Cape Wrath Trail

🏔️ Route Character

The Cape Wrath Trail is a different animal to every other trail here — there is no waymarking, no fixed line, and no guaranteed accommodation. It's a route rather than a path, threading through Fisherfield's Great Wilderness and over remote passes to the lighthouse at Cape Wrath.

This is a serious, committing expedition for experienced walkers — self-sufficient, expert navigation, and comfortable with days in wild country.

🧰 Route Breakdown

• Day 1 — Fort William → Glenfinnan — Forest trails and lochside paths to the Glenfinnan Viaduct — a gentle start before the wild terrain.
• Day 2 — Glenfinnan → Strathcarron — Remote glens, rough paths and river crossings — an early taste of the trail's seriousness.
• Day 3 — Strathcarron → Kinlochewe — Beinn Eighe views and the approach to Torridon — huge mountain scenery.
• Day 4 — Kinlochewe → Shenavall — Through Fisherfield, one of Britain's wildest regions — atmospheric, remote, committing.
• Day 5 — Shenavall → Inverlael — Crossing the Great Wilderness — rough, pathless terrain and a big, serious day.
• Day 6 — Inverlael → Oykel Bridge — Forest tracks and river valleys — easier terrain and a recovery day.
• Day 7 — Oykel Bridge → Inchnadamph — Gentle glens, limestone scenery and Quinag views.
• Day 8 — Inchnadamph → Kylesku — Loch Assynt, remote passes and sea lochs — one of the best days on the trail.
• Day 9 — Kylesku → Rhiconich — Coastal mountains, quiet roads and wild moorland — a transition day.
• Day 10 — Rhiconich → Sandwood Bay — Superb coastal walking to the dunes and white sand of Sandwood Bay.
• Day 11 — Sandwood Bay → Cape Wrath — Clifftop paths to the lighthouse at Cape Wrath — the end of mainland Britain.