Upper Reelig Trail
1.3 miles (2.1 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NH 558 431. Finish: NH 556 428. 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 0.9 miles of the 1.3 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing.
Up and down
About 97 m of climbing and 25 m of descent; highest point 129 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1618
- Distance
- 1.3 miles (2.1 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 97 m. Highest point 129 m
Getting there
- Bus stops
- Moniack Castle, 770 m from the start. Directions NH 552 435Moniack Bridge, 920 m from the start. Directions NH 553 439
- Car park
- Reelig Glen, 10 m from the start. Directions NH 558 431
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Moniack Castle, 850 m from the finish. Directions NH 552 435
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 83 m in a kilometre (1 in 12), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- SC 1634Tall Trees Trail, Reelig GlenStarts and finishes on this route at Reelig Glen. This route starts on it at Reelig Glen.
Walks nearby
- SC 1594Craig Phadrig Trail1.5 miles. Starts 5.1 miles away
- SC 104John O'Groats TrailLong-distance route, 147 miles, one way. Starts 6.8 miles away
- SC 127Loch Ness 360Long-distance route, 80 miles, circular. Starts 6.8 miles away
- SC 1596Fort Trail, Ord Hill1.5 miles. Starts 7 miles away
- SC 1570Ord Hill Circular2.3 miles, circular. Starts 7 miles away
- SC 113Affric Kintail WayLong-distance route, 44 miles, one way. Starts 8.8 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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