Faraid Head near Durness
Europe's largest military exercise will be taking place later this month and is likely to cause some disruption to GPS services which may affect hillwalkers. Exercise Joint Warrior will run from 17-26 April and will involve some jamming of GPS signals affecting the far North West Highlands and northern areas of the Outer Hebrides. There will also be a closure of the firing range near Cape Wrath which could affect backpackers attempting the Cape Wrath Trail.
GPS jamming is likely to affect the area around Loch Ewe and Faraid Head from 17 to 26 April between the times of 09.00-10.00 and 19.30-20.30 although there may be disruption outwith these times.
The Joint Warrior exercise will involve minehunters from the Royal Navy, Norwegian and German vessels in and around the Minch, Loch Ewe and Loch Eriboll.
