📌 Badrallach, Highland
★★★
Where’s the remotest village in mainland Scotland? There are certainly a few contenders for that title, but Scoraig must be one of the leading candidates. This scattered, off-grid community of about 70 has no roads, with access to the nearest one only reachable by crossing Little Loch Broom – most residents probably have their own boat. On frequent stormy days it’s too rough to make the trip, so a path leads 5 miles up the coast to scarcely less-remote Badrallach further along the peninsula. Walking the full distance helps appreciate what it might be like to live here, with information panels inside the old lighthouse giving further insight. Or visit the school, head to the pier, or chat to a local in the “pay what you like” cafe! There’s not much to see in the conventional sense once you arrive – the village is extremely scattered and has no real focus – but then again, Scoraig isn’t exactly conventional…
📷 Chronological photo guide
View over Little Loch Broom from Badrallach at the start 
Traversing steep ground at Glac Gharbh 
View back to Sàil Mhòr across the loch 
Negotiating the rocky section at Creag a’ Chadha 
Creag a’ Chadha 
View ahead to Scoraig (on the headland, centre left) 
Allt an Uisge Mhaith 
Sàil Mhòr 
Coastal views 
Dragonflies 
Path inside Scoraig’s “city limits” 
Scoraig houses 
Track through Scoraig 
Hairy caterpillar 
“Pay what you like” cafe 
Lighthouse – relocated from the shoreline -now containing displays about village life 
Track to the pier 
Scoraig pier 
View from the pier 
The “Wild West” – sheep rustling on the road to the start
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at minor road end at Badrallach
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NH 056919
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.873999,-5.280352
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 17 km / 11 mi | ▲ 100 m | ⌛ 4.5-5.5 hr
Features: 🏠 Scoraig
⬤ Moderate | Clear path to Scoraig (some ascent / descent, a few rocky sections), then track to pier.
Download file for GPS➡️ Out-and-back walk to Scoraig & pier via coast path
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Cows grazing near start. Dragonflies, butterflies, big caterpillars, grasshoppers, frogs, a few horseflies.
Weather: Mostly sunny over the loch, but higher hills often in cloud until the afternoon. Moderate breeze, temperature in mid teens.
July 2018
