Highlands & NC500 · base 3: Assynt & Lochinver

3D Stac Pollaidh

Circular, from the Stac Pollaidh car park on the minor road off the A835 by Loch Lurgainn.

3.7 kmon our map
394 m+of climbing, at least
Allow 2 to 3 hoursHard, short and steep

Download the GPX route

Load it into a walking app or GPS. It is the same line as the map in the book.

The ground

A rebuilt path circuits the hill; a scramble section leads to the ridge itself, not for everyone.

Official figure: 2.3 miles (3.7 km), circular, core path RC01.08 (The Highland Council). Source: services1.arcgis.com. Things change: check the updates page and the signs on the day.

Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.

Every walk in the guides