Esker Trail, Littlemill
1.8 miles (2.9 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NH 700 365. Finish: NH 704 361. 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.
Up and down
About 71 m of climbing and 42 m of descent; highest point 211 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1584
- Distance
- 1.8 miles (2.9 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Highland
- Total ascent
- About 71 m. Highest point 211 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Car park, 40 m from the start. Directions NH 701 365
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Inverernie, 2 km away (Directions); a station (heritage railway), 8 km away (Directions).
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Inverernie, 1.9 km away (Directions); a station (heritage railway), 8.5 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 36 m in a kilometre (1 in 28), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- SC 1613Kettlehole Trail, LittlemillStarts and finishes on this route at Littlemill car park. This route starts on it at Littlemill car park.
Walks nearby
- SC 1568Culloden Wood Trail2.3 miles. Starts 5.6 miles away
- SC 104John O'Groats TrailLong-distance route, 147 miles, one way. Starts 5.7 miles away
- SC 127Loch Ness 360Long-distance route, 80 miles, circular. Starts 5.9 miles away
- SC 1445Slighe Blàr Chùil Lodair0.8 miles, one way. Starts 6.4 miles away
- SC 1594Craig Phadrig Trail1.5 miles. Starts 6.5 miles away
- SC 1570Ord Hill Circular2.3 miles, circular. Starts 8.1 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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