📌 Gairloch, Highland
★★★
What is the nature of Gairloch? Sandy beaches, rocky inlets, wind-ruffled sea lochs, wooded knolls speckled with bare crags? Or perhaps all of the above, which are all well seen from this short circuit starting from the village’s southerly outpost of Charlestown, where the area’s main harbour is.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at foot of Flowerdale Glen, A832 at Charlestown, Gairloch
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NG 810752
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.712903,-5.678084
🚌 Infrequent bus stops at car park
🚗 Car park (further space on the other side of the main road)
📝 Key info
▶ 4 km / 2 mi | ▲ 120 m | ⌛ 1 hr
Features: 🌊 An Àrd; 🏖️ Gaineamh Mhor ★★★
⬤ Easy | Clear paths with a little mud & two short ascents. Sandy beach, short section of roadside pavement.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – Charlestown harbour – An Àrd – Gaineamh Mhòr – Ord na h-Eaglaise – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Song thrush, chaffinches, robins, wrens.
Weather: Intermittent light rain & blustery wind, 10°C.
June 2026
