Section 7: The Northern Highlands and the Flow Country

Spean Bridge to Dunnet Head & Thurso

GPSX-R = Route ; GPSX-T = Track (better for ViewRanger uploads than Route)

From	To	Km	Miles	Ascent/m	Time	GPSX-R	GPSX-T	Comment
Spean Bridge	Loch Arkaig	12.3	7.6	207	3:25	680	680T	wait or take alternative route.
Loch Arkaig	Poulary (non-flood)	16.7	10.4	741	5:24	690	690T
Poulary	Cluanie	17.6	10.9	720	5:36	700	700T
Cluanie	Falls of Glomach	22.5	14.0	560	6:33	710	710T
Falls of Glomach	Bendronaig Lodge	22	13.7	708	6:40	720	720T
Bendronaig Lodge	Craig (via Bealach Bhearnais)	17	10.6	560	5:11	730	730T	Alternatives via Carn Mor or Sgurr na Feartaig
Craig	Kinlochewe	16.5	10.3	554	5:02	740	740T
Kinlochewe	Shenavall	27.5	17.1	945	8:27	750	750T
Shenavall	Inverlael	18.7	11.6	799	6:00	760	760T
Inverlael	Oykel Bridge	34.4	21.4	975	10:13	770	770T	Long day. Bothy at Knockdamph alternative
Oykel Bridge	Lairg	26.8	16.7	493	7:31	780	780T
Lairg	Loch Choire	28.7	17.8	608	8:11	790	790T
Loch Choire	Kinbrace	29.1	18.1	278	7:44	800	800T	or road from Badanloch
Kinbrace	Dail Righe	25.8	16.0	429	7:09	810	810T
Dail Righe	Watten	33.5	20.8	140	8:36	820	820T
Watten	Keiss	18	11.2	70	4:37	830	830T
Keiss	Gills Bay	25.8	16.0	515	7:18	840	840T	JOG day
Gills Bay	Dunnet Head	19.2	11.9	409	5:28	850	850T
Totals this stage		412.1	256.1	9711	119:12	Section 07	Section 07T
Dunnet Head	Dunnet	9.8	6.1	476	3:14	860	860T	or bus to Thurso
Dunnet	Thurso	15.2	9.4	196	4:07	860	860T	bus or walk
Alternatives
Loch Arkaig	Poulary (flood route)	26.9	16.7	919	8:15	690	690T	High flood route Spean Bridge to Poulary (a day 2)
Spean Bridge	South Laggan	26.3	16.3	421	7:16	680b	680bT	Poulary via South Laggan day 1
South Laggan	Poulary	23.6	14.7	457	6:39	690b	690bT	Poulary via South Laggan day 2
Oykel Bridge to Kinbrace via Crask instead of Lairg
Oykel Bridge	Glen Cassley	29.3	18.2	707	8:30	780a	780aT	with alternative to river crossing
Glen Cassley	Crask	25.7	16.0	571	7:22	790a	790aT
Crask	Gearnsary	25.3	15.7	366	6:56	800a	800aT
Gearnsary	Kinbrace	15.4	9.6	196	4:10
Alternative section splits
Bendronaig Lodge	Craig (via Carn Mor)	16.3	10.1	636	5:08	730b	730bT	Or route via Sgurr na Feartaig
Cluanie	Glen Affric (Alltebeithe YH)	10.4	6.5	324	3:08	710c	710cT	Cluanie to Craig via Gleann Gaorsaic
Glen Affric (Alltebeithe YH)	Maol-bhuidhe	25.7	16.0	720	7:37	720c	720cT	Cluanie to Craig via Gleann Gaorsaic
Maol-bhuidhe	Craig (via Bealach Bhearnais)	24.3	15.1	773	7:21	730c	730cT	Cluanie to Craig via Gleann Gaorsaic
Cluanie	Morvich	26.1	16.2	626	7:34	710d	710dT	Cluanie to Craig via Gleann Lichd & Morvich
Morvich	Maol-bhuidhe	22.4	13.9	1196	7:35	720d	720dT	Cluanie to Craig via Gleann Lichd & Morvich
Inverlael	Knockdamph	20.2	12.6	785	6:21	770
Knockdamph	Oykel Bridge	14.2	8.8	193	3:52	770
Oykel Bridge	Overscaig	38.3	23.8	846	10:59	780b	780bT
Overscaig	Crask	16.6	10.3	428	4:51
Watten	John O' Groats	37.4	23.2	530	10:14	830b	830bT
John O' Groats	Dunnet Head	25.4	15.8	459	7:06	840b	840bT