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Windhaven Café – Dunnet Head Lighthouse loop from Mary Ann's cottage

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Windhaven Café – Dunnet Head Lighthouse loop from Mary Ann's cottage

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Windhaven Café – Dunnet Head Lighthouse loop from Mary Ann's cottage

04:10

15.6km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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3.15 km

Windhaven Café

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A useful self-service cafe and shop that sells tea, coffee, cakes and sandwiches. The shop sells basic food and snacks. There is also camping and bed and breakfast accommodation with amazing sea views.

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3.50 km

Overgrown Coastal Path

Highlight • Trail

coastal path no longer exists. do not do this walk

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7.61 km

Dunnet Head Viewpoint and Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

Trig-baggers will want to get this one! Dunnet Head is home to the most northerly trig point of Britain's mainland and is the Northern-most point beating John O Groats by …

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8.07 km

Dunnet Head Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful viewpoint at the lighthouse, bird watching and coastal walk highly recommended

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15.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

1.30 km

340 m

264 m

Surfaces

11.9 km

1.93 km

1.07 km

282 m

256 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Sunday 5 July

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Windhaven Café – Dunnet Head Lighthouse loop from Mary Ann's cottage

Windhaven Café

Overgrown Coastal Path

Dunnet Head Viewpoint and Trig Point

Dunnet Head Lighthouse

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