Mountains of Wester Ross
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Scotlandview - Wester Ross

Wester Ross Satellite Map

Wester Ross: remote, lonely, wild with only few people living in even fewer villages is an area of great unspoilt natural beauty. Wester Ross stretches from Loch Carron in the south to loch Broom in the north. Famous lochs are loch Torridon with the huge Torridon mountain range and loch Maree with the Slioch and Beinn Eighe mountains. One of the few parts of Scotland with remains of the old Caledonian forest.

Wester Ross Map

Other places of interest are Gairloch, Poolewe and the wonderful subtropical Inverewe Gardens. A must for everyone visiting the area. Another attraction is the Corrieshalloch Gorge: a 60 meter deep Gorge overgrown with trees and a 45 meters high waterfall.

Driving around in Wester Ross is an adventure on its own. With its many single track roads, huge mountains and stunning scenery, Wester Ross provides a picture of Scotland in optima forma. Walking might challenge the adventurer in you but be carefull when entering the remote parts of Wester Ross. A compass, maps and good equipment are essential since the weather can change rapidly and dramatically.


Picture Gallery click on a picture for an enlargment
Loch Ewe
View over Loch Ewe towards Poolewe. Loch Ewe is the only north facing loch in the west of Scotland and is used by the Royal Navy for submarine exercises.
Loch Ewe with moon rising
Same view, bit further down the road and with the rising moon.
Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve
Beinn Eighe Mountain trail. A walk from about 5 hours, which will take you up to about 600 meters with superb views over Loch Maree and Slioch.
Beinn Eighe Woodland Trail
The woodland part is also very interesting because of the ancient Caledonian Scottish Pine forest. One of the few remaining parts of the Caledonian forest in Scotland.
Redpoint Beach
Redpoint beach. 12 miles from Gairloch where the road ends at Redpoint farm. Great views towards Skye, Rona and Raasay over The Minch, the sea between the Outer Hebrides and the West Coast.
Loch Maree
Loch Maree from the Poolewe side. Inaccessible and no possiblities to walk along the shores of Loch Maree.
Gruinard Bay
View from Laide towards Gruinard Bay and Island. Met a man there who spoke the anglosaxon language called Doric which is still spoken in the east of Scotland. He could easily understand Dutch and German.

Loch Carron
Loch Carron seen from the viewpoint at Stromeferry at the A890.
Loch Ewe
Moon rising over the mountains from Sutherland.

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