Old Ardtornish Castle

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A charming starting point with a lovely free car park, a souvenir shop and a shop selling local produce from the surrounding farms.
And then a walk where you’re likely to encounter nothing but nature and the ferries on the Sound of Mull!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 4.23 mi
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    Average duration: 2h 05 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
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    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 154 ft
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    Descent: - 118 ft
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    Highest point: 148 ft
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    Lowest point: 3 ft
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Boat House on Loch Aline
Misty Scottish landscape

Description of the walk

(S) The route begins by skirting the eastern shore of Loch Aline.
(1) The first point of interest you’ll come across after just 500 metres is the ‘Boat House’, a typical Morvern building: boats were the only means of transport before the first roads were built in themid-19th century.
A few hundred metres further on, a view looking back reveals both the fortified castle at Kinlochaline and Ardtornish House (a manor house).
(2) Shortly after the 4 km mark, a few works of art stand opposite the ferry jetty providing the crossing between Lochaline and the Isle of Mull.
(3) After 2 km through the countryside, the route reaches an isolated farm and veers to the right onto a narrower path towards the rocky outcrop and the ancient medieval castle overlooking Ardtronish Bay on the Sound of Mull (E).

As the suggested route is a one-way walk, hikers are free to retrace their steps directly, to continue from (3) eastwards along a slightly more challenging path to Inninmore, or, again starting from (3), to return to the starting point by heading due north and passing the Lochan Lub An Arbhair hydroelectric station. We strongly recommend downloading the topographic and satellite maps via the Visorando app to avoid getting lost in this very remote area!

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 30 ft - Achranich
  2. 1 : mi 0.28 - alt. 3 ft - Boat House
  3. 2 : mi 2.59 - alt. 23 ft - Artworks
  4. 3 : mi 3.8 - alt. 144 ft - Secluded farm
  5. E : mi 4.23 - alt. 43 ft - Old Ardtonish Castle

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