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Walking Scotland End to End: Part 3 - Fort William to Cape Wrath

Walking Through Scotland - From the Border to Cape Wrath

North to the Cape - Fort William to Cape Wrath

Glen Affric in the NW Highlands

Fort William to Cape Wrath - Route Map

Fort William to Cape Wrath - Thumbnail Gallery

Itinerary: Daily, place to place routes:-

Day 1) Fort William to South Laggan ( Ref: capewrathtrail/section one )

Fort William - Loch_Linnhe - ( Great Glen Way ) - Caledonian Canal - Banavie - Neptune’s Staircase - Gairlochy - Clunes - Loch Lochy - South Laggan

Ben Nevis

Day 2) South Laggan to Tomdoun in Glen Garry in Knoydart

South Laggan - Loch Oich - Glengarry Forest - Loch Garry - Tomdoun

Day 3) Tomdoun to Cluanie in Glen Shiel

Tomdoun - Loch Loyne ( " Road to the Isles " ) - Cluanie

Day 4) Cluanie to Morvich

Cluanie - An Caorann Mor - Glen Affric - Fiongleann - Camban Bothy - Gleann Lichd - Glenlichd House - Morvich

Beinn Fhada in Gleann Lichdin

the NW Highlands

Day 5) Morvich to Killilan in Glen Elchaig

Morvich - Inchnacroe - Durusduain - Allt an Leoid Ghaineamhaich - Bealach na Sroine - Allt a’ Ghlomaich - Falls of Glomach - Glen Elchaig - Killilan

Day 6) Killilan to Achnashellach

Killilan - Nomach Lodge - Glen Ling - Loch an Iasaich - Bendronaig Lodge - Black Water - Loch an Laoigh - Abhainn Bhearnais - bothy - footpath - pass beneath Sgurr na Feartaig - Achnashellach Forest - River Carron - Achnashellach Station.

Loch Dughaill near Achnashellach

in NW Scotland

Day 7) Achnashellach to Kinlochewe ( Ref: capewrathtrail/section two )

Achnashellach - Coire Lair - beneath Beinn Liath Mhor - Coulin - Torran-cuillin - forest edge - cairned path - forest - river - Kinlochewe.

Day 8) Kinlochewe to Corrie Hallie

Kinlochewe - A832 - Incheril - estate track - heights of Kinlochewe - Gleann Muice - Meallan Odhar - Bealach Gorm - Loch an Nid - beneath An Teallach - Corrie Hallie on A832.

Loch Torridon from Sgurr Ruadh

in NW Scotland

Day 9) Corrie Hallie to Glen Squaib

A832 - north - right at first junction - bridge over Dundonnell River - gate on right - climb hillside on left - path - two gates - stream / waterfall - cairned path - Loch an Tiompain - Croftown - River Broom - A835 - Inverlael - track - Glensquaib.

Day 10) Glen Squaib to Oykel Bridge

Glensquaib - track - junction of streams - ENE / parallel to Allt na Lairige - River Douchary - footpath - Loch an Daihm - Duag Bridge - Strath Mulzie - track - Amat - Oykel Bridge.

Day 11) Oykel Bridge to Kylesku ( Ref: capewrathtrail/section three )

River Oykel - Loch Ailsh - Benmore Lodge - Allt Sail an Ruathair - Meall an Aonaich - Loch Carn nan Conbhairean - Ben More Assynt - Loch Bealach a’ Mhadaidh - Eas Coul-Aulin waterfall - Loch na Gainmhich - Kylesku.

Bridge at Kylesku

in NW Scotland

Bridge at Kylesku

over Loch a'Chaim Bhain

in NW Scotland

Wikipedia - Kylesku Bridge

Day 12) Kylesku to Rhiconich

Kylesku Bridge - Kylestrome - Loch More / A838 - Achfary - Strath Stack - path junction - right beneath Ben Stack - right at road - bridge - Lochstack Lodge - Alltan Riabhach - Loch a’ Garbh-bhaid Mor - Rhiconish.

Day 13) Rhiconich to Sandwood Bay

Rhiconich - B801 - Kinlochbervie - Blairmore - Sandwood Bay.

Day 14) Sandwood Bay to Cape Wrath

Sandwood Bay - coastline - Cape Wrath.

Lighthouse at Cape Wrath

in NW Scotland

NW Highlands Photo Gallery ( Thumbnail Gallery )

North Highland Way

This proposed coastal route would run for 115 miles from John O'Groats
to Cape Wrath in the north-westerly tip of Sutherland
taking in Dunnet Head, Holborn Head, Strathy Point and Skerray.
One of the features of the far north is the outstanding sea-cliff landscape.