A lovely short coastal walk along a promontory at Port Appin. Good views are afforded of Loch Linnhe, the Lynn of Lorne, the Isle of Lismore and the distant hills of Morvern and Mull.
The walk initially follows a gravelled track along the coastline, with cliffs to…
Shian Wood is a Scottish Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve on the southern shores of Loch Creran. There is a lovely short walk through a variety of habitats, including rush pasture, wet heath and oak-hazel woodland. The path is well marked with some boardwalk sections over the wetter sections, but…
The Jubilee Bridge was built in 1898 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee and was designed to provide easy access to the Free Church from Portnacroish and, later, to the Railway Line (Ballahulish to Oban). The bridge spans the saltmarsh, known locally as The Marach, and has been…
A lovely walk around the shingle beaches of Cuil Bay on the Ardsheal peninsula. Good views are afforded of Loch Linnhe and the islands of Balnagowan, Shuna and Lismore, as well as some fine views of Ardsheal hill and beyond.
Most of the walk is through damp grassland/heathland, although…
A lovely walk through Glasdrum National Nature Reserve, a woodland reserve renowned for it’s exceptional bryophyte and lichen flora, as well as one of the top sites for chequered skipper and pearl border fritillary butterflies. The walk affords some stunning views of Glen Creran and the…
A lovely walk to an impressive series of waterfalls, with fine views of Loch Linnhe and the hills of Ardgour.
The route passes mainly through coniferous woodland and heath with a lovely section of deciduous woodland at the start of the walk. The deciduous woodland includes hazel,…
A very pleasant walk from plantation with some fine views, historical connections and good wildlife spotting opportunities. The walk is signposted and on a good gravel path.
The walk mainly passes through coniferous plantation of Sitka spruce and birch/willow scrub. However, there…
A lovely walk, mainly through plantation, on a well defined path, with some stunning views of the surrounding hills and of Loch Leven and Loch Linnhe. The route starts at the former Ballachulish Slate Quarry and returns through the lovely village of Ballachulish.
The walk passes…
A lovely circular woodland walk through mixed deciduous woodland and plantation with some fine mountain views.
The path initially takes you through coniferous plantation woodland with a bryophyte understorey. There are also some lovely sections of mixed deciduous woodland on route composed…
An interesting walk around a lochan and through planted coniferous and native deciduous woodland. There are lovely views of Bidean Nam Bian and The Pap of Glencoe, which dominate the landscape.
Glencoe Estate was acquired in the 1895 by the Scottish born Donald Alexander Smith…
A lovely short walk through coniferous plantation to Signal Rock; reputed to be a gathering place for the MacDonalds of Glencoe at times of trouble and the place where, according to legend, the signal was given by the Campbells for the Glencoe Massacre; although no evidence exists for the latter…
