Torridon walks
Walkers guide to the Torridon, Gairloch, Poolewe and Lochcarron region; the area covered is shown on the map to the right.
Choose an area of Torridon and Gairloch:
Torridon and Kinlochewe
Gairloch, Poolewe and Aultbea
Lochcarron and Achnasheen
Applecross peninsula
Torridon is at the heart of the area covered by this site, its name being a clarion call to hillwalkers everywhere. Equal to the magnificent sandstone mountains that make this region famous are the beauties of Loch Torridon itself, a fjord, and Loch Maree, probably the most picturesque of all Scotland's freshwater lochs.
South of Torridon are Applecross and Lochcarron, with mountains that yield nothing in ruggedness to their more famous counterparts, as well as attractive fishing villages and forest walks.
To the north is Gairloch, an area that has long been famous for its many fine sandy beaches, many of them still unfrequented. Inland is a vast area of little-visited, rocky peaks known to walkers as 'The Great Wilderness'.
Almost all the routes on this site are now available as free QUO digital route downloads for GPS. For those who haven't yet switched to QUO, .GPX downloads are also provided.
This website is part of Walk Highlands which is an online walkers guide to a series of Scotland's Highland regions. The sites cover all types of walks from easy family rambles, through tougher, day-long, hikes to challenging, airy mountain ascents.
