📌 Ardfern, Argyll & Bute
★★★
This short, there-and-back walk heads out to Craignish Point, at the end of the peninsula extending southwest from Ardfern. The entire route has good views of the sounds on either side of the headland, with excellent opportunities for spotting marine life (seals, porpoises, otters…) on a calm day. Jura and Scarba adorn the western horizon; the strait in between the two islands is the location of the notorious Corryvreckan Whirlpool.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Pier at the start 
Pier at the start 
Path near the start 
Looking west towards Jura (left), Scarba (right) & the Gulf of Corryvreckan 
View back along the spine of the peninsula 
High point 
Approach to Craignish Point 
Gulf of Corryvreckan 
East side of the peninsula 
Craignish Point 
Craignish Point 
Craignish Point 
Craignish Point
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at minor road end 4 mi southwest of Ardfern
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NM 763003
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.142735,-5.603265
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 3 km / 2 mi | ▲ 80 m | ⌛ 1-1.5 hr
Features: 🌊 Craignish Point
⬤ Moderate | Faint, grassy path with some ascent / boggy patches. Tends to fade at far end of peninsula. Easy route for the grade.
Download file for GPS➡️ Out-and-back walk: start – Craignish Point – return by outward route
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: A solitary seal, seagulls, a few other seabirds. Probably a black throated diver, but too far away to be certain.
Weather: Sunshine, often through a sheet of high cloud, temperature in mid teens.
June 2021
