Torridon
Calling all Munro-baggers! 5 of the Trust’s 46 Munros are found here.
Catch a glimpse of the red deer on the steep hillsides in the early morning and evening.
Stop off at the hide by the loch, and maybe spot some otters fishing for their tea.
Visit the Deer Enclosure and Deer Museum for a closer encounter with these splendid animals.
Look out for the iconic Highland cattle on the estate farm.
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Beinn Alligin with Liath Munro behind. -
A beautiful winters day at Upper Loch Torridon. -
See what you can spot from the bird hide at Loch Torridon. -
Have a close encounter with red deer at the Torridon deer enclosure. -
Take a stroll along the banks of Loch Torridon. -
Look out for the magnificent red deer stags in autumn.
About this place
Torridon has long been a magnet for hikers and climbers, a place of majestic beauty and uncompromising terrain.
Considered by many to embody the North Highland landscape, Torridon is an ancient and enchanting wilderness of water and rock. The rugged mountains are incredibly old – the Torridonian sandstone that forms the bulk of all the mountains dates back 750 million years. On the west side of the estate the hilly and loch-strewn landscape is even older. Composed of Lewisian Gneiss, it is over 2,600 million years old and it was the erosion of this land that provided the sediment, laid down in shallow seas, for the sandstone we know today.
Part of the Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve is on the Torridon estate and, along with other designations, the estate supports an impressive variety of flora and fauna, including important plant colonies, rare mosses and lichens, and the elusive pine marten and golden eagle.
There is an amazing choice of walking and climbing routes on the property, with over 18 miles of paths to choose from. Five of the Trust’s Munros are found here, including Liathach, peaking at 1,054m (3,456ft), and Beinn Alligin at 985m (3,230ft).
