166 Embo to Tarbat Ness
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Embo to Tarbat Ness via Dornoch, Dornoch Firth Bridge, Morangie, Tain, Portmahomack. 2*
moderate
Distance 38.9 km
9:30 h
91 m
77 m
50 m
0 m
Embo to Tarbat Ness via Dornoch, Dornoch Firth Bridge, Morangie, Tain, Portmahomack.
Beach and links start then 17 miles of lane and A9 over Dornoch Forth Bridge. Lanes inland around MoD range. Harbour village of Portmahomack. Poorly marked coast path with numerous barbed and electrified fences. Brief lane to end at lighthouse.
No Marked Trail
A lovely start along the beach and links around Royal Dornoch Golf Course before dipping inland around the streets of pretty Dornoch for 17 miles of road walking. Over the Dornoch Forth Bridge the lanes skirt the bombing range in the estuary and emerge at Portmahomack with a very picturesque harbour. From here follow the coast path sign to Tarbat Ness. It is about the only sign and the path is very poorly marked through a patchwork of fields. This route takes you across a maze of barbed wire and electrified fences - worth testing every fence before crossing (I used my trekking pole to do so). A brief walled lane ends at the lighthouse car park.
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Beach and links start then 17 miles of lane and A9 over Dornoch Forth Bridge. Lanes inland around MoD range. Harbour village of Portmahomack. Poorly marked coast path with numerous barbed and electrified fences. Brief lane to end at lighthouse.
No Marked Trail
A lovely start along the beach and links around Royal Dornoch Golf Course before dipping inland around the streets of pretty Dornoch for 17 miles of road walking. Over the Dornoch Forth Bridge the lanes skirt the bombing range in the estuary and emerge at Portmahomack with a very picturesque harbour. From here follow the coast path sign to Tarbat Ness. It is about the only sign and the path is very poorly marked through a patchwork of fields. This route takes you across a maze of barbed wire and electrified fences - worth testing every fence before crossing (I used my trekking pole to do so). A brief walled lane ends at the lighthouse car park.
My Rank **
More info and views at GBCoastWalk.com
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Highest point
50 m
Lowest point
0 m
Start
Coordinates:
OS Grid
NH 81834 92375
DD
57.905079, -3.995624
DMS
57°54'18.3"N 3°59'44.2"W
UTM
30V 440995 6418576
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Coordinates
OS Grid
NH 81834 92375
DD
57.905079, -3.995624
DMS
57°54'18.3"N 3°59'44.2"W
UTM
30V 440995 6418576
w3w
///engraving.graceful.boring
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
38.9 km
Duration
9:30 h
Ascent
91 m
Descent
77 m
Highest point
50 m
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