Loch Torridon boathouse walk

TORRIDON, SHIELDAIG AND KINLOCHEWE


Summary :	Easy waymarked walk with beautiful views across Loch Torridon. The walk includes a section of shoreline which is a good wildlife spotting area and then returns via woodland with impressive rhododendrons.
Terrain :	Clear marked path and track with short section which can be wet underfoot - almost flat.
Grade :		Distance :	2km/1.25 miles
Bog Factor :		Time :	1 hour
Start :	Car park at Torridon Inn (formerly the Ben Damph lodge), if full there is parking on the road near the bend.	Grid ref :	NG889542
Map :	View an OS map of the route Buy Explorer 428 - Kyle of Lochalsh	Ascent :	40m
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1. From the car park walk behind the Torridon Inn and over a small bridge. Follow a sign with a blue marker for the boathouse walk and turn right down a track. At a fork turn left and follow the path as it skirts the fruit and vegetable garden of the Loch Torridon Hotel. The path then emerges at the shore with a lovely view over Eilean Chasgaig across Loch Torridon to the mountain of Beinn Alligin on the far side.

2. Turn left and follow the track around the shoreline. This is a good spot to catch a sighting of herons, oystercatchers and otters. Looking back there are good views of Torridon village and Liathach looming behind. Ignore a path coming in from the left and continue passed a house on the left. Just beyond the house turn sharply left onto a marked path which climbs steeply at first. The track beyond this point is private and not a right of way.

3. The path threads up through woodland giving views of the boathouse to the right. Continue on the path through a tunnel of rhododendrons and turn left at a junction ignoring the path to the right. This section can sometimes be boggy underfoot. The path then emerges into mixed pine woodland.

4. The path climbs gently to meet the track to Balgy. Turn left here following the blue marker and follow the wide track back through the woods to the bridge and the start of the walk.

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Accommodation links for this area:
Hotels in Torridon: Shieldaig to Kinlochewe
Torridon: Shieldaig to Kinlochewe Bed and Breakfast
Self catering cottages in Torridon: Shieldaig to Kinlochewe
Torridon & Gairloch hostels
Campsites in Torridon and Gairloch region