Torridon - Local Information

Information

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Local Attractions

Applecross Heritage Centre
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Applecross Peninsula
One of the most remote and most spectacular corners of the Highlands
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Attadale Gardens
Spectacular gardens with views of the sea and Skye. Plant sales and restaurant Attadale, Strathcarron, IV54 8YX
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Courthill Chapel
A beautiful and unexpected little chapel
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Lochcarron Highland Games
Held the 3rd Saturday in July
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Strome Castle
Remains of a castle south of Lochcarron
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Eating Out

Shieldaig Lodge
Badachro, Gairloch, Ross-Shire, IV21 2AN
Tel: 01445 741250
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Kinlochewe Hotel
Kinlochewe, by Achnasheen, Wester Ross IV22 2PA
Tel: 01445 760253
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The Bistro
Locharron

Walkers

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Coire Mhic Fhearchair, Beinn Eighe
A walk up a good track through spectacular mountain scenery
Distance: 12km/7.5mls, Duration: 4 hrs, Height Gain: 525 metres/1732.5 feet
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Liathach
One of Scotland's classic ridge walks, Liathach
Distance: 10km/6.25mls, Duration: 7 hrs, Height Gain: 1200 metres/3960 feet
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Beinn Eighe
A huge mountain with an incredible amount of variety
Distance: 11km/6.9mls, Duration: 5 hrs, Height Gain: 1040 metres/3432 feet
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Ben Alligin
Lives up to its Gaelic translation, as the beautiful mountain
Distance: 5km Duration: 3 hours, Height: 986
 

Achnashellach - Coulin Pass - Coire Lair Circular

This is a fine walk up through the forest and over the Coulin Pass
Distance: 14kms, Duration: 4 1/2 hrs, Height Gain: 490 metres
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Maol Chean-Dearg

A rather isolated mountain in the Coulags Forest, separated from its neighbours by a col at just below 600m
Height Gain: 933 metres

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Meall a' Ghiuthais
Beinn Eighe is Britain's first National Nature Reserve
Distance: 6km/3.75mls, Duration: 4 hrs, Height Gain: 850 metres/2805 feet
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Disclaimer: All walking routes are hosted on external sites, therefore SYHA can hold no responsibility towards their accuracy. SYHA would also like to acknowledge the British Mountaineering Council Participation Statement: "The BMC recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions".

Active & Adventure

Guided walks, rock climbing, scrambling and winter skills courses with top guide Jim Sutherland
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Falconry, fly fishing, pony trekking, clay pigeon shooting, climbing/abseiling, kayaking, bike hire, archery
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Golf
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Wildlife

Red deer, golden eagle, sea eagle

Torridon Estate
Countryside centre with AV presentation, deer museum and nearby herds of red deer. The estate is part of the National Trust for Scotland
Tel: 01445 791 368

Beinn Eighe
Britain’s fist National Nature Reserve 

Tel: 01445 760254
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Rassal Ashwood 
One of Scotland’s few natural ashwoods and the most northerly in Britain 

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Loch Maree Islands NNR
Three large islands and about 40 small ones make up this reserve. They support one of the most ancient and least disturbed fragments of native pinewood left in Scotland
10 miles northwest of Kinlochewe, off the A832 road  
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