Unapool, Highland
★★
This cascade on the Unapool Burn a few miles south of its namesake village is hardly the most impressive or well-known waterfall in the region. But the nearby main road and handy access track make it one of the easiest to access, with good views downstream and across Loch Glencoul from the foot of the fall. The burn is fed by a couple of large lochs and the eastern slopes of Quinag, so usually has a healthy flow (just turn a blind eye to the water treatment plant sharing the site).
Location
O.S. Grid Reference: NC 234310
GPS coordinates: 58.232118,-5.009153
No public transport within 1 mi
Layby at
Key info
Always open
Free
From the layby it’s a 2-min walk downhill to the waterfall on a tarmac track.
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