1 Phemies Walk 6 Footpath to Strontian Hotel Length: 2.3km (circular) Length: 0.4km (each way) Park in the village centre and start this Forestry Commission This short walk takes you from the village centre past the care walk from the western side of Strontian Bridge. It is a circular home (Dail Mhor), to the Strontian Hotel on the shores of Loch walk through a beautiful mixed woodland including oak, beech Sunart. The path has a gravel surface, and can be muddy in and silver fir. It is a grassy or earthy path and some areas may Paths Around Strontian places after wet weather. be muddy. There are some steep slopes, steps and sections of boardwalk. KEY 7 Strontian Community Woodland This walk links with Walks 2 and 3 (see map). P – parking Length: 1.6km (add 2km if climbing ‘Tom an t-Sìthein’) – viewpoint 2 Ardnastang Common Grazings – main road This is a lovely short walk through a former policy woodland of – minor road Upper the Sunart Estate.The woodland was planted by the Riddell Length: 0.5km (each way) Scotstown X – featured walk 9 family in the 1800s and boasts over 60 exotic and native This path runs across rough hill pastures from Phemies Walk – information point species of tree, including firs, spruces and pines, as well as a (Walk 1) to the High Road (Walk 3), with splendid open views range of fine deciduous trees. to Loch Sunart. The path has an uneven gravel surface with The path has an uneven gravel surface with some fairly steep grassy and earthy sections, and parts may be narrow, rocky or Ariundle slopes, and parts may be narrow or muddy. At the top of the muddy. Nature Reserve woodland, there is a gate leading onto the Fairies Road (Walk Please Note: Cattle graze along this route, so please keep your 9 Lower 8). Alternatively, if you’re feeling energetic, a very rough path dogs under close control at all times. Scotstown P community forest walks leads from the gate steeply up the hillside to the summit of hydro dam r e iv ‘Tom an t-Sìthein’ (Hill of the Fairies). The view from the top is R 3 The High Road n ia well worth the steep climb. Park in the village centre. nt tearoom ro Length: 3km (each way) St This ancient route takes you from Ardnastang to Scotstown 8 Fairies Road along one of the many coffin routes which converge on Eilean Length: 3.2km (each way) Fhianain (St Finnan’s Isle) on Loch Shiel. On this walk you find From the top of the Community Woodland (Walk 7), through a wonderful views of the surrounding mountains including Sgùrr 8 burial gate, there is a beautiful path which takes you north up the Dhòmhnuill (Donald’s Peak). The path has an uneven gravel ground 3 glen of the Strontian River. It runs along the hillside before surface with earthy sections and can be very muddy in places, dropping down steeply to follow the river more closley. particularly after rain. It is an uneven gravel path, with some grassy sections. There A circular route can be made from the village centre along Anaheilt are some bridges and steep slopes. This path joins the Phemies Walk (Walk 1), Ardnastang Grazings (Walk 2) and the + Ariundle Oakwoods Path (Walk 9). High Road, with a return from Scotstown down the single-track ch schools/ road. Length for full circular route: 9km 10 library 9 Ariundle Oakwoods Please Note: Cattle graze along this route, so please keep your Length: 4.5km (circular) dogs under close control at all times. STRONTIAN campsite This fabulous route, starting from the Forestry Commission car Tom an t-Sìthein park at Ariundle, passes through one of Scotland’s finest 4 Longrigg Burn cattle grid Length: 0.6km (each way) shop mature Atlantic Oakwoods. In part it follows the lovely Strontian café River, providing unforgettable views up the glen to Sgùrr This path follows a section of the fast-flowing Longrigg Burn. It P 7 Dhòmhnuill (Donald’s Peak). is a lovely walk which bypasses part of Longrigg Road. It is a 2 The path has an uneven gravel surface with grassy, narrow, grassy path with some narrow, rocky and muddy sections. rocky and muddy sections. There are some short, fairly steep There are sections of gravel, boardwalk, bridges and steps. 1 hotel 6 slopes, bridges and a long section of boardwalk. This walk can post office/ be linked to Fairies Road (Walk 8) and Community Woodland Ardnastang Beach hotel petrol 5 A861 (Walk 7). Length: 0.14km (each way) 4 jetty This secluded coarse sand beach is a perfect place to enjoy 10 The Back Road ‘An Rathad Cuil’ the views over Loch Sunart, where the Floating Church was Length: 0.5km (each way) sited in 1846, and beyond to the hills of Laudale and Morven. A861 This short walk takes you from the village centre along the There is limited parking on the right by the hatchery shed, just Strontian River and on to the ’Telford’ church, passing the under 1 mile west of Strontian on the A861. Carefully cross the 5 Ardnamurchan High School and the community-owned Primary tang B T nas ay R road and look for a small sign marking the start of the path rd A School. From the church you can either return the same way or A N leading down to the beach. This short path is a little uneven U former site of S return along the single-track road. Look out for dippers and H and rocky in places. floating church L O C even a kingfisher! 1 1 0 2km 2m The path has a gravel surface, with some narrow, rocky and uneven sections. STRONTIAN 1 Number Leaflet er Map 391. 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In 1790 the isolation of Strontium from the local mineral We have a range of Strontianite resulted in some renewed activity and the fantastic habitats in name of the village being recognised worldwide. After Sunart and these host a Some worshippers walked miles and then either crossed the Napoleonic wars the productivity of the mines wide variety of flora and by rowing boator fromthe stone jetty, pulling themselves steadily declined until their closure in 1871. The mines fauna. Red deer live on out in small boats on long ropes stretched between the were reopened for a few years in the 1980s for the hill ground and often church and the shore.They went to remarkable efforts for extraction of barytes, for use in the oil industry. descend to the fields their faith. around the village at dusk. Pine martens and badgers The Strontian FloatingChurch Years later in a greatstorm the church broke from her are frequent visitors to gardens, and otters can be seen anchors.