Walks

The walk begins from the Coire Mhic Nobuil car park, approx. 3km west from Fasag (Torridon) village on the road to Inveralligin, Wester Alligin and Diabaig. 

Stand on the road bridge above Abhainn Coire Mhic Nobuil and enjoy views of the gorge. To the south of the car park, towards Upper Loch Torridon, is the privately owned Torridon House which sits among mature trees and Rhododendron ponticum. 

Take the path just west of the gorge to start the route. This path is maintained by the National Trust for Scotland’s Footpath team. 

The route climbs to a deer fence with a stile and a small gate for dogs. 

The path is clear and continues to ascend to Coire nan Laogh where it keeps to the west side of the Alltan Glas burn. 

At a flat plateau above the coire you will approach the summit of Tom na Gruagaich, which is a Munro summit of 922 metres. 

Enjoy western views over the sea to Skye and Raasay; on a clear day, the Outer Hebrides can be seen. To the east is Liathach, another Munro with two summits, also within the Torridon Estate and cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.  

After you’ve appreciated the magnificent views, continue down the rough and narrow north ridge of Tom na Gruagaich and onwards towards the second summit of Sgùrr Mòr. 

Along the ridge, you will see 3.5 million cubic metres of rock debris below you, in Toll a Mhadaidh Mor (Great Wolf Hollow), on the eastern side. The rock in this coire was deposited from the Eag Dubh (Black Cleft). This spectacular gully was created when a massive rockslide occurred around 3,750 years ago, not a long time in geological terms! 

Moving past Eag Dubh, Sgùrr Mòr at 986 metres, is met. 

You will now be able to marvel at Baosbheinn (the wizard’s mountain) to the north; further along the route are the three Horns of Alligin. 

At this point, you can choose to turn back from where you came if you would prefer not to do the  grade 1–2 scramble along the horns. 

Scrambling the three horns is fairly straightforward to follow but will require steep ascents and descents over rough but grippy Torridonian sandstone. Be aware of the weather conditions and turn back if you do not feel comfortable continuing. 

The scramble of the first two horns is obvious to follow – after the first horn there is a narrow ridge before a steep descent. There is little option to bypass the first two horns but the third has a slightly clearer bypass route to the right or you can continue up and over the third horn directly.   

The descent from here remains steep with easy scrambling. The path continues for what may feel like a long time. However, the way is clear and the gradient will become more gradual as you meet a cairn at the junction towards Bealach a Chomhla. 

Continue on the path you are on, and you will soon reach the footbridge over Allt a Bhealaich. Some waterfalls can be seen as the path continues on the eastern side of the burn. 

Before too long, you will come to a junction where another path leads east behind Liathach, past the Beinn Dearg shielings and on to Coire Dubh. That’s a walk for another day! Do not take this path – instead continue down to another footbridge which crosses Abhainn Coire Mhic Nobuil.

Enjoy the final stretch of the walk which allows you to enjoy more picturesque waterfalls, with Beinn Alligin in the background. 

Pass through a gate to enter the woodland at Coire Mhic Nobuil, where you will soon arrive back to the car park where you began.