Distance
12km/7½ miles
Time
3-4 hours
Isle of Lewis
Scarp
Hushinish
Point
Bettyhill
Tongue
Melvich
Castletown
Watten
Forsinard
Unapool
Latheron
Kinbrace
Altnaharra
Noss Head
Wick
Lochinver
Helmsdale
Lairg
Shiant Islands
Tarbert
Harris
Greenstone
Point
Scalpay
Ullapool
Rudha Reidh
Bonar Bridge
Dornoch Tarbat
Ness
Dundonnell
Tain
Gairloch
Alness
Kinlochewe
Ronay
Baile Mhanaich
Torridon
Dunvegan
Portree
Geirinis
Rudha
Hallagro
Achnasheen
Raasay
Isle of Skye
Lochcarron
Kyle of
Lochalsh
Kyleakin
Stromeferry
Cannich
Dornie
Cullen
Elgin
Route
Forres
Nairn
Banff
Buckie
MORAY
Keith
Invermoriston
M
Turriff
Is it for me? Mostly
Aberlour
Inverness
Huntly
Dufftown
good paths through
woodland,
Drumnadrochit up heather
Rhynie
Grantown-onslopes, over moorland
Spey
Alford
and beside
a
burn
Aviemore
Stiles None
ABERDEENSHIRE
HIGHLAND
Lochboisdale
Lossiemouth
Invergordon
Cromarty
Dingwall
Garve
O
18
Rona
Uig
Baleshare
South Uist
Island of Stroma
John O'Groats
Thurso
Plan your
route
Lochmaddy
Benbecula
B
Scrabster
Airidh a Bhruaich
Port nan Long
North Uist
Monach Islands
Cape
Wrath
South
Ronaldsay
20
Taransay
Pabbay
Berneray
Refreshments
4 pubs/0 cafés
Port nan Giuran
Stornoway
Kirkwall
Shapinsay
Scarpa Flow
Grade
Challenging
Durness
WESTERN ISLES
Orkney Islands
Hoy
View from the statue,
out over the firth –
see Point 2.
Cellar
Head
Stronsay
Mainland
Port of Ness
Borgh
Gallan
Head
Sanday
Rousay
Photo: Mary Welsh
12
highland
ben bhraggie
SCOTLAND
26
Westray
10
12
14
16
2 1.5km/1 mileShiel Bridge
en Bhraggie is a fine hill
Canna
Airor
Barra 30m statue of the
and its
Ascend
Ardvasarnarrow path up steep
Invergarry
Inverie
Kingussie
Heaval
Newtonmore
Castlebay
Rum
Banchory
Mallaig
Vatersay of Sutherland stands
1st Duke
clear-felled
slope to reach
Laggan
Ballater
Braemar
Start/parking
Sandray
Rosinish
Arisaigshelter
Dalwhinnie
on the
top
of
a
23m
plinth.
wooden
with
splendid
Eigg
Stone
Glenfinnan
Public car park in
Mingulay
Spean Bridge
Berneraydominates the
The statue
view over forest. Take gate
Fountain Road, Golspie,
Muck
Fort William
gridSref
NH832000
skyline, particularly Golspie,
beside shelter. Follow steadily
COT
LAND
ANGUS
Onich
Nearest town Dornoch
the village from where this Coll
rising path through
heather,
Pitlochry
Brechin
Glencoe
Ballachulish
Kirriemuir
Tobermory
PERTH AND KINROSS
Refreshments
Golspie
Forfar
walk starts, and all his lands
then short
steep pull
to foot of
Aberfeldy
Blairgowrie
Portnacroish
Lochaline
Public
toilets
At
start
Dunkeld
around. He was not aTiree
good
huge monument on Ben
Arbro
Coupar Angus
Public transport
Craignure
Connel
Carnoustie
Ulva
Killin
landlord. He drove people off
Bhraggie
Monifieth
Golspie reached by
Isle of Mull(397m/1,300ft).
Dundee
Tayport
Dalmally
Oban
Iona
Lochearnhead
Newport
Crianlarich
National Express
and Perth
their lands, often burning Fionnphort
their
Beside statue use
binoculars
to
Crieff
-on-Tay
Bridge of Earn
Cupar
St Andrews
railway.
Tel:
Traveline
houses to make room for a
focus on Dunrobin
Castle.
Auchterarder
Ardlui
STIRLING
Auchtermuchty
Luing
Ladybank
Inveraray
0871 Callander
200 2233
Fife Ness
Falkland
great sheep run. The Big Burn
FIFE
Scarba
Tarbet
Kinross
Strachur
Dunblane
Elie
3 3km/1¾ miles
Lochgoilhead
Glenrothes Buckhaven
Colonsay
Bridge of Allan
gorge is magnificent.
