Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Hiking trails & Routes

Dunnet And Canisbay

View of the Orkney Islands – Dunnet Head Lighthouse loop from Brough

Hiking trails & Routes

Dunnet And Canisbay

View of the Orkney Islands – Dunnet Head Lighthouse loop from Brough

Moderate

4.0

(3)

25

hikers

View of the Orkney Islands – Dunnet Head Lighthouse loop from Brough

02:15

8.26km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1

3.73 km

View over the loch and coastline

Highlight • Viewpoint

2

3.82 km

Dunnet Head Viewpoint and Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

Trig-baggers will want to get this one! Dunnet Head is home to the most northerly trig point of Britain's mainland and is the Northern-most point beating John O Groats by …

Tip by

3

3.85 km

Viewpoint Over Loch Watten

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view from here

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4

3.95 km

View of the Orkney Islands

Highlight • Viewpoint

5

4.00 km

Dunnet Head Radar Station and Lighthouse

Highlight • Historical Site

Used to scan the Fair Isle channel for u boats and aircraft in WW2

Tip by

6

4.36 km

Northernmost point of the UK mainland

Highlight • Viewpoint

This was a lovely surprise on my last day in the Highlands, full of campers and motorbikes, but also full of smiles.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7

4.36 km

Dunnet Head Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful viewpoint at the lighthouse, bird watching and coastal walk highly recommended

Translated by Google •

Tip by

B

8.26 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.95 km

918 m

209 m

182 m

Surfaces

7.06 km

686 m

256 m

152 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Monday 10 August

16°C

8°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

4.8

652

John O'Groats to Duncansby Head loop

02:23h

8.91km

100m

4.8

202

Holbornhead Circular from Scrabster harbour

01:51h

6.80km

100m

4.9

255

Rackwick to Old Man of Hoy — Orkney Islands

02:32h

9.03km

190m

4.7

89

Dunnet Head Loop Trail

04:45h

17.2km

290m

4.7

100

Duncansby Head and Stacks of Duncansby loop

01:30h

5.46km

90m

4.4

46

Cuilags, Old Man of Hoy and Rackwick — Orkney Islands

06:00h

20.8km

600m

4.5

57

Thurso Bay via Victoria Walk

02:53h

11.0km

100m

5.0

47

Sandy Loch & Old Man of Hoy from East Linksness Ferry Terminal — Orkney Islands

05:53h

21.2km

390m

4.7

9

Noss Head Lighthouse to Ackergil Harbour via Castle Sinclair Girnigoe

01:49h

7.02km

40m

4.0

5

St. John's Point loop from East Mey

00:46h

2.74km

50m

2

Wick Centre to Stack o' Brough

00:59h

3.75km

30m

3

Hoxa Head and the Sands of Wright Loop

02:35h

9.64km

120m