Attractions in the Northwest Highlands

This diminutive mountain is the embodiment of why metres alone do not make a mountain. Its compact perfection makes for a pleasingly efficient mountain adventure, and one that includes the … read more

Few hills are as genuinely loved as Suilven. Its isolated island-mountain stature, protruding from the low cnoc-and-loch landscape of Assynt, shares more with the monoliths of Monument Valley than a … read more

If you wonder why An Teallach is frequently cited as the greatest single mountain in Britain, hike up to Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill and you'll soon see why. A lofty … read more

This hilltop is both a 'Marilyn' and a 'Graham', and stands at 699m. From the top you are rewarded with impressive views overlooking Loch Ness and the Cairngorm mountains beyond. … read more

Built in 1901, the Glenfinnan Viaduct is probably most famous for its use in the Harry Potter Movie series. It is an impressive piece of engineering, made up of 21 … read more

Ben Wyvis, an isolated Munro mountain in the north of Scotland. We followed the main path up from the west which leads you through the Ben Wyvis National Nature Reserve.

High point on the Isle of Mull, Ben More is a Munro commonly left until last due to its location – and what a way to become a 282 completer. … read more

The Five Sisters of Kintail is a mountain chain on the north of Glen Shiel, and Sgurr Fhuaran sits in the centre as the highest and most impressive. A knot … read more

One of the two Munro summits on Beinn Eighe, Spidean Coire nan Clach is the more easterly of two. The Munro sits in the Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve in … read more

Fionn Bheinn is a Munro mountain at 933m high. I climbed it from Achnasheen on what seemed to be one of the wettest days of 2019!

Charismatic and imposing, Beinn Alligin is the most westerly of the Torridon giants. Its views to nearby Liathach and distant An Teallach will tempt you to linger on the tops … read more

Most travel long distances to reach the foot of the most northerly Munro, buoyed by the promise of magical coastal views of the Orkney Islands. Climb the broad south ridge, … read more

Nestled in Britain’s oldest National Nature Reserve, Beinn Eighe is the third of the great Torridonian giants: an immensely rocky mountain capped by grey-white quartzite. Consisting of two Munro summits, … read more

Ben More (Assynt) is most commonly climbed along the ridge from Conival. My guidebook described it as follows - ‘the ridge from Conival to Ben More Assynt is a wonderful … read more

Brutally built and terrifyingly sheer, An Teallach is probably mainland Britain’s gnarliest ridge scramble. Monstrous pinnacles, like the jagged backbone of a sleeping dragon, serve up a legendary grade three … read more

The monument towers over the Highlands on the edge of Loch Shiel. The tower can be climbed from 9:00 to 19:00, in autumn / winter from 10:00 to 17:00 for £ 4.

Fort Augustus sits on the southern banks of the Loch Ness. From the historic and picturesque hamlet, you get wonderful views of the loch and many tourists come here to … read more

Built between 1803-22, Neptune’s Staircase is a flight of eight locks on the Caledonian Canal. Set in the shadow of Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, it is the longest staircase … read more

A Sutherland beauty, nestled high in the Scottish Highlands, Conival is a wonderful Munro mountain, standing at 987m, you are treated to lovely views down to Loch Assynt. I can recommend the approach from Inchnadamph.

‘The Grey One’ is regarded by mountain connoisseurs as amongst the finest on mainland Britain. It’s an opinion that’s hard to argue with. An 8km writhing mass of striated Torridonian … read more