Author Archives: jcombe

370. Inverie to Carnach Bridge

Posted on June 30, 2022 by jcombe

September 2020 Coastal walkers often face a dilemma. To ferry, or not to ferry? Or do you walk around to the nearest bridge or crossing point on every river or estuary? Or even walk up every estuary until it stops … Continue reading →

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369. Inverie circular via Airor

Posted on June 23, 2022 by jcombe

May 2021 Having reached Inverie I wanted to cover the coast west of there, at least as much as possible. Given the very remote location and rough terrain I had ruled out making my own way entirely round the coast … Continue reading →

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368. Inverie to Barisdale (and back)

Posted on June 14, 2022 by jcombe

October 2020 Tackling the Knoydart peninsula is tough. The area is mountainous and extremely remote. There are very few roads (and those that exists are not connected to the rest of the road network) and only a few paths. On … Continue reading →

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367. Kinloch Hourn to Barisdale (and back)

Posted on June 7, 2022 by jcombe

October 2020 Once again this was a tricky walk to plan. My start point, Kinloch Hourn has a road (just), but it’s at the end of a 22 mile long narrow twisty single track road. My destination, Barisdale has no … Continue reading →

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366. Kinloch Hourn to Corran (and return)

Posted on May 25, 2022 by jcombe

October 2020 For this walk I was staying in Fort William. Corran and Kinloch Hourn are both on the north edge of Loch Hourn. Corran is near the coastal end of the Loch, whilst Kinloch Hourn is at the head … Continue reading →

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365. Corran to Loch Hourn Islands (Eilean a’Gharb-lain)

Posted on May 18, 2022 by jcombe

September 2021 Last year I had walked from Kinloch Hourn at the head of Loch Hourn to Corran (a walk I have yet to write up). However the closest path to the coast that links these two places goes through … Continue reading →

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364. Sandaig

Posted on May 5, 2022 by jcombe

September 2022 On my last walk I walked from Corran to Glenelg, which took me past the tiny and abandoned settlement of Sandaig. At the time I wasn’t clear if this path would take me to the coast and even … Continue reading →

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363. Corran to Glenelg

Posted on April 26, 2022 by jcombe

October 2020 For this walk I was staying in Fort William, so it was quite a long drive north to Glenelg, as I after leaving the A87 at Shiel Bridge the road was then almost entirely single-track, going over the … Continue reading →

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362. Glenelg to Shiel Bridge

Posted on April 19, 2022 by jcombe

October 2020 On the last walk I had written up I had walked from Kyle of Lochalsh to Shiel Bridge but had then relocated further south to Mallaig. I was therefore focused on walks closer to Mallaig for the rest … Continue reading →

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361. Shiel Bridge to Kyle of Lochalsh

Posted on April 7, 2022 by jcombe

September 2020 Today I would will be walking along the north shores of Loch Alsh and Loch Duich. For this walk I was staying in the Kyle of Lochalsh. However I had booked this trip many months ago (back in … Continue reading →

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