Signal Rock and An Torr, Glencoe

The walk starts from the An Torr car park on the north side of the A82, on the site of the old National Trust for Scotland visitor centre. A path leads to a bridge over the River Coe, with Bidean nam Bian behind, and climbs into the woods. Waymarked paths lead through the trees to Signal Rock, which is climbed by steps round the back. The route returns to a junction and makes a loop round An Torr, through the woods past viewpoints over the glen, before dropping back over the river to the car park.

It is 2.6 km with 99 m of ascent; allow about 1 hour. The grade is Easy: short, on good paths, partly waymarked, with some ups and downs.

Signal Rock is where the chief of the Glencoe MacDonalds is said to have addressed his clan, and legend makes it the place from which the signal was given to start the massacre of 1692. The trees now hide most of the view from the top. There are several junctions in the woods, so look out for the waymarkers.

Parking is free. Citylink buses between Glasgow and Fort William run along the A82.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.