Highland walks
Oban and North Lorn

Oban and North Lorn

Oban is the unofficial capital of the Western Highlands, and the gateway to the Isles. The town is hugely popular with visitors, set around a fabulous natural harbour, sheltered from the westerlies by the Isle of Kerrera. The familiar white-and-red liveried Calmac ferries constantly plying to and fro from islands far and wide gives the town a special atmosphere.

Just a short distance from the hustle and bustle is the quiet, beautiful countryside. The coastline around is dotted with castles and pebbly beaches and repays exploration on foot. A little further north is the district of Lorn, where the high mountains of the Highlands come right down to the seaboard. Offshore is Lismore, a fertile island known as the Big Garden.


walks key
Glasdrum Wood, Loch Creran 1km 1 hour
Port Appin circuit 2.5km 1 – 1.5 hours
Jubilee Bridge and Stalker Castle, Port Appin 3.5km 1 – 1.5 hours
Glen Nant Oakwoods, near Taynuilt 4km 1 – 2 hours
Fas na Cloiche and the Fairy Bridge, Glen Creran 4km 1 – 1.5 hours
Glen Dubh forest walk, Barcaldine 4.5km 1.5 – 2 hours
Glen Duror forest 8km 2 – 3 hours
Beinn Lora, Benderloch 6km 1.5 – 2.5 hours
Pulpit Hill and Gallanach, Oban 7km 2 hours
Ganavan and Dunstaffnage 7km 1.5 – 2.5 hours
Hutcheson's Monument circuit, Isle of Kerrera 9km 3 – 4 hours
Black Lochs circuit, Connel 10.5km 2 – 2.5 hours
Gylen Castle circuit, Isle of Kerrera 11km 3.5 – 4.5 hours
Beinn Fhionnlaidh 14.5km 5 – 6 hours
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Accommodation links for this area:
Argyll Hotels and Inns
Argyll B&B (Bed and Breakfast)
Self catering cottages in Oban and North Lorn
Argyll and Oban Hostels and Bunkhouses

  


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