Our week of small group guided hiking in the northwest Scottish Highlands took us up Col Mor, Suilven and Stac Pollaidh, among others. We also enjoyed a couple of lighthouse walks, a beach walk, a Summer Isles cruise, lots of history and some fantastic contemporary Scottish music. In fact, Peat and Diesel have been added to some of my playlists!
Highlights of the Inchnadamph Bone Caves trail include a small waterfall, some creek side hiking, three caves and lots of natural history.
The gently rolling loop from Stoer Head lighthouse to the Old Man of Stoer and back was a good follow-up to the previous day's more demanding trek to the summit of Suilven. Clocking in at 7.5 km (4.5 miles) and a total elevation gain of just 284 meters (134 net), I rate it family-friendly.
Suilven is the western-most peak in Assynt and makes the list of Scotland's "Grahams." At more than 20 km and over 1,000 meters elevation gain, it was our "biggest" hiking day during our two weeks of guided hiking in Scotland.
Stac Pollaidh is a "Graham" with views of the Summer Isles and nearby lochs. It's a solid half-day hike, with the opportunity for a lochside picnic before or after.