Month: February 2026

Rough Plan of Attack

All subject to change, and the inevitable, “ooh, that looks interesting….”

Day 1 (9th May):
Home to Invernahavon (~6½ hrs, 338miles)

Day 2 (10th May):
Invernahavon-Inverness (~1 hr, 50 miles)
Inverness-Rogie Falls (~30 mins, 21 miles)
Rogie Falls-Portmahomack (~1 hr, 40 miles)
Portmahomack-Golspie (~35 mins, 26 miles)

Day 3 (11th May):
Dunrobin Castle -Crackaig Beach (~20 mins, 12 miles)
Crackaig Beach-Baile an Or (~30 mins, 16 miles)

Day 4 (12th May):
Helmsdale Bay viewpoint-Berridale-Dunbeath Harbour-Latheronwheel Harbour-Lybster Harbour-Whaligoe Steps-Old Pulteney-Wick Riverside Campsite (~1½ hrs, 50 miles)

Day 5 (13th May):
Noss Head/Castle Sinclair Girnigoe-Old Keiss Castle-Duncansby Head-John O’ Groats Signpost-Dunnet Head-Murkle Caravan Park (~2 hrs, 54 miles)

Day 6 (14th May):
Tesco Thurso-RSPB Forsinard-Bettyhill Harbour-Borgie Glen (~2¼ hrs, 72 miles)

Day 7 (15th May):
Borgie Glen-Smoo Cave-Balnakeil-Scourie Caravan Park (~2 hrs, 64 miles)

Day 8 (16th May):
Scourie-Kylesku Bridge-Allt Chranaidth Waterfall-Drumbeg viewpoint-Clashnessie falls-Stoer Lighthouse-Strone viewpoint-Shore Caravan site (Hermit’s Castle) (2 hrs, 45 miles)

Day 9 (17th May):
Lochinver-Suilvan paths carpark-Ardvreck Castle-Bones Cave-Port a Bhaigh (1¾ hrs, 48 miles)

Day 10 (18th May):
Stac Pollaidh car park (walk up Stac Pollaidh)-back to Port a Bhaigh (~30 mins, 12 miles each way)

Day 11 (19th May):
Ardmair coffee shop-Rhue Lighthouse-Tesco Ullapool-Falls of Measach car park-Gruinard Bay Caravan Park (~2 hrs, 68 miles)

Day 12 (20th May):
Beinn Eighe Woodland trail-Lake Falls-Red roof cottage-Applecross Campsite (~2½ hrs, 76 miles)

Day 13 (21st May):
Applecross- Red Squirrel Campsite, Glencoe (~3½ hrs, 121 miles)

Day 14 (22nd May):
Red Squirrel Campsite- Home (~6 hrs, 315 miles)