North to the Cape - The Cape Wrath Trail
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North to the Cape
A trek from Fort William to Cape Wrath by Denis Brook, Phil Hinchliffe
The Cape Wrath Trail runs for 200-mile through the West Highlands from Fort William to Cape Wrath. Taking 2-3 weeks, this crosses wild land of Scotland’s northwest coast including Morar, Knoydart, Applecross, Torridon and Assynt on its way to the Cape. More...
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Seasons
May and June are ideal; September and October can be fine but there will be some diversions from Read More... stalking on estates. July and August are OK if you can cope with midges and accommodation being full.Centres
Fort William to Cape Wrath. Several villages along the way, including Shiel Bridge, Strathcarron, Read More... Kinlochewe, Dundonnell, Ullapool, Inchnadamph and Rhiconich.Difficulty
The Cape Wrath Trail is a tough walk. Wild, remote, far from civilisation. Rain, midges, river Read More... crossings all to be surmounted.Must See
Wild and remote glens and lochs in Scotland’s far north-west. Morar and Knoydart, Loch Duich, Read More... Falls of Glomach, the Beinne Eighe National Nature Reserve, Torridon, An Teallach, and more up to the Cape.Angus S. et al AA/OS Scottish Highlands Guide AA/OS 1994
Bartholomew J. (Ed) Scottish Hill Tracks (*) The Scottish Rights of Way Society 1995
Brook D. & Hinchliffe P. The Alternative Pennine Way Cicerone Press 1992
Brook D. & Hinchliffe P. The Alternative Coast to Coast Cicerone Press 1995
Church C. & Dagg C. Ullapool and the North-West of Scotland Chris Church 1996
Clapham F.M. (Ed) Factbook of British History Rainbow Books 1993
Forest J. Introducing Fort William & Lochaber Firtree Publishing Ltd 1995
Gordon S. Highways and Byways in the West Highlands Macmillan & Co 1935
Gunn G. & Spankie M. The Highland Clearances Wayland Publishers Ltd 1993
Hutton G. Caledonian The Monster Canal Richard Stenlake 1991
Isaacs A. & Monk J. (Ed) The Illustrated Dictionary of British Heritage University of Cambridge 1993
McKnight H. The Shell Book of Inland Waterways David & Charles 1978
McOwen Tartans The Facts and Myths Jarrold Publishing 1996
Milroy W. Malt Whisky Almanac Lochar Publishing 1987
Morrice P. The Schweppes Guide to Scotch Alphabooks 1983
Murray W.H. The Companion Guide to The West Highlands of Scotland Collins 1968
Newby E. & Petry D. Wonders of Britain Hodder and Stoughton 1968
Prager C. (Ed) The Rambler’s Yearbook & Accommodation Guide The Ramblers’ Association 1998
Speight G. (Ed) The New Shell Guide to Britain Ebury Press 1985
Stewart K. Crofts and Crofting Mercat Press 1980
Taylor W. The Military Roads of Scotland House of Lochar 1996
Ward J.O. (Ed) The Oxford Companion to Music Oxford University Press 1988
Warren J. A Feast of Scotland Lomond Books 1979
Westacott H.D. The Walkers Handbook Penguin Books 1980
Wightman A. Who Owns Scotland Canongate Books 1996
Williams P. Hill Walking Pelham Books Ltd 1979
(*) Scottish Hill Tracks, published by The Scottish Rights of Way Society, proved to be particularly useful to us during our research.
The dates are those of the editions consulted.
A useful website on the Cape Wrath Trail is www.capewrathtrail.co.uk. The website foreword is by Cameron McNeish, who describes the trail on the following way:
'It’s the sort of long distance route that most keen walkers dream of. A long tough trek through some of the most majestic, remote and stunningly beautiful landscape you could dare imagine.'
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