Skelbo Trail
1.5 miles (2.4 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Skelbo car park. Under an hour, easy.
Start: NH 779 941, 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 77 m of climbing and 78 m of descent; highest point 97 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1603
- Distance
- 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Highland
- Total ascent
- About 77 m. Highest point 97 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car park
- Car park, 40 m from the start. Directions NH 780 941
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Birichen, 2.5 km away (Directions); Golspie station, 7.2 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 40 m in a kilometre (1 in 25), starting 1.2 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1569Forest Loop, Camore2.3 miles, circular. Starts 3.1 miles away
- SC 1385Golspie - Ben Bhraggie1.3 miles, one way. Starts 4.9 miles away
- SC 1123Round Rogart Path4.5 miles, circular. Starts 6.5 miles away
- SC 1429Morness - Mill - Little Rogart0.9 miles, one way. Starts 7.6 miles away
- SC 1632Pulpit Rock Trail, Tain Hill1 mile. Starts 8.2 miles away
- SC 1309Aldie Burn Trail1.8 miles, one way. Starts 9.4 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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