Lews Castle – Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway loop from Stornoway

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Lews Castle – Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway loop from Stornoway

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Lews Castle – Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway loop from Stornoway

01:12

4.51km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.45 km

Lews Castle

Highlight • Castle

Lews Castle is a very impressive former stately home that now boasts function rooms, a cafe and accommodation too. Designed by architect Charles Wilson, the building dates back to 1851. …

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1.47 km

Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway

Highlight • Historical Site

Museum of the History of the Hebrides

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1.77 km

Lews Castle Bridges

Highlight • Historical Site

2 bridge's

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1.80 km

Woodlands Centre — End of the Hebridean Way

Highlight • Monument

This is your goal for the Hebridean Way.

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1.87 km

The Boatman's House

Highlight • Historical Site

2.03 km

Lews Castle

Highlight • Castle

2.42 km

Golf Club Start and Finish Point

Highlight • Rest Area

3.06 km

Castle Grounds Waterwheel

Highlight • Historical Site

castle grounds waterwheel. Easy fine gravel tracks.

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4.51 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.86 km

1.26 km

787 m

606 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.81 km

1.28 km

1.25 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 10 November

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25 %

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Lews Castle – Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway loop from Stornoway

Lews Castle

Museum nan Eilean, Stornoway

Lews Castle Bridges

Woodlands Centre — End of the Hebridean Way

The Boatman's House

Lews Castle

Golf Club Start and Finish Point

Castle Grounds Waterwheel

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