Enjoy the fresh air, water views and wildlife
There is plenty to explore not far from the doorstep.
Our Field at the Loch
The very shortes of walks away down the (v quiet) road is our field at the top of the loch. There is parking available if you’d like to carry down anything heavery and there you can build a fires, toast sausages and marshmallows and enjoy the sun setting over the hills at the end of the Glen. Our tree house is popular with younger visitors.
Nearby Walks
There are some fantastic walking routes in the immediate vicinity. Please note they will all require stout footwear.
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Around Loch Scammadale
A circular route along the Glen road and then back around the loch via the northern shore which takes about 2.5 hours from the doorstep to doorstep
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Musdale & Kilchrenan
A path over the hills which connects with a road so you could be met to get a lift back!
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Climb Carn Dearg
The hill opposite the house is around a 2.5 hour round trip and boasts a spectacular view from the trig point. Carry a stone up to place on the cairn at the top.
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Loch Avich
The old “Coffin route” called the String of Lorn that takes you past the cairn where Cailean Mor was killed by the MacDougalls in 1296. Passes the picture postcard Loch na Sreinge and some wonderful fairy falls that are perfect for a picnic and plunge!
As ever we ask visitors to ensure they keep dogs on leads at all times, close any gates they pass through and leave no trace.
Oban and Further Afield
There are some great routes nearby – in Oban itself in the Witches and behind the town in Glencruitten woods – see Wee Walks Oban or Oban Guided Walking Tours for more information.
The surrounding areas of Benderloch, Seil, Kerrera, Barcaldine, Appin, Glen Creran and Duror. Routes can all be found here on the Walk Higlands page for Argyll.
Some of the Suggested routes with distance / times below:
Glasdrum Wood, Loch Creran 1km 1 hour
Fearnoch Forest walk, Taynuilt 2km 45 minutes
Easdale explorer, Isle of Easdale 2.25km 1 hour
Port Appin circuit 2.5km 1 – 1.5 hours
Glen Nant Oakwoods, Taynuilt 3.25km 1 – 1.5 hours
Jubilee Bridge and Stalker Castle, 3.5km1 – 1.5 hours
Fas na Cloiche & the Fairy Bridge 4km 1 – 1.5 hours
Sutherland’s Grove, Barcaldine 4.5km1.5 – 2 hours
Glen Duror forest 5.25km 1.5 – 2 hours
Oban Explorer Town Walk 5.75km 1.5 – 2.5 hours
Bridge over the Atlantic, Isle of Seil 5.75km 1.5 – 2 hours
Ellenabeich hillwalk, Isle of Seil 2.25km 1 hour
Isle of Luing and the Slate Quarries 5.5km 2 – 2.5 hours
Beinn Lora, Benderloch 6km 1.5 – 2.5 hours
Cuan coast & moor, Isle of Seil 6km 2 – 2.5 hours
Pulpit Hill and Gallanach, Oban 7km 2 hours
Ganavan Sands & Dunstaffnage 7.75km 2 – 2.5 hours
Hutcheson’s Monument, Kerrera 9km 3 – 4 hours
Black Lochs circuit, Connel 10.5km 2 – 2.5 hours
Gylen Castle circuit, Isle of Kerrera 11km 3.5 – 4.5 hours
Isle of Eriska circuit, Benderloch 8.5km 3 – 4 hours
Beinn Sgulaird 13km 6 – 8 hours
Creach Bheinn, from Druimavuic 14.25km 5 -6 hours
Beinn Fhionnlaidh 14.5km 5 – 6 hours
