138 Glenelg to Shiel Bridge
Hiking Route
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Glenelg to Shiel Bridge via Galltair, Ardintoul, Totaig, Letterfearn, Ratagan. 3*
moderate
Distance 25.2 km
6:59 h
321 m
322 m
204 m
1 m
Glenelg to Shiel Bridge via Galltair, Ardintoul, Totaig, Letterfearn, Ratagan.
Lane from Glenelg to the small turntable ferry. Then Lochalsh Way along Kyle Rhea to Ardintoul. Following OS marked path very difficult - thick head high bracken and rotten tree stumps. Steep climb into thick forest - beware hidden rock faces. Very muddy path becoming better. From Totaig lane to end.
Lochalsh Way
An easy and well marked start with views over the very narrow strait of Kyle Rhea to Skye. OS marked path is not so easy to find beyond Ardintoul and is almost certainly wrong. Progress can be slow up a steep hill covered with bracken underlain by rotting wood and trees stumps. Finding the path through Ardintoul Wood wasn't easy for me, but I may have gone wrong here. Eventually the now very muddy path opens out to easier terrain which drops down, passing a broch, to Totaig. It's then a lane alongside Loch Duich to meet up with the main road at the end. Tough walking terrain for much of the middle part of the day.
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Lane from Glenelg to the small turntable ferry. Then Lochalsh Way along Kyle Rhea to Ardintoul. Following OS marked path very difficult - thick head high bracken and rotten tree stumps. Steep climb into thick forest - beware hidden rock faces. Very muddy path becoming better. From Totaig lane to end.
Lochalsh Way
An easy and well marked start with views over the very narrow strait of Kyle Rhea to Skye. OS marked path is not so easy to find beyond Ardintoul and is almost certainly wrong. Progress can be slow up a steep hill covered with bracken underlain by rotting wood and trees stumps. Finding the path through Ardintoul Wood wasn't easy for me, but I may have gone wrong here. Eventually the now very muddy path opens out to easier terrain which drops down, passing a broch, to Totaig. It's then a lane alongside Loch Duich to meet up with the main road at the end. Tough walking terrain for much of the middle part of the day.
My Rank ***
More info and views at GBCoastWalk.com
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Highest point
204 m
Lowest point
1 m
Start
Coordinates:
OS Grid
NG 81423 19424
DD
57.213261, -5.621339
DMS
57°12'47.7"N 5°37'16.8"W
UTM
30V 341693 6344170
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Coordinates
OS Grid
NG 81423 19424
DD
57.213261, -5.621339
DMS
57°12'47.7"N 5°37'16.8"W
UTM
30V 341693 6344170
w3w
///strictest.topical.picked
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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
25.2 km
Duration
6:59 h
Ascent
321 m
Descent
322 m
Highest point
204 m
Lowest point
1 m
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