Loch Eireagoraidh, near Mallaig

ARDNAMURCHAN AND THE ROAD TO THE ISLES


Summary :	A visit to a lonely loch hidden in the rough moorland southeast of Mallaig.
Terrain :	The route follows a very boggy path for most of the route, with one or two sections that have no path at all.
Grade :		Distance :	9km/5.5 miles
Bog Factor :		Time :	2.5 – 4 hours
Start :	Glasnacardoch, 1 kilometre south of Mallaig	Grid ref :	NM676956
Map :	View an OS map of the route Buy Explorer 398 – Mallaig	Ascent :	265m
GPS Route/ Waypoints :	Open this walk in QUO 2 Tell me more Open this walk in GPX format (compatible with Memory map etc)	Open this walk in Google Earth Tell me more Open all walks in Google Earth Tell me more
Pronunciation and meaning :	Press play button to listen Tell me more
Public Transport :	Bus or train to Mallaig. Glasnacardoch is one kilometre away.[Click for timetables - choose Area 3]

1. The walk begins off the Glasnacardoch road about a hundred metres from its junction with the new A830(T) to Mallaig. A signpost indicates the start ('Loch Eireagoraidh, 4.5km'). There is parking in a layby a couple of hundred metres north along the road. From the signpost, follow the tarmac drive which soon passes underneath the railway and leads to a large white house. The path leads through the iron gate to the right of the house (green waymarker).

2. The route continues across the boggy moorland beyond. The way is fairly easy to follow as there are wooden plank bridges across the worst parts of the bog – you just have to go from one to the next. After a little over a kilometre, the shores of Loch an Nostarie are reached. The path keeps to the left here, heading round the loch and rising above it.

3. A wooden signpost is soon reached indicating a path off uphill to the left that leads back to Mallaig. Our route is follow the other branch, continuing to the east and signed for 'Loch Eireagoraidh'. The path now continues across the moor, crossing the Allt a' Bhainne on the boulders. Beyond, it rises to a large kissing gate in the deer fence. Continue up the deteriorating path, which soon runs along just the right of an old post and wire fence.

4. The path is soon lost in the bog. Continue to the right of the broken down fence until you reach an old iron gate; go through this. You are heading for the narrow glen between the two crags ahead; aim left slightly across the next boggy stretch and the path reappears and improves a little as the glen is reached.

5. Towards the end of the glen there is a concrete cistern with a rain gage, and just beyond this is a small weir and Loch Eireagoraidh. This lonely loch is the water source for Mallaig and Morar, hence all the hydro posts across the moor. Return to the start using the same route.

Have you done this walk?

If so, why not be the first comment on it in our Forum. If you start a new topic in the walking discussion with the name of this walk as the topic, we will link the discussion to the walk so that others can read your comments here.

Have you found an error or is any information wrong or missing?

Please let us know by using the error report form.

Route profile

Accommodation links for this area:
Ardnamurchan and the Road to the Isles Hotels and Inns
Ardnamurchan and the Road to the Isles B&B (Bed and Breakfasts)
Self catering cottages in Ardnamurchan and the Road to the Isles
Fort William, Lochaber and Glencoe hostels