GuardTrailsDay 3 of 14 · Durness · The Secret Northwest: Geopark & Hidden Coves
Day 3 — Durness & Smoo Cave
A nature day to your new base in Durness, with a short drive (1 h 10).
Stage 3 · Durness · United Kingdom
We sleep at Durness Youth Hostel, 200 m away
days 3–4 2 nights 1 h 10 on the road86 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — culture 15. Based on: remarkable site in a built site setting.
- programme
- 9 h
- road
- 1 h 10
- Ceannabeinne Beach Geotrail3 h 30
- Explore Smoo Cave★★☆☆☆ · known in 10 languages — article “Smoo Cave”“Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The cave name, which was previously known as Smow(e) or Smo, may originate from the Norse 'smjúga' or 'smuga', meaning a narrow cleft, or hole.” — after Wikipedia2 h
- Visit Balnakeil Craft VillagePlace Balnakeil Craft Village, 2.6 km away · exact place name2 h
- Warm up at Cocoa Mountain1 h 30
Bad-weather option — same kind — Ceannabeinne Beach Geotrail
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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.
Ardvreck Castle
Explore the atmospheric ruins of a 15th-century castle situated on the rocky shores of Loch Assynt.
45 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2008 by StaraBlazkova — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kylesku Bridge
Stop at the viewpoint to admire the iconic curved bridge spanning the dramatic sea loch.
20 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 11 June 2004 by Geoff Lees — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
