Beinn Alligin(opens the full route on the National Trust site)
10.5 km distance7hr–8hr to walkdifficult
Dog friendly
Starts and ends at Coire Mhic Nobuil car park; 6 1/2 miles (10.5km), 7 to 8 hours, difficult, 1,180m ascent.
About
Torridon is an estate of some of the oldest rock in Europe: mountains of Torridonian sandstone 750 million years old on a floor of Lewisian gneiss more than 2,600 million years old, cared for by the National Trust for Scotland and recently declared Scotland's newest National Nature Reserve. Five of the Trust's Munros stand here, including Liathach at 1,054 metres and Beinn Alligin at 985 metres, with 18 miles of paths, and pine martens, golden eagles and rare mosses and lichens on the ground. By the countryside centre, closed while its future is reviewed, a small deer museum stands opposite a red deer enclosure, and a hide by the loch is good for otters and birds. Well-behaved dogs are welcome everywhere on the estate, with care near sheep and farm stock. Reviewers say the museum is a single room but the deer and the shore walk make the stop. Tips from visitors: the museum is a flat ten-minute walk from the car park, where the public toilets are, and the big hills need full mountain kit.
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- EstateOpen daily, all year
- Deer museum and enclosureOpen daily, donations welcome
- Countryside centreClosed while its future is reviewed
Opening times may change at short notice.
Two holiday cottages and the Mol Mor bunkhouse (sleeps 10) are on the estate. Take care along the shore in summer, where birds nest.
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