The Hills Behind Gairloch: Walking in Scotland Part Three. . .

Day 4 of our trip was definitely my favourite walk and just another example of how you don't have to be bagging the munros to get the gorgeous views.  I'm afraid I don't have the names of every little hill we climbed in this circular walk but I can tell you that we started from the village of Gairloch and An Groban was definitely one of them ( possibly the first one, but alas, I was so busy taking in the scenery, I wasn't pay attention to our guide).  There is a very good website here that provides more information about the area if anyone is keen to explore these hills.

The start of the walk is along a very manicured touristy path that takes in a waterfall. But shortly after, you are at the foot of the first hill.

Again, the colours were stunning and you don't have to climb far to see the sea.

Once up, there is a landscape of wonderful little lochans and bumpy hills. If you've ever climbed Haystacks in the Lake District, this is a very similar terrain and height.

Just look at the colours in this rock!!!!!

And could there be a more spectacular view? You have all the big, mighty Torridon hills in the distance and in the foreground, these majestic, rocky outcrops, surrounded by intense orange bracken and above and below moody skies and watery shadows.  I was just in awe at the beauty but also the emptiness of it all. Not a soul to be seen.

We walked from lump to lump in a circle - they may all look close together, but there is a lot of undulation and distance involved.

And finally from the far side, we got a lovely view of Loch Maree.

We then scrambled down and returned via a path that skirted this larger lochan. 

It was a fabulous walk - about 7 miles in total and I would do it again in a heartbeat.