165 Lothbeg Point to Embo
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Lothbeg Point to Embo via Brora, Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, The Mound, Fourpenny. 3*
moderate
Distance 38.2 km
9:24 h
97 m
100 m
51 m
0 m
Lothbeg Point to Embo via Brora, Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, The Mound, Fourpenny.
Beach to start with Loth Burn difficult to cross. 5 miles sandy beach to Brora. A9 then back down for more sand and soft grass path to Dunrobin Castle and Golspie. More sand then forest walk up estuary. Join A9 to cross The Mound over Loch Fleet and down estuary lanes to end.
No Marked Trail
I initially thought that this would be a day on the A9 but when I planned this route the beach looked easy and after a difficult crossing of Loth Burn it is (I used the weir just below the railway bridge). After visiting the A9 as it runs through Brora the path around the fairytale Dunrobin Castle to Golspie is soft and easy going. Yet more sand eventually gives way to a forest walk up estuary to the A9 again to cross the bridge and causeway of The Mound over Loch Fleet. It is then down the estuary along lanes aside mudflats before ducking inland and out again to end at Embo.
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Beach to start with Loth Burn difficult to cross. 5 miles sandy beach to Brora. A9 then back down for more sand and soft grass path to Dunrobin Castle and Golspie. More sand then forest walk up estuary. Join A9 to cross The Mound over Loch Fleet and down estuary lanes to end.
No Marked Trail
I initially thought that this would be a day on the A9 but when I planned this route the beach looked easy and after a difficult crossing of Loth Burn it is (I used the weir just below the railway bridge). After visiting the A9 as it runs through Brora the path around the fairytale Dunrobin Castle to Golspie is soft and easy going. Yet more sand eventually gives way to a forest walk up estuary to the A9 again to cross the bridge and causeway of The Mound over Loch Fleet. It is then down the estuary along lanes aside mudflats before ducking inland and out again to end at Embo.
My Rank ***
More info and views at GBCoastWalk.com
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Highest point
51 m
Lowest point
0 m
Start
Coordinates:
OS Grid
NC 96182 09992
DD
58.066807, -3.761407
DMS
58°04'00.5"N 3°45'41.1"W
UTM
30V 455078 6436401
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Coordinates
OS Grid
NC 96182 09992
DD
58.066807, -3.761407
DMS
58°04'00.5"N 3°45'41.1"W
UTM
30V 455078 6436401
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
38.2 km
Duration
9:24 h
Ascent
97 m
Descent
100 m
Highest point
51 m
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