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Land, Sea & Islands Centre – The Prince's Cairn loop from Glenuig

Land, Sea & Islands Centre – The Prince's Cairn loop from Glenuig

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Land, Sea & Islands Centre – The Prince's Cairn loop from Glenuig

03:58

84.3km

1,000m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 37.9 km for 185 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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454 m

Glenuig Community Shop and Hotel

Highlight • Pub

The shop doesn't keep regular hours. There is a hotel opposite which offers drinks and food.

Tip by

1.12 km

Across the mouth of Loch Ailort are wonderful views of the Small Isles. Muck is on the left. Eigg is the one with the 'Sgurr' on it. You might glimpse the mountains (Cuillin) of Rum peaking over from behind. Canna is out of view.

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13.4 km

Lochailort – TGO Challenge Start Point

Highlight • Settlement

The Lochailort Hotel sits at head of the sea loch and gives access to some truly wild country. To the south the rough Ardgour Corbetts and to the north many will walk along Loch Beoraid or over to Oban bothy. All routes are hard going, often pathless but rewarding. It’s a great start point for those with previous Challenge experience but not ideal if this will be your first walk in Scotland.

Register: Lochailort Inn: 01687 470208, enquires@lochailortinn.co.uk

Getting there: Lochailort has its own stop on the beautiful Fort William-Mallaig rail line.

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27.7 km

Land, Sea & Islands Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

you get Maps and hiking tips here.

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38.0 km

Beach

42.6 km

Mallaig Railway Station – West Highland Line Terminus

Highlight • Rest Area

Mallaig station - terminus of the West Highland Line.

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42.6 km

Mallaig – TGO Challenge Start Point

Highlight • Settlement

Mallaig is a bustling fishing port and is one of the most popular start points, especially with first timers. Many take the ferry to Knoydart which is a spectacular way to start a crossing, but with a little imagination there are routes you can fashion without crossing the water…

Register: West Highland Hotel: 01687 460251, info@westhighlandhotel.co.uk

Getting there: From Fort William take the Scotrail service or the Jacobite Steam train along the West Highland line.

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65.6 km

The Prince's Cairn

Highlight • Historical Site

The Prince's Cairn marks the traditional spot from where Prince Charles Edward Stuart embarked for France from Scotland on 20 September 1746 following the failure of the Jacobite rising of 1745. The cairn is located on the shores of Loch nan Uamh in Lochaber. It was erected in 1956 by the 1745 Association, a historical society dedicated to the study, recording and preservation of memories from the Jacobite period.
Although the cairn commemorates the final departure of the Prince before his exile to France, Loch nan Uamh is also where the Young Pretender first stepped ashore on mainland Great Britain on 25 July 1745 and from where – in April 1746 – he escaped to the Hebrides after the defeat of his forces at the Battle of Culloden.

undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/arisaig/princescairn/index.html

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84.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.4 km

20.8 km

13.2 km

572 m

249 m

146 m

Surfaces

80.3 km

3.46 km

379 m

199 m

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 31 May

14°C

12°C

54 %

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Land, Sea & Islands Centre – The Prince's Cairn loop from Glenuig

Glenuig Community Shop and Hotel

View of Skye and the Cuillins

View of the Small Isles

Lochailort – TGO Challenge Start Point

Land, Sea & Islands Centre

Mallaig Railway Station – West Highland Line Terminus

Mallaig – TGO Challenge Start Point

The Prince's Cairn

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