- Cape Wrath Trail
Infobox Hiking trail
Name=Cape Wrath Trail
Photo=Cape Wrath lighthouse.jpg
Caption=Cape Wrath lighthouse, the final destination on the Cape Wrath Trail
Length=205mile s; 330 km
Location=Scotland ,United Kingdom
Start/End Points=Banavie (Fort William);Cape Wrath
Use=Hillwalking ,Hiking , Munro Bagging
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Difficulty=Moderate to Strenuous
Season=All year
Sights=Scottish Highlands
Hazards=Severe Weather, Lack of facilitiesCape Wrath Trail is a
hiking route that runs through theScottish Highlands and along the west coast ofScotland .It is approximately 200 miles in length and is considered to be one of the most challenging long distance walks in the
UK . Ref|difficultyThe trek gained prominence via a 1996 book by Dave Paterson entitled The Cape Wrath Trail. This was followed in 1999 by a separate publication (North to the Cape: A trek from Fort William to Cape Wrath) by Denis Brook and Phil Hinchliffe.
In both versions the trail begins in Fort William and ends at Cape Wrath lighthouse on the northwest tip of the Scottish mainland. It connects with the
West Highland Way and parts of it also follow theGreat Glen Way toInverness .These guidebooks estimate an experienced hiker should be able to traverse the entire route in less than 20 days. However the two sets of authors detail slightly different routes and stages for hikers to follow.
Officially the trail is not endorsed by
Scottish Natural Heritage and it is not waymarked or signposted. Facilities along the trail are also minimal and it covers some of the remotest parts of mainland Britain.Locations on route
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Cape Wrath
*Dundonnell
*Durness
* Fort William
*Inchnadamph
*Inverie
*Kinlochewe
*Morar
*Rhiconich
*Shiel Bridge
*Strathcarron
*Ullapool Geographic features on route
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Beinne Eighe (Mountain and National Nature Reserve)
*Eas a' Chual Aluinn (Waterfall)
*Knoydart (Peninsula)
*Loch Duich
*Falls of Glomach (Waterfall)
*Sandwood Bay
*Torridon (Mountain range)
*An Teallach (Mountain)See also
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Caledonian Canal
*Cape Wrath
*Long Distance Routes References
# [http://www.capewrathtrail.com Description on a website dedicated to the trail]
Further reading
* Brook, Denis and Hinchliffe, Phil: Cicerone Publishing, 1999 "North, to the Cape: A Trek from Fort William to Cape Wrath"
* Paterson, David: Peak Publishing, 1996 "The Cape Wrath Trail"External links
* [http://www.northtothecape.tumblr.com Cape Wrath Trail in winter - expedition blog with useful info]
* [http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/northtothecape.html Ramblers Association website description]
* [http://www.dlscouts.ie/capewrathtrail.html Cape Wrath Trail - An Expedition Report]
* [http://www.trekkingvisions.com/content/view/29/30/1/3/ Cape Wrath Trail - Climate Charts]
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