SC 1570
Ord Hill Circular
2.3 miles (3.7 km), circular, coastal. Starts and finishes at Ord Hill car park. About 1 hour, easy.
Start: NH 655 487, and finish. 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 203 m of climbing and 201 m of descent; highest point 130 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1570
- Distance
- 2.3 miles (3.7 km). We measure 3.2 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Type
- Circular, coastal
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Highland
- Total ascent
- About 203 m. Highest point 130 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stops
- Kessock Bridge, 860 m from the start. Directions NH 658 479Car Park, 860 m from the start. Directions NH 653 479
- Car parks
- Car park, 20 m from the start. Directions NH 656 487Car park, 40 m from the start. Directions NH 655 488Car park, 40 m from the start. Directions NH 656 488
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 47 m in a kilometre (1 in 21), starting 3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- SC 104John O'Groats TrailShares 1.4 miles of path with this route. This route finishes on it at Ord Hill car park.
- SC 1596Fort Trail, Ord HillStarts on this route at Ord Hill car park. This route starts on it at Ord Hill car park.
Walks nearby
- SC 127Loch Ness 360Long-distance route, 80 miles, circular. Starts 2.2 miles away
- SC 1594Craig Phadrig Trail1.5 miles. Starts 2.6 miles away
- SC 1568Culloden Wood Trail2.3 miles. Starts 4.7 miles away
- SC 1445Slighe Blàr Chùil Lodair0.8 miles, one way. Starts 5.2 miles away
- SC 1634Tall Trees Trail, Reelig Glen1 mile. Starts 7 miles away
- SC 1618Upper Reelig Trail1.3 miles. Starts 7 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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