Tomich, Highland
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Glen Affric and its neighbouring valleys donβt do anything on a small scale, but this 50-metre waterfall is the regionβs tallest, beating nearby Guisachan waterfall in both power and height. Itβs almost as if the waterfall and the surrounding Douglas Fir trees (planted by Lord Gladstone in the 1880s) are competing in a height contest with each other β and the winner is the lucky walker. This loop leaves the waterfall as a final climax, approached from the base with the top of the drop high above. In fact youβll be looking up for most of this walk β this forest contains some of Scotlandβs tallest trees. Whether that or the potholed approach road will make your neck ache more is open to debate.
Location
O.S. Grid Reference: NH 280238
GPS coordinates: 57.272496,-4.854450
No public transport within 1 mi
Car park (charge) accessed by 2 mi of unsurfaced track β not advised for vehicles with low ground clearance
Key info
3 km / 2 mi | β² 90 m |
1 hr
Features:
Douglas Firs;
Plodda Falls β β β β β
⬀ Moderate | Earthy narrow footpaths and forest tracks. Steep ascent from base to top of falls.
Anticlockwise circuit. Start β Abhainn Deabhag near Plodda Lodge β Plodda Falls β start. Route waymarked in green & on map
here (Tweedmouth Trail)
On our last visit
Wildlife: Pine marten spotted from the approach road to the falls, scampering along the track in front.
Weather: Sunshine and scattered clouds, temperature creeping into low teens.
May 2015
Also on this walk
Plodda Falls β β β β β
Location
Key info
Always open
Free
If not walking the full route, quickest access to the falls is a 5-min walk (each way) from the same car park, using the end of the route above but in reverse (⬀ Easy to upper viewpoint / ⬀ Moderate to base of falls).
