Scourie & North-West Sutherland - Mod.
Dates: August 14 Start: Saturday, Inverness Station 13:30 Finish: Saturday, Inverness 11:00 Cost: £685 Price Includes: 7 nights in Hotel based on Dinner, Bed & Breakfast, 5 days guided walking. Single Room Supplement: from £70
The unique combination of extraordinary, ancient mountain landscape, vast moorlands, sea stacks and solitude in this area of Sutherland is a powerful magnet for those who love walking holidays. Cape Wrath, the far northwestern tip, is wild and unspoilt with views to Orkney, North Rona and Lewis. We follow the coast, past the slender sea stack of Am Buachaille ('the Herdsman'), to the splendidly isolated Sandwood Bay - two miles of golden sand and twisted, pink and grey rock. Other days we will choose from the many available wild and remote coastal & glen walks. On this trip there will be the chance, on the free day, to visit Handa Island, just north of Scourie. Nesting on Handa’s cliffs are tens of thousands of seabirds, including Britain’s largest colony of razorbills and guillemots. Puffins nest atop the Great Stack and we always see Great and Arctic skuas on our walk across the island. Well worth the visit. Accommodation Scourie Hotel - we have been using this traditional, three-star fishing hotel as our base for many years and we love it. The hotel overlooks the sheltered waters and white sands of Scourie Bay. You will experience high-standard accommodation and excellent cuisine in a friendly atmosphere. The comfortable bedrooms are en suite. Walking Grade The emphasis is on a leisurely pace with time to observe and interpret the area, its history and wildlife. We usually spend 5 to 6 hours walking up to 10 miles (16 km). Gradients are generally easy and much of the walking is on paths, although these can be rough in places. Basic fitness required.

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14 August 2010 - 21 August 2010

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