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Distance - 3 miles
Time - 1.5 hours
OS Map Explorer 374
Grading - Fairly Easy, one 5 minute scramble up the cliff
Terrain - Good path but can be muddy in parts
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 Park
in Tobermory at the Ledaig Carpark as the main street is very busy
in the holiday season. This is the first turning on the right as
you come down the hill into Tobermory.
Go past the Tobermory Distillery
 and turn right out of the car
park and walk along the main street perhaps taking in the Mull
Museum which is well worth a visit. The Mull Museum is situated on
the centre of the main street of Tobermory, close to the bank. It
is run by volunteers, all of whom have extensive local knowledge.
Continue walking along Tobermory main street until the Caledonian
MacBrayne pier and Tobermory Lifeboat Station are reached. The
Tourist Information Centre is situated on the Calmac pier and
sells a wide range of walking books and maps.
 From the Lifeboat
Shop behind the Calmac Pier take the path that goes diagonally
upwards into the woods and note the Gun Carriage on the left-hand
side. It is presumed that the cannon went for scrap metal during
the war.
The path commences through woodland with glimpses of the sea and
shore. After a few minutes a steep path goes down to the right.
This short detour goes to what was once the Bathing Boxes Beach,
the outline can
 still be seen of the old bathing pool. Return to
the main path which opens up with stunning vistas over to Kilchoan
and Ardnamurchan, the most
westerly point of mainland Great Britain. Just before the
lighthouse there is a memorial on the right which identifies all
the landmarks from Bloody Bay to Calve Island.
Take a short detour onto the causeway to see the lighthouse and
keepers' cottages watching out for otters playing on the rocks.
Retrace your steps from the lighthouse until just before the Brown
Memorial a path goes up to the right. The first few
 minutes are
quite a scramble but the view is worth the effort. Continue
heading uphill on the path until the golf course is reached.
Cross the stile and turn left onto the golf course, walking along
the edge of the course marked by the green topped marker posts.
Don't cross any other stile encountered, these are there for
golfers to retrieve lost balls. Follow close to the perimeter
fence until it reaches the gate, turn left and follow the road
down past the War Memorial and the Western Isles Hotel back into
the town. |
