5 hours Busy/quiet? Somewhere in the middle Difficulty: Moderate – Difficult Tips & Comments This is definitely a walk we’ll be repeating with friends – but it’s a difficult one. It didn’t take nearly…
The Old Coffin Road
Location: Abriachan, Inverness-shire Postcode: IV3 8AU Facilities: Car park, restaurant, gift shop, hotel Time of visit: July 2017 Chosen route: Circular Time taken: 1.5 hours Busy/quiet? Quiet Difficulty: Moderate – Difficult Tips & Comments This is a stunning albeit difficult walk – walking boots are highly recommended given the initial steep incline and muddy tracks later on. Always check the weather report before…
Drumderfit Hill
Location: Munlochy, Inverness-shire Postcode: IV8 8NP Facilities: Car park Time of visit: June 2017 Chosen route: Circular Time taken: 1 hour Busy/quiet? Quiet Difficulty: Easy Tips & Comments A pleasant, short walk with fantastic views of the Black Isle, whether up to the top and down again, or circular! There is a mild incline to the top, but no special footwear…
Loch Morlich
Location: Glenmore, Cairngorms National Park Postcode: PH22 1QY Facilities: Car park, cafe, activity shop Time of visit: April 2017 Chosen route: Round the loch (red route) Time taken: 1 hour 20 minutes Busy/quiet? Somewhere in between Difficulty: Easy Tips & Comments There’s a few car parks dotted around the loch so no need to worry about finding a space, and it costs £2…
Loch an Eilein
Location: Rothiemurchas, Cairngorms National Park Postcode: PH22 1QH Facilities: Car park, toilets Time of visit: November 2016 Chosen route: Round the loch Time taken: 1 hour 15 minutes Busy/quiet? Somewhere in between Difficulty: Easy Tips & Comments We recommend driving all the way to the loch, rather than parking at the Rothiemurchas Centre and then walking – it’s a long narrow road…
Abriachan Woods (part 2)
Location: Abriachan, Inverness-shire Postcode: IV3 8LE Facilities: Car park Time of visit: September 2016 Chosen route: Up to the top and down again Time taken: 30 minutes Busy/quiet? Very quiet Difficulty: Easy – Moderate Tips & Comments For the first Abriachan Woods post (part 1), we parked off the A82 along Loch Ness. For this Abriachan Woods post (part 2), we took the…
Newtonmore: The Wildcat Trail
Location: Newtonmore, Cairngorms National Park Postcode: PH20 1DD Facilities: Car park, The Wildcat Centre Time of visit: October 2016 Chosen route: Craggan, Strone, Allt Laraidh (3/6 sections of an orbital path) Time taken: 45 mins Busy/quiet? Very quiet Difficulty: Easy – Moderate Tips & Comments I recommend parking in the car park on Glen Road – this is just off the…
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