Pulpit Rock Trail, Tain Hill
1 mile (1.6 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NH 752 812. Finish: NH 752 812. 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 62 m of climbing and 63 m of descent; highest point 245 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1632
- Distance
- 1 mile (1.6 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 62 m. Highest point 245 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Car park, 10 m from the start. Directions NH 752 812
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Arthurville, 2.1 km away (Directions); Tain station, 3.1 km away (Directions).
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 59 m in a kilometre (1 in 17), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Walked it? Log it
Walks nearby
- SC 1309Aldie Burn Trail1.8 miles, one way. Starts 1.2 miles away
- SC 1569Forest Loop, Camore2.3 miles, circular. Starts 5.1 miles away
- SC 1603Skelbo Trail1.5 miles, circular. Starts 8.2 miles away
- SC 1631Pond Trail, Balblair1 mile. Starts 11.7 miles away
- SC 1385Golspie - Ben Bhraggie1.3 miles, one way. Starts 12.7 miles away
- SC 1123Round Rogart Path4.5 miles, circular. Starts 13.3 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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