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Falls of Kirkaig – Suilven hike: A Complete Guide to Scotland's Iconic Mountain loop from Norman McCaig Memorial

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Falls of Kirkaig – Suilven hike: A Complete Guide to Scotland's Iconic Mountain loop from Norman McCaig Memorial

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Falls of Kirkaig – Suilven hike: A Complete Guide to Scotland's Iconic Mountain loop from Norman McCaig Memorial

07:58

23.6km

830m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

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1

161 m

View of Flowering Bushes and Hills by the Water

Highlight • Natural

2

291 m

Falls of Kirkaig

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3

292 m

Falls of Kirkaig

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4

3.72 km

Falls of Kirkaig

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The falls are about 18 meters high, and have a considerable volume of water flowing due to some of the lochans further upstream. The path follows the narrow gorge upstream, …

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11.5 km

The Wall

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When you top out onto the ridge itself you are confronted by a stone wall that runs across the line of the ridge and seems to divide the mountain in …

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12.0 km

Few hills are as genuinely loved as Suilven. Its isolated island-mountain stature, protruding from the low cnoc-and-loch landscape of Assynt, shares more with the monoliths of Monument Valley than a …

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12.0 km

Suilven

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Around it, other large massifs of Assynt appear; for the exact perspective, I would need your location to confidently assign left and right. The landscape in this area brings together …

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12.1 km

Suilven Summit

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In the second attempt, finally at the summit

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23.6 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.7 km

3.19 km

480 m

292 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.3 km

2.59 km

522 m

292 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Tuesday 10 November

9°C

3°C

32 %

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There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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