GuardTrailsDay 4 of 14 · Tongue · The Classic Northwest Highlands Loop
Day 4 — Kyle of Tongue & Castle Varrich
A cultural day to your new base in Tongue, with 1 h 43 on the road.
Stage 4 · Tongue · United Kingdom
We sleep in Tongue, 1.1 km from the place visited
day 4 2 nights 1 h 43 on the road102 kmclimate favourable
- programme
- 8 h
- road
- 1 h 43
- Castle Varrich Hike★★☆☆☆ · known in 5 languages — article “Castle Varrich”“Castle Varrich is a castle in the far north of the Scottish Highlands, near the village of Tongue. The castle is on a local high point of rock, overlooking both the Kyle of Tongue and the village of Tongue.” — after Wikipedia2 h
- Kyle of Tongue Coastal Walk3 h
- Strathnaver Museum Visit3 h
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Strathnaver Museum Visit
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.
Dunnet Bay
Walk along the expansive sandy beach with views of the rugged coastline.
45 min there · detour +3 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 19 June 2017 by John Ferguson — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Strathy Point Lighthouse
Take a short hike to the lighthouse for panoramic views of the North Atlantic.
60 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 8 August 2004 by Rog Frost — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
