Scottish Bothy Walks - 28 best bothy adventures

DIRECTIONS
1 From the visitors’ car park
at Sligachan (NG 488 298), head
S through a gate, and out into
Glen Sligachan, along a
signposted path to Camasunary
and Elgol. After just under 2
miles cross the Allt na
Measarroch (NG 495 272).
3km/1.9 miles
path past Rubha Bàn where
you begin to head NW. Cut
inland past a rocky knoll, and
back to Loch nan Leachd’s
shoreline. Negotiate a number
of rock slabs, before crossing
the Bad Step by an obvious
crack line (NG 495 192).
3km/1.9 miles
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2
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Sgùrr
Mhairi
Beinn
Dearg
2 Continue on to a junction
of paths marked by a large
cairn (NG 502 240). Ignore the
R fork, which is the return
route from Loch Coruisk.
3.4km/2.1 miles
3 Carry on through Srath na
Crèitheach, past two lochans,
and out to Camasunary Bay,
ignoring a path heading L to
Kilmarie just before An t-Sròn
(NG 515 211). There are three
buildings in the bay: a private
farmhouse; the old bothy to
the W (now locked); and the
new bothy to the E, accessed
down a short, boggy path just
after crossing a footbridge
over the Abhainn nan Leac. At
present New Camasunary is
not marked on either the
1:50,000 or 1:25,000 maps of
the area (NG 517 183).
6.6km/4 miles
5 A little further on, cross a
small, sandy beach. After a few
minutes reach the banks of
the River Scavaig, and Loch
Coruisk. Keep on the S side of
the loch, then head up a zigzag
path to the saddle on the
Druim Hain ridge (NG 501 214).
3.5km/2.2 miles
6 Drop back down to the
valley on a steep, stony path,
skirting the banks of Allt nam
Fraoch-choire before crossing
the river and rejoining the
main track back to Sligachan.
The return from here takes
approximately 1.5–2 hours.
9.5km/6 miles
Meallan
Dearg
Lochan
Dubha
Meall
Dearg
6
Marsco
Sgùrr
Hain
Loch na
Cràitheach
5
3
Sgùrr
na Strý
Loch
Scavaig
0 2km
0 2mile
An t-Sròn
4
4 From the new bothy follow
an indistinct path along the
shoreline, past the old bothy,
to the Abhainn Camas
Fhionnairigh. Navigating the
river is a serious hazard if the
tide is in, or after heavy rain.
Once across, turn L, contouring
round the coastline on a faint
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