Scotland · Long-distance path

Cape Wrath Trail

A long-distance path in Scotland: 478 km (297 mi) with 12,983 m of ascent, about 18 days on foot.

Distance
478 km (297 mi)
Ascent
12,983 m
Days
18
High point
730 m

The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.

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Cape Wrath Trail
Sebastian Steude; Website: https://www.sebastian-steude.de/ · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Summits on the way

  • Meallan Odhar · 201 km from the start
  • Ben Dreavie 512 m · 430 km from the start
  • Druim na Buainn 153 m · 466 km from the start
  • Cnoc a' Gheodha Ruaidh 182 m · 470 km from the start
  • Sìthean na h-Iolaireich 231 m · 474 km from the start

Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.

Start and finish

Start: 57.20294, -5.30355

Finish: 58.61847, -5.00414

Directions to the start Directions to the finish

Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.