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your thirst! local distillery to quench finish off with a trip to the kites flying above. You can rampant at the top and wild mountain hares that run unlucky to not come across Perthshire. You would be taking in stunning views of walk back over the highlands solitary Munro (931m), and a up to Ben Chonzie which is a around the Loch edge, a climb Crieff that includes a walk starts from Loch Turret near 1 to ‘The Famous Grouse the end of walk. View of Glen Turret at

metres 1200 From Crieff, follow signs Start km 40 0 80 0 0 0

A circular walk that KIRKPATRICK DAVID CHOSEN BY… 25 u Distance: 9½ miles/15.25km u 9½ miles/15.25km Distance: 2 4 LOCH TURRET & BEN CHONZIE PERTH & KINROSS

6 front of you. From there head to the top of the Col directly in and start to climb steeply up the Turret Burn. places. Keep to right of out and can get boggy in continues NW but will peter end of Loch. The track 3 2 of Loch. house. Follow track till end around Loch, passing a pump From here, take Eastern track arrives at Loch Turret Car Park. leads past a water works, and Turret. This small winding road distillery, look for a sign to Loch Experience’. Just past the GR ADIENT PROFILE Eventually you will reach 2½ miles/3.9km Pass Lochan Uaina on right, 3½ miles/5.6km 8 Time: 4 hours u 4 hours Time: 10

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DAVID KIRKPATRICK DAVID PHOTO: 4 which takes you near top. A fence can be used as guide steadily to top of Ben Chonzie. SW with an easier climb a good place for a breather or a small wall of stones makes 14 Public toiletsPublic Crieff Shops at Crieff Refreshments Nearest town Crieff PLANNING Stiles None views of Perthshire. and two tops with great Loch and climb a Munro Is it for me? Walk around grid ref NN821265 car park, PH7 4LD, Start/parking Glen Turret ROUTE & 379; Landranger 52 Maps OS Explorer OL47 walk or cycle from there Take a bus to Crieff, and PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN At top of Ben Chonzie, 4½ miles/7.3km transport 16 A

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ON PAGE 28 Skye’s jagged contours. eye to the Small Isles and to Sound of Sleat drawing the intense blue waters of the brilliant, white sand with the form of an amazing arc of walk. Camusdarach takes the bookend this dazzling, simple Camusdarach beach which the undisturbed beauty of idyllic village of Arisaig and gorgeous miles between the exemplified than the four views. Nowhere is this better beaches and awe-inspiring for its string of beautiful 1 FEATURE metres Begin from the lovely village Start km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0

Scotland is renowned The west coast of KEITH FERGUS CHOSEN BY… 26 u Distance: 8½ miles/13.5km u miles/13.5km 8½ Distance: 2 4 ARISAIG & CAMUSDARACH HIGHLAND

6 dates from 1849. St Mary’s Church, which grounds of eye-catching then climb path through car park, go R through gate Cemetery. Follow this to small road signposted for Arisaig sweeps R turn L onto minor stunning scenery. As road through Arisaig, admiring Ceall turn R, walk along B8008 economy. Facing Loch nan and crofting key to village’s community with both fishing Arisaig was home to a thriving parking. In early 19th century of Arisaig where there is ample junction. Keep L (still the for traffic) for to 1.25km quiet B8008 (keep an eye out 2 GR ADIENT PROFILE Exit L through gate, follow ½ mile/0.75km 8 from Camusdarach. Time: 4 hours u 4 hours Time: Looking to Rum 10

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KEITH FERGUS KEITH PHOTO: 3 Caravan site. entrance of Invercaimbe of KeppochBack to reach another 0.75km. Descend past exceptional views of Skye, for B8008) and continue, enjoying 14 ROUTE Landranger 40 Maps OS Explorer 398; Fort William to Arisaig transportPublic Bus from toiletsPublic Arisaig (Tel: 01687 450210) Arisaig Hotel, Arisaig Refreshments Nearest town Arisaig PLANNING Stiles None generally flat paths, beach, quiet roads, Is it for me? Rough coastal grid ref NM659864 Car park, PH39 4NH, Start/parking Arisaig PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN Turn L, follow track through 1½ miles/2.75km 16 A B

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START 1 IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS lfto.com/cwroutes GET THIS WALK ON YOUR PHONE: and should be climbed to and should be climbed to back the easier route follow from car park. A track to leads SE following the top the to the line back down Loch.

2 6 7 miles/11.3km Chois is of Carn top The 6 miles/9.8km Meall na Seide (757m) Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop 6 5 is the next top. Take care care Take top. is the next in bad visibility with navigation is featureless as the plateau and can be boggy in places. in this should see wildlife You hares mountain where area here From roam. regularly pick should be able to you leads to that up a path Chois (788m) Carn quite rocky with a Trig Point, with a Trig rocky quite 3

5 656565. PERTH & KINROSS PERTH TURRET & BEN CHONZIE LOCH at The Famous Famous The at Grouse Enjoy a tipple Enjoy 4 DON’T MISS... DON’T Tel: 01764 01764 Tel: Experience distillery distillery Experience at the end of the walk. the of end the at OS Explorer map OL47 & 379 u lunch in good weather. From From lunch in good weather. the head SE over here, Its starts plateau. flat relatively but then turns to grassy, quite mounds and peat heather navigate which can be tiring to through. u 25

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3 4¼ miles/6.75km along coast steps Retrace setting for marriages. for setting is an extremely popular is an extremely 5 or hop over dunes and through dunes and through or hop over pick up the B8808 car park to Arisaig. to and follow Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop

HIGHLAND & CAMUSDARACH ARISAIG your camera camera your are as there Don’t forget Don’t forget DON’T MISS... DON’T 3½ miles/5.5km north along coast Keep spectacular beaches and the scenery is incredible. OS Explorer map 398 u were filmed here (it was the (it was filmed here were the ramshackle for setting the home of Ben Knox, the by played character actor Scottish marvellous as the as well MacKay) Fulton series popular television starring Hamish Macbeth, actor Scottish another great beach The Carlyle. Robert with mixture of soft sand and with mixture the taking you paths grassy an Camusdarach, final mile to and revel unwind idyllic spot to of view in the breathtaking before Eigg, Rum and Skye journey. making the return the classic for Some scenes Hero Local movie Scottish u the site to Caimbe beach. Caimbe to the site 4 From here route heads north route here From sands and gorgeous over passing coves, rocky around The another small campsite. inspire to fails landscape never spot sea eagles. may and you skirts rugged path Rough and its campsite, Portnaluchaig alongside beach walking before scattering B8008 reaches of houses at Traigh. Superb Traigh. of houses at Rum. to views 26

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