Otter Ferry Trail
2.8 miles (4.5 km), coastal. About 1 hour, easy.
Start: NR 906 866. Finish: NR 914 863. 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 miles of the 2.8 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing.
Up and down
About 99 m of climbing and 81 m of descent; highest point 67 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1554
- Distance
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km). We measure 2 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Argyll and Bute
- Total ascent
- About 99 m. Highest point 67 m
Getting there
- Bus stop
- Port Ann Village, 30 m from the start. Directions NR 906 866
- Car park
- Car park, 10 m from the start. Directions NR 906 866
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Port Ann Village, 820 m from the finish. Directions NR 906 866
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 63 m in a kilometre (1 in 16), starting 0.9 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1519Ardcastle Point Trail5 miles. Starts 3.8 miles away
- SC 1551Hazel Burn Trail, Ardcastle2.8 miles. Starts 4 miles away
- SC 1610Cup and Ring Trail, Achnabreac1.3 miles. Starts 4.3 miles away
- SC 1305To McEwan Cairn1.9 miles, one way. Starts 4.4 miles away
- SC 1541Dunardry Trail3 miles. Starts 5.9 miles away
- SC 1567Bardarroch Trail2.3 miles. Starts 6.3 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
Something wrong or missing?
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