June 2, 2016

Walk 26 – The Oscaig River

Leave your car where you can at the Ullapool end of Loch Oscaig and make your way down to the delta where the river joins the […]
May 31, 2016

Walk 25 – The Green Loch

  Drive towards Ullapool and leave your car in the large car park at the foot of Stac Pollaidh. However, instead of heading up the mountain […]
May 29, 2016

Walk 24 – The Achiltibuie Mountains

  This walk should be started from the hotel and is in our view the finest hill walk in the area. It is, however, long and, […]
May 27, 2016

Walk 23 – Meall And Fheadain And Meall Na Beiste From Achnahaird

  Drive towards Ullapool and at the crossroads at the head of Loch Raa turn left and park the car on the roadside before the bridge. […]
May 25, 2016

Walk 22 – Cul Beag

  Park the car as for walks 8 and 9 and set off up the path towards Loch Sionascaig. When you reach the highest point of […]
May 23, 2016

Walk 21 Poll Loisgan And Gleann Lochan Sal

  Drive towards Lochinver along the “Wee mad road” as described for Walk 7 and park the car where the road meets the sea at Loch […]
May 21, 2016

Walk 20 – Loch Oscaig

  Drive towards Ullapool and leave the car at the bridge over the River Garvie at the north west corner of Loch Oscaig. Follow the west […]
May 19, 2016

Walk19 – Ben Mor Coigach

  As for Walk 12, leave the car at Culnacraig and make your way up the broad shoulder between the Allt a’Choire Reidh and the Allt […]
May 17, 2016

Walk 18 – The Peat Road From Polbain

  This walk can be undertaken from the hotel or from the beach below Badentarbat where there is plenty of space to leave a car. Walk […]
May 15, 2016

Walk 17 – Beinn An Eion: Sgorr Tuath

  Start, as for walk 16 but after crossing the Allt Claoaidh climb north west, more or less parallel with the shore of Loch Lurgainn until […]
May 13, 2016

Walk 16 – Beinn An Eoin: The Cioch And Sgorr Deas

  Drive along the Ullapool road until you come to the eastern end of Loch Lurgainn where there may be boats hauled up on a little […]
May 11, 2016

Walk 15 – Old Dornie

  Drive towards Ullapool and take the left fork down towards the pier. Beyond the beach, continue uphill and through Polbain. At the far end of […]
May 9, 2016

Walk 14 – Badenscallie And Rugha Dunan

  Walk southeast along the road from the hotel, passing the school and going through Polglass. Do not take the road turning down to Badenscallie burn […]
May 7, 2016

Walk 13 – Culnacraig And Achduart

  Drive to Culnacraig and park the car by the bridge over the Allt a’ Choire Reidh. Follow the track which runs downhill almost due southwards […]
May 5, 2016

Walk 12 – Sgurr An Fhidleir

  From the north west, the peak of the Fiddler’s Peak looks a hopeless proposition for the hill walker, but in fact the summit is reached […]
May 3, 2016

Walk 11 – The Glen Of The Stags

  Either start from the hotel or drive up the road to Culnacraig for a mile and a half to the point where a side road […]
May 1, 2016

Walk 10 – Cul Mor

  Drive along the Ullapool road until you join the main A835 at Drumrunie. Turn left, and in about three miles, close to the entrance (on […]
April 29, 2016

Walk 9 Loch Lurgainn To Gleann Laoigh

  Park the car as for walk 8, and start on the same route. At the fork half a mile beyond Lochan Fhionnlaidh, keep going straight […]
April 27, 2016

Walk 8 Loch Lurgainn To Loch Sionascaig

  Drive towards Ullapool, and half way along Loch Lugainn, shortly after passing the cottage of Linneraineach, you will see a cairned path striking up through […]
April 25, 2016

Walk 7 – The Falls Of Kirkaig Aand The Fionn Loch

  Drive towards Ullapool, then beyond Loch Oscaig turn left up the narrow road sign posted to Lochinver. This is the ‘wee mad road’ and is […]
April 24, 2016

Walk 6 – Stac Pollaidh

  This mountain, Hill of the Bog, in Gaelic is not nearly such a formidable undertaking as it looks when seen from almost any angle, and […]
April 23, 2016

Walk 5 – Garvie Bay To Lag Na Saille

  Drive along the Ullapool road to the bridge at the north west corner of Loch Oscaig where the river Garvie pours down towards Enard Bay. […]
April 21, 2016

Walk 4 – Achnahaird Bay To Garvie Bay

Drive along the Ullapool road past Lochs Vatachan and Raa and leave the car where you can near the point where the road forks, the left […]
April 19, 2016

Walk 3 – Rubha Coigach From Achnahaird Beach

  Drive along the road towards Ullapool past Lochs Vatachan and Raa, taking the left fork at the seaward end of the latter, and at Brae […]
April 17, 2016

Walk 2 Rubha Coigach From Reiff

  Drive through Polbain and Altandu to Reiff (well sign posted) and park the car where you can, probably on the level patch of grass on […]
April 13, 2016

Walk 1 – The Coigach Peninsula By Road

This walk is on made-up roads but gives a good introduction to the scenery of the Coigach Peninsula. To drive around is a poor substitute for […]