Maps
Stirling
Alloa
Kirkcaldy
Cowdenbeath
Ardlussa
By Mary Welsh.
back ofLochgilphead
statue, stride Garelochhead Ordnance Survey
Oronsay From
Dunfermline
North Berwic
Inverkeithing
Helensburgh
Denny Grangemouth
A R G Y L L & B U T E
EAST
Du
South
Queensferry
Alexandria
ahead
on
track
through
heather
Falkirk
Gourock
Explorer
441;
Dunoon
Kilsyth
LOTHIAN
Jura
Linlithgow
Edinburgh
Greenock Dumbarton Kirkintilloch
Cumbernauld
Haddington
Tighnabruaich
Musselburgh
1 Start
moorland, then
gently descend Clydebank Landranger 21 BathgateLivingston
Port Askaig
Tarbert
Dalkeith
Airdrie
WEST
Rothesay
Bonnyrigg
Paisley
Kennacraig
Shotts LOTHIAN
Walk up Fountain Road. Pass
round back
of hill. At
division
Glasgow
Johnstone
Penicuik
Largs
Islay
Motherwell
MIDLOTHIAN
Millport
Hamilton
Rhinns
Point
under railway bridge. Go ahead
take lower
track descending to
East Kilbride
Carluke
Gigha
Larkhall
Lauder
Strathaven
Kilwinning
Primmill
past farm. Wind R, then turn L. Port Ellen
deer gate into
woodland,
Killean pine
Lanark
Peebles
Ardrossan
Lesmahagow
Biggar
Galashiels
Irvine Kilmarnock
Kels
Brodick wall
Go through deer gate into Ben
then beside long boundary
SOUTH
Arran
LANARKSHIRE
Troon
Holy
Selkirk
Mauchline
Bhraggie
Wood.
Where
forest
to
R.
Just
before
narrow
road,
Isle
Prestwick
Malin Head
Abington
Ayr
BORDERS
Jedb
Cumnock
road bends, take signed path, R.
turnCampbeltown
L on to winding path
Hawick
EAST
New Cumnock
AYRSHIRE
Rathlin Island
Maybole
Mull ofbelt
Kintyre of pines. Continue
Inishowen
Cross forest
road
and
take
through
Dalmellington
Head
Carndonagh
Moffat
Portrush
path ahead.Moville
After
veering
L,
until path drops in largeGirvan
curve
SOUTH
Ballycastle
Portstewart
Bushmills
Buncrana
AYRSHIRE
O
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Coleraine
close to pylon, cross
two more
to join same road.
Carsphairn
Ballymoney
Limavady
Cushendall
Langholm
Lochmaben
Lockerbie
forest ‘roads’
. At forest edge,
Ballantrae
Londonderry
Dumfries
New
LONDONDERRY
cross another
forest road. ANTRIM
Galloway
Dungiven
Cairnryan
Longtown
8
CLACKMANNAN
FALKIRK
RENFREWSHIRE
NORTH
LANARKSHIRE
6
INVERCLYDE
EAST
RENFREWSHIRE
Horn Head
Letterkenny
metres
DONEGAL
Ballybofey
Donegal
hannon
800
600
400
200
0
km 0
Tory Island
2
4
NORTH AYRSHIRE
Strabane
Castlederg
NORTHERN
Newtownstewart
TYRONE
Omagh
Maghera
Magherafelt
Ballymena
Randalstown
Moneymore
Cookstown
IRELAND
Dungannon
Antrim
Crumlin
Belfast
Larne
Stranraer
Whitehead
Carrickfergus
Bangor
Holywood Donaghadee
Carryduff
Newton Stewart
Castle Douglas
Newtownards
Comber
Annan
Dalbeattie
Gretna
Brampton
Carlisle
Portpatrick
Kirkcudbright
Wigton
Alsto
Whithorn
Drummore
Burrow
Head
Maryport
Workington
Cockermouth
Keswick
Penrith
Appleby-in
Westmorla
26
highland
ben bhraggie
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2
5
1
Start
4 8km/5 miles
Turn L, cross bridge over ‘Big
Burn’. Bear R, take lower track
into woodland, then descend
oblique R turn to side of burn.
Turn L and walk on. Cross
bridge, pausing to look down
into huge ‘hole’ through which
placid burn becomes raging
torrent. Continue on path.
Before next bridge, bear L
through magnificent gorge.
Railed paths and railed
footbridges lead to platform,
projecting into burn below
plummeting fall. Return to
bridge. Cross. Walk on through
gorge, crossing bridges until
path climbs steps away from
river, on through woodland, to
edge of A9.
5 10km/6¼ miles
Climb grassy slope, L, over
‘Little Bridge’ to cross A-road,
with care. Go L for three metres,
then take narrow path, R, to
walk above burn for 500m. At
waymark, descend oblique R to
stile, then track to road. Bear R
to A9, walk L along Golspie main
street. Cross at traffic lights,
turn L, then R to car park.
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