Discover and explore Torridon, Fisherfield and Gairloch

Torridon is one of the Scotland’s most beautiful and spectacular landscapes and one of the country’s premier outdoor areas. It is home to several of the British mainland’s finest peaks: Liathach, Beinn Eighe and Beinn Alligin most notably – distinctive mountains built from tier after tier of the eponymous Torridonian coarse red/brown sandstone. The quiet village of Torridon itself is nestled at the base of Liathach and the head of Loch Torridon, but the name also applies to the wider area. You can search for accommodation in the villages of Torridon or Kinlochewe, both of which are ideal locations to explore the area.

Crepuscular rays light Glen Torridon, Torridon & Fisherfield

Evening crepuscular rays over Mullach an Rathain and Am Fasarinen, Liathach, Torridon & Fisherfield

Photo of the mighty Torridon peak of Liathach seen to good effect from the western ridge of Spidean Coire nan Clach, Beinn Eighe

The famous Triple Buttress of Beinn Eighe's Coinneach Mhor, Coire Mhic Fhearchair, Torridon & Fisherfield

Photo of stunning evening light over Upper Loch Torridon

Am Fasarinen and Mullach an Rathain, Liathach, Torridon & Fisherfield

Travelling east through Glen Torridon, beneath the ramparts of Liathach and then Beinn Eighe, and over the watershed, the tranquil village of Kinlochewe lies at the eastern foot of Beinn Eighe, way below the jagged skyline of the Bodaich Dubh or Black Carls of Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe – Beinne Eighe’s eastern top. The head of Loch Maree, a huge 20 kilometre long expanse of fresh water, is just a couple of kilometres north west of Kinlochewe. The Cape Wrath Trail passes through the village before heading north in to Fisherfield. You can search for accommodation in Kinlochewe here.

Further north west up Loch Maree it broadens out and there are some stunning ancient pine forest clad islands – The Loch Maree Islands are part of the Beinn Eighe and the Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve. There are fine walks and views from the Coille na Glas-Leitir car park and at Slattadale.

Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe, the Black Carls (Bodaich Dubh) and Creag Dubh, Torridon & Fisherfield

Beinn Airigh Charr and the Loch Maree Islands from Slattadale, Torridon & Fisherfield

Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe from the east ridge of Sgurr Ban, Torridon & Fisherfield

The Letterewe Forest peaks across Loch Maree from Slattadale, Torridon & Fisherfield

Slioch and the Loch Maree Islands from the Tollie path, Torridon & Fisherfield

A very fine Golden-ringed dragonfly on the Slattadale to Tollie path, Torridon & Fisherfield

Fisherfield is north of Torridon and Loch Maree and has been called “The Great Wilderness” – it is one of the most wild and remote areas of the British Isles with high mountains, deep glens and straths, lochs, rivers and few paths. The Cape Wrath Trail traverses the area on its way north to Dundonnell. Slioch, Beinn Lair and Beinn Airigh Charr form a broad barrier on its south side on the northern shore of Loch Maree; An Teallach, on Fisherfield’s northern edge, is the most well known peak of the area, while A’ Mhaighdean and Ruadh Stac Mor vie for title of most remote Munro.

Fisherfield Wilderness, Torridon & Fisherfield

Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair from Meallan Odhar, Torridon & Fisherfield

An Teallach Peaks Across Toll an Lochain, Torridon & Fisherfield

Ruadh Stac Mor, A' Mhaighdean, Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair and Beinn Tarsuinn from Beinn Airigh Charr, Torridon, Fisherfield & Gairloch

On the coast west and north of Loch Maree, Gairloch and Poolewe are villages that form the heart of a string of coastal communities around Loch Gairloch, Loch Ewe and Gruinard Bay. There are beautiful beaches and coastal scenery here and dolphins and whales can sometimes be spotted from the headlands. You can see dolphin and whale photos taken at Rubha Reidh here and read more about the area. You can search for accommodation in Gairloch or Poolewe and boat trips are available from Gairloch.