The North Coast Trail
The North Coast Trail is a proposed walking route along the north coast of Scotland, from John o' Groats to Cape Wrath. It is being developed by a charity, the Association of Northern Trails Scotland, who created and manage the John o' Groats Trail from Inverness to John o'Groats. They have a GoFundMe page to raise money for the routes.
The route is currently in the early stages of being developed on the ground, but Trail Development Manager Laura Gray is posting trip reports for the first draft of the proposed route. These reports will be linked from this page as they are added.
We hope to feature the route on Walkhighlands once it is open and complete.
THE CHALLENGE
The route is in the early stages of development.
Users' walk reports for the North Coast Trail
No Walkhighlanders have completed the North Coast Trail. To record if you have completed the route, you must register and be logged in. Our users have contributed 6 public walk reports for the route. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first.
| Title | Author | Date walked | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Coast Trail- Stage 4 Scrabster - Forss Energy Park | lauranorthcoasttrail | 14/04/2025 | 3 |
| North Coast Trail- Stage 1 John o'Groats - Brough | lauranorthcoasttrail | 29/05/2025 | 2 |
| North Coast Trail- Stage 5 Sandside- Melvich | lauranorthcoasttrail | 25/04/2025 | 2 |
| North Coast Trail- Stage 3b Clardon Haven - Scrabster | lauranorthcoasttrail | 14/04/2025 | 2 |
| North Coast Trail- Stage 3a Dunnet Beach- Battery Road | lauranorthcoasttrail | 14/04/2025 | 2 |
| North Coast Trail- Stage 2 Brough- Dunnet Beach | lauranorthcoasttrail | 08/04/2025 | 1 |
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