What's the road into Glen Torridon like?

single-track with passing places. Allow extra time for the drive in.

Can I take a motorhome or campervan into Glen Torridon?

Yes — Glen Torridon is suitable for motorhomes and campervans. Take care on any single-track sections and use passing places to let local traffic past.

Are there midges in Glen Torridon?

Glen Torridon's midge rating is 4/5 — severe from late May to September. Sheltered, humid evenings are the worst; high wind and the high tops are safest. Carry Smidge and a head net from May onwards.

Can I wild camp in Glen Torridon?

Wild camping in Scotland is legal under the Land Reform Act 2003 on most unenclosed land, subject to the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. Avoid enclosed agricultural ground, camp in small numbers, and leave no trace. The Loch Lomond and Trossachs Camping Management Zones (which restrict wild camping in marked areas March-September) do not apply to Glen Torridon.

Can I get to Glen Torridon without a car?

Westerbus service from Inverness to Torridon village. Infrequent — check current timetable.

What's the road into Glen Torridon like?

single-track with passing places. Allow extra time for the drive in.

Can I take a motorhome or campervan into Glen Torridon?

Yes — Glen Torridon is suitable for motorhomes and campervans. Take care on any single-track sections and use passing places to let local traffic past.

Are there midges in Glen Torridon?

Glen Torridon's midge rating is 4/5 — severe from late May to September. Sheltered, humid evenings are the worst; high wind and the high tops are safest. Carry Smidge and a head net from May onwards.

Can I wild camp in Glen Torridon?

Wild camping in Scotland is legal under the Land Reform Act 2003 on most unenclosed land, subject to the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. Avoid enclosed agricultural ground, camp in small numbers, and leave no trace. The Loch Lomond and Trossachs Camping Management Zones (which restrict wild camping in marked areas March-September) do not apply to Glen Torridon.

Can I get to Glen Torridon without a car?

Westerbus service from Inverness to Torridon village. Infrequent — check current timetable.

Photo: Photo: Elliott Simpson / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Geograph

Glen

Glen Torridon

Torridonian sandstone and ancient quartzite — the oldest mountains in Britain and some of the finest walking in the northwest.

Munros: 9
Corbetts: 9
Grahams: 3
Bothies: 1
Highest peak: Liathach - Spidean a' Choire Leith (1054.8m)

Glen Torridon carries the A896 between Loch Carron and Kinlochewe through the heart of Torridon — a landscape of immense horizontal-bedded sandstone mountains that are among the oldest in Britain, laid down 750 million years ago. Liathach (1055m) and Beinn Eighe (1010m) flank the glen to north and south: both are serious mountains requiring navigation skills, significant fitness and scrambling competence on their best routes.

Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, established in 1951 as the first NNR in Britain, protects a fragment of ancient Caledonian pinewood in the lower glen and the remarkable quartzite upper mountain terrain. The NNR visitor centre near Kinlochewe provides good interpretation of the geology and wildlife. The mountain walking here requires respect — Liathach in particular is a serious undertaking in any conditions.

The road in

Single-track with passing placesA896

Single-track road etiquette

Pull into passing places to let oncoming vehicles pass. Don't park in passing places. If a faster vehicle is behind you, pull over and let them past. Do not reverse at speed — wait in a passing place.

Parking2 spots

Torridon village car park

20 cars

Free— Free — National Trust for Scotland

Main car park and NTS countryside centre. Maps and information available in the visitor centre. Start point for Liathach and Beinn Alligin.

Coire Mhic Fhearchair layby

6 cars

Free

Rough layby on the A896 at the Coire Mhic Fhearchair path start. Used for the most direct approach to Beinn Eighe.

Hills from Glen Torridon9 Munros · 9 Corbetts · 3 Grahams

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Bothies in the glen1 in range

Coire Fionnaraich

MBA

NG950480

3km walk-inSleeps 4good

From Coulags bridge on the A890

What's in the glen

Beinn Eighe NNR

Beinn Eighe was the first National Nature Reserve in Britain, designated in 1951. The reserve protects a remnant of Caledonian pinewood in the lower glen, the dramatic quartzite scree terrain of the upper mountain, and the outstanding Coire Mhic Fhearchair — a triple-buttressed corrie widely regarded as one of the finest mountain corries in Scotland. The visitor centre near Kinlochewe provides good geological and ecological interpretation.

Liathach ridge

Liathach (1055m) is one of the most impressive and serious Munros in Scotland — a 5km ridge of horizontally-bedded Torridonian sandstone capped with quartzite. The traverse involves sections of scrambling above significant drops. The Am Fasarinen pinnacles on the main ridge can be bypassed on a path below but the full traverse is a serious technical undertaking. Views from the ridge are exceptional — across to Beinn Alligin, down to the head of Loch Torridon, and west to Skye on clear days.

Our take

Torridon is where you go when you have done the Cairngorms and the central Highlands and you want something that feels genuinely different. The sandstone and quartzite landscape is unlike anything else in Scotland. Liathach is one of the finest mountain traverses in Britain — it is also a serious mountain day requiring scrambling ability and good navigation. Do not underestimate it.

History

Beinn Eighe became Britain's first National Nature Reserve in 1951, a decade before national parks were established in Scotland. The designation was driven by the exceptional ecological value of the remnant Caledonian pinewoods in the lower glen — ancient Scots pine of a type that once covered much of the Scottish Highlands but had been reduced to fragments by centuries of grazing, burning and felling.

The NNR also protects the remarkable geological sequence visible on Beinn Eighe itself — Torridonian sandstone below, Cambrian quartzite above. The sandstone is approximately 750 million years old, making these among the oldest mountains in Britain. The quartzite cap, lighter in colour, gives Beinn Eighe its characteristic pale upper ridges.

Practical

Mobile signal: Limited signal along the A896. No signal on the hill routes.
Midges: High(4/5)
Public transport: Westerbus service from Inverness to Torridon village. Infrequent — check current timetable.
Dogs: On lead — livestock or ground-nesting birds present.

Map

Hills (green), bothies (brown), parking (blue), wild swimming (light blue).

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Glen Torridon — common questions

What's the road into Glen Torridon like?: single-track with passing places. Allow extra time for the drive in.
Can I take a motorhome or campervan into Glen Torridon?: Yes — Glen Torridon is suitable for motorhomes and campervans. Take care on any single-track sections and use passing places to let local traffic past.
Are there midges in Glen Torridon?: Glen Torridon's midge rating is 4/5 — severe from late May to September. Sheltered, humid evenings are the worst; high wind and the high tops are safest. Carry Smidge and a head net from May onwards.
Can I wild camp in Glen Torridon?: Wild camping in Scotland is legal under the Land Reform Act 2003 on most unenclosed land, subject to the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. Avoid enclosed agricultural ground, camp in small numbers, and leave no trace. The Loch Lomond and Trossachs Camping Management Zones (which restrict wild camping in marked areas March-September) do not apply to Glen Torridon.
Can I get to Glen Torridon without a car?: Westerbus service from Inverness to Torridon village. Infrequent — check current timetable.