Cnoc a’ Phreasain Challtuinne – The start of this walk was the junction of the minor signal track road to Tarbet and the similar type road to Foindle, north of Scouire and west of the A894. There was space for a single vehicle to the east of the junction. Went[…]
Tumps South of Scourie
Cnoc a’ Bhuthain – Just south of Scourie on the east side of the A894 was a glass recycling centre with adequate parking beside the access road to a commercial garage. A signpost ‘Woodland Walk’ indicated the start of this walk, a wicket gate, which led onto a good path[…]
Tumps from Scourie More
It had been a wet and stormy morning in the North-West Highlands so with an improvement in the afternoon departed the accommodation in Scourie More and walked south-east along the road through the crofting community. After a few hundred metres left this minor road, crossed rough ground, to reach the[…]
Marilyn 1000 from Kyle of Durness
With a reasonable morning forecast drove north on the A838 Rhiconich to Durness Road, mostly single track, to the access road leading to the footbridge just south of the Kyle of Durness estuary. No obvious parking available here, although there were a couple of cars at the side of the[…]
Grahams from West Merkland
The start of this walk was West Merkland, on the single track A838 Lairg to Laxford Bridge Road. Parking is at a premium here but managed to get the car off the road at the side of the entrance to the forest track and locked gate in the deer fence[…]
Two Hills North of Scourie
Staying in Scourie in the North-West Highlands it was only a short drive north to the starting point for this walk, the junction of the minor single-track road to Tarbet (for Handa Island) and Foindle, where there was parking for a single vehicle. Briefly walked back towards the main road[…]