Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK)

402am Lochailort to Arisaig

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 21st May, 2019]

I catch the train to Lochailort station. Sadly, it’s not a steam train, just an ordinary diesel. Back on the A830, and I anticipate easy road walking as I head towards Arisaig.

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401pm Roshven to Lochailort

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 20th May 2019]

At first I think this roadside sign is warning me about cows, then I realise it’s a warning about sheep, and I relax. (Actually, I think the picture looks more like a little Scotty dog!)

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401am Glenuig to Roshven

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

I’m back in Glenuig, where I plan to leave my car near the bus stop. The shop and museum are both still closed this morning.

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400 Kinlochmoidart to Glenuig

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 19th May 2019]

I’ve returned to Scotland after only a week at home, because the weather forecast looked set relatively fair. I start my walk from the point I ended last time – the car park by St Finan’s church.

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399 Ardmolich to Kinlochmoidart

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 11th May 2019]

I’m supposed to be returning home to Manchester today. But, when I wake up to blue sky and bright sunshine, I decide to go for a little walk this morning before setting off. So, I return to the Forestry Commission car park at Ardmolich Wood.

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398 Silver Walk and Ardmolich

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 10th May 2019]

I drive to the Forestry Commission car park for the Ardmolich woods, a sloping area of tarmac near the top of a steep hill. A large information sign suggests a stroll around the woodland, while a smaller sign tells me this is the beginning (or the end) of the Silver Walk.

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397pm Castle Tioram and Silver Walk

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

Time to leave Castle Tioram and complete my circular walk – well, my figure of 8 walk, to be totally accurate. I climb down off the rocks, shrug my rucksack onto my shoulders, and set off across the causeway.

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397am Shiel Bridge to Castle Tioram

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 9th May 2019]

I have planned a circular walk today. I drive up the narrow road to Doirlinn (or Dorlin – take your pick), leave my car at the end of the road near the castle, march back down the road, and look for the footpath that should take me over the hills and down to Shiel Bridge.

The start of the path is hard to find. I end up in a lumbar yard (not the right way)…

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396pm Ardtoe to Shiel Bridge

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 8th May 2019]

I’m very pleased I decided to walk up to Ardtoe and discovered those beautiful beaches. Now I must walk back along the road. With less incentive to stop and take photographs, I make rapid progress.

On the way, I meet a couple of cyclists coming towards me up a hill. The man in front leading the way…