St Ninian's Tombolo Beach – St Ninian's Chapel Ruins loop from St Ninian's Isle

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St Ninian's Tombolo Beach – St Ninian's Chapel Ruins loop from St Ninian's Isle

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St Ninian's Tombolo Beach – St Ninian's Chapel Ruins loop from St Ninian's Isle

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4.18km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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56 m

View south from St Ninian's Beach

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Nice easy walk on grassy hill

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450 m

St Ninian's Tombolo Beach

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St Ninian's is a small island connected by the largest tombolo in the UK, approximately 500 metres long.

In summer the tombolo is above sea level providing a beautiful spectacle …

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1.82 km

St Ninian's Tombolo (Double Beach)

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Nice area to camp & most likely fish too

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3.26 km

St Ninian's Chapel Ruins

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The ruin of St. Ninians chapel is the 13./14. It is located behind the harbor on the rocky coast of the fishing village of Isle of Whithorn. The chapel was …

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4.08 km

Viewpoint Bench, Southern Shetland Islands – View of the Atlantic

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Beach walk to St Ninian's Isle

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4.18 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.49 km

1.39 km

208 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.09 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

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Comments

July 24, 2024,St Ninian’s Isle (via the tombolo)

St Ninian's Isle has the finest example of a beach tombolo in the UK, and despite having visited many times before until this week I had never purposefully walked it's outline! For me, then, this is probably my 'Walk of the Year'. And just look at the weather! We have been so blessed this fortnight in Orkney first and then …

July 10, 2024,St. Ninians Beach of Shetland Island🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Where Scotland meets Scandinavia and the North Sea meets the Atlantic, there are the 100 or so small islands of the Shetlands. The windswept archipelago enchants with its rugged beauty, abundance of rare animal species and great Viking heritage. The archipelago, which is almost untouched in many places, is a paradise for nature lovers: only 15 of the Shetland Islands …

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