Torridon: Shieldaig and Kinlochewe

The very name of Torridon is a clarion call, and the area is a mecca for all hillwalkers and lovers of wild places. The magnificent sandstone mountains that give this district its reputation are huge, brooding monoliths whose pinnacled crests give memorable expeditions.

The impressively gouged glacial trench Glen Torridon runs between these magnificent peaks from Kinlochewe down to the coast. Here, the landscape changes completely as the great fjord of Loch Torridon is bordered by pinewoods and beautiful vistas. Picturesque Shieldaig and Diabaig on either side of the loch are quiet refuges with great coastal walks. North of Kinlochewe is Loch Maree, and its beautiful pinewoods - presided over by the castellated rock fortress of Slioch - have helped it gain the reputation of being Scotland's finest freshwater loch.

Accommodation

Walk	Distance	Time
Loch Torridon boathouse walk	1.5km	45 min - 1 hour
Buzzard Path, Beinn Eighe visitor centre	1.5km	30 mins - 1 hour
Woodland Trail, Beinn Eighe NNR	1.5km	1 hour
Torridon village walks, Torridon	6km	2 hours
Diabaig to Craig	8km	2.5 - 3.5 hours
Shieldaig peninsula	4.5km	1 - 1.5 hours
Aird Mhor and the Falls of Balgy	7.5km	2 - 2.5 hours
Loch Coulin and Loch Clair	9km	2.5 - 3.5 hours
Triple Buttress of Coire Mhic Fhearchair	14km	3.5 - 5 hours
Mountain Trail, Beinn Eighe NNR	6.5km	3 - 4 hours
Diabaig to Inveralligin	8km	2.5 - 3.5 hours
Beinn Damh (or Ben Damph)	12km	4.5 - 6 hours
Diabaig Coastal Circuit	12km	4 - 5 hours
Behind Liathach - Coire Mhic Nobuil and Coire Dubh	12km	3.5 - 5 hours
Meall a'Ghiubhais, Loch Maree	9km	4 - 6 hours
Beinn Dearg, Torridon	14km	7 - 7.5 hours
Sgorr nan Lochan Uaine and Sgurr Dubh	14.25km	7.5 - 9 hours
Ruadh-stac Beag	14.5km	6.5 - 7.5 hours
Beinn Eighe (western summits)	18km	7 - 9 hours
Slioch, near Kinlochewe	19km	8 - 9 hours
Beinn Alligin	10km	6 - 7 hours
Liathach, Glen Torridon	11.5km	8 - 10 hours
Cape Wrath Trail	376km	2-3 weeks
Scottish National Trail	864km	6 weeks

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FEATURE: Discovering Torridon

Fiona Russell provides an introduction to the wonders of Torridon.

"In my opinion, there are few glens in Scotland as dramatic as Torridon and a drive along the road that winds through the base of the glacier-eroded valley is always breath-taking. No matter the season or the weather..."

FEATURE: A remarkable walk: Beinn Eighe Mountain Trail

David Lintern is woo�ed by the Beinn Eighe woodlands.

"This visit to Coille na Glas Letire � �the wood of the grey slope� � was something of a pilgrimage for me; it�s where British Conservation stopped being theoretical and became physical. In 1951, Beinn Eighe and its surrounds became the UK�s first National Nature Reserve..."

FEATURE: Meet the Pine Marten

Ben Dolphin enjoys the company of a furry visitor on his holiday in Kinlochewe.

"Oh wow! A pine marten visits the cottage" I exclaimed, uber-excitedly, as I turned a page in the cottage guest book.