⛰️ Mountain
Torridon Mountains
📍 Wester Ross
⏱ 2 hours to full day
🆓 Free entry
🚐 Motorhome friendly
The Torridon mountains are among the most ancient and dramatic peaks in Britain. The great ridges of Liathach, Beinn Eighe and Beinn Alligin are formed from Torridonian sandstone deposited 750 million years ago, long before complex life existed on Earth. Seen from the road above Loch Torridon, they rise in a massive wall of red and grey stone, their tops often shrouded in cloud. The NTS Countryside Centre at Torridon offers excellent ranger-led walks and wildlife information, and the National Nature Reserve on Beinn Eighe is the oldest in Britain (1951). Red and roe deer are commonly seen around the settlement, and golden eagles nest in the surrounding glens.
From Lochcarron take the A896 north to Kinlochewe, then west to Torridon (16 miles). Or from Shieldaig follow the minor coastal road west along Loch Torridon.