Coire Loch Trail
2.8 miles (4.5 km). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: NH 283 282. Finish: NH 289 283. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry and Land Scotland’s line for this walk is about 2.3 miles of the 2.8 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing.
Up and down
About 162 m of climbing and 175 m of descent; highest point 253 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1546
- Distance
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Highland
- Total ascent
- About 162 m. Highest point 253 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Dog Falls carpark (pay), 30 m from the start. Directions NH 283 282
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Post Office, 2.6 km away (Directions).
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Post Office, 2 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 80 m in a kilometre (1 in 13), starting 0.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- SC 113Affric Kintail WayThis route starts on it at Dog Falls car park.
- SC 1297Dog Falls TrailShares 0.8 miles of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at Dog Falls car park and Tomich.
Walks nearby
- SC 1604Tweedmouth Trail, Plodda Falls1.5 miles, circular. Starts 2.7 miles away
- SC 1652Plodda Falls Trail0.5 miles. Starts 2.7 miles away
- SC 1460River Affric Walk0.6 miles, one way. Starts 6 miles away
- SC 1473Boar Walk0.5 miles, one way. Starts 9 miles away
- SC 1475Juniper Walk0.6 miles, one way. Starts 9 miles away
- SC 1518Loch Meiklie View Trail5.3 miles, circular. Starts 10.4 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryandland.gov.scot on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry and Land Scotland, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry and Land Scotland).
- Facts: forestryandland.gov.scot
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