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~50 miles
~1hr 45mins
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The Crossing Back
Leaving Ardnamurchan, the route turns gently back toward the mainland, skirting sea lochs and wooded shores through Kilchoan, Salen, Strontian and Ardgour. After the intensity of the peninsula, this is a quieter stretch — still close to the Atlantic, but easing towards the mountains ahead.
The journey pauses at Corran Ferry, a short, frequent crossing of Loch Linnhe that needs no booking — just queue and cross. On the far shore the landscape begins to gather itself, the softness of the coast giving way to the bigger, more mountainous country to come.
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Camas Tòrsa provides a proper picnic stop beside Loch Sunart, about two kilometres west of Salen on the B8007. Settle by the water and notice how closely woodland and sheltered shoreline meet.
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Photography Highlights
Use the established B8007 viewpoint above Camas nan Geall to compose a photograph in layers: the curve of the bay, the enclosed ground behind it and the larger hillside beyond. Give the fields room in the frame.
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Lesser Known Stops
At Resipole Studios, beside the A861, a nineteenth-century milking barn now houses contemporary art. Artist Andrew Sinclair converted the building in 2004, on a farm his family had known for decades.
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Allow Extra Time For
Make time for Glendrian if you want to look beyond the assumption that every roofless Highland settlement tells the same story. People remained here into the 1940s.
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Photography Tip
Shy and elusive, pine martens rarely offer more than a fleeting glimpse. Seeing one is a stroke of luck; having your camera ready is a bonus. Keep your distance, stay quiet and resist the urge to follow. If it pauses long enough for a photograph, you’ve been fortunate.
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Secret Routes & Diversions
Leave the A861 at Strontian and follow the road north to Ariundle’s car park, approximately 3.5 kilometres away. For this visit, make the ruined croft on NatureScot’s woodland walk your point of interest.
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History & Culture
Loch Sunart once accommodated a congregation with an unusual problem: the better attended the service, the lower its church sat in the water.
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History & Culture
Strontian’s more recent history has a determined community at its centre. When temporary classrooms were proposed for the village’s inadequate primary school, parents feared that a short-term solution would make it harder to attract and retain families.
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Did You Know?
The village gave its name to strontium, an element whose compounds produce brilliant reds in fireworks. Next time a crimson burst lights up the sky, there’s a connection to this quiet corner of the Highlands.
Royal Society of Chemistry — Strontium
