Scotland's Great Trails

Kintyre Way

One of Scotland's Great Trails: 161 km (100 mi) with 3,405 m of ascent, about 7 days on foot.

Distance
161 km (100 mi)
Ascent
3,405 m
Days
7
High point
357 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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Kintyre Way
Ingo Wölbern · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Summits on the way

  • Cruach Doire Lèithe 377 m · 6.8 km from the start
  • Cnoc nan Gabhar 230 m · 72 km from the start
  • Amod Hill 234 m · 144 km from the start
  • Remuil Hill 302 m · 146 km from the start
  • Binnein Fithich 361 m · 151 km from the start
  • Cnoc Sabhail · 160 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: near Tarbert, Argyll and Bute. 55.86403, -5.41175

Finish: near Machrihanish, Argyll and Bute. 55.42337, -5.73415

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.