Highlands & NC500 · base 5: Caithness: Dunnet Head & John O'Groats
5B Wick to Keiss
One way, Wick harbour to Keiss. Too long for most pitch-and-pub days: walk the first hour or two from Wick and turn back.
18.5 kmon our map
69 m+of climbing, at least
A full dayModerate to hard
Load it into a walking app or GPS. It is the same line as the map in the book.
The ground
Clifftop and shoreline path, stiles, some rough ground.
Official figure: 12.5 miles (20 km) (Association of Northern Trails Scotland, John O'Groats Trail Stage 13). Source: jogt.org.uk. Things change: check the updates page and the signs on the day.
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