Unwaymarked Route: Scotland
Fort William - Cape Wrath
326km/202 miles CHALLENGING
A walk to the remote northwest corner of Britain, described by its creators as possibly "the toughest long distance walk in the British Isles" and designed to take in as much interesting and beautiful scenery as possible while avoiding high peaks. It includes Britain's remotest place, Knoydart, and its highest waterfall, Eas a Chùal Aluinn, and the Munro-baggers' mecca, Beinne Eighe National Nature Reserve.
The 330km/205-mile Cape Wrath Trail from Banavie to Cape Wrath, devised by David Paterson, runs roughly parallel through Kintail, Torridon, Dundonnell and Assynt, including Beinne Eighe and Lurg Mór.
Connects with
Local authority
Maps
- Explorer maps 391, 398, 413, 414, 433, 435, 439, 442, 445, 446
- Landranger maps 9, 15, 16, 19, 20, 25, 33, 40, 41
Publications
- North to the Cape: A Trek from Fort William to Cape Wrath by Denis Brook and Phil Hinchliffe. Cicerone £11.99
Comprehensive guidebook with route directions, useful background and good maps. - The Cape Wrath Trail by David Paterson, ISBN 0 95219 082 6. Peak Publishing £13.95.
