Kayaking, Canoeing and the Peninsula walk

- check weather and providers.
Canoeing or Kayaking on Loch Shieldaig or Torridon for a morning, an afternoon or whole day. This will need to be booked in advance with one of several local providers who can guide you such as mountain & sea guides and Torridon activities. This is one of the best ways of getting closer to seals, otters, birds and other water based wildlife.

Lunch could be in the Shieldaig bar.

For the other half of the day the Peninsula walk (about 2 hours) is on our doorstep and not too taxing. This walk gives great views through the glen between Bienn Alligin and Liathach. It can be muddy in parts so bring gaiters or wellies.

This walk starts at the Shieldaig primary school. Go up past the school on the uphill track (between the fence and the school entrance) follow this track past the sports field – ignore the Rhubha lodge entrance. Just follow the path out through a birch wood, across the heath and out onto open ground. Along where Upper Loch Torridon becomes visible the path divides. Take the left fork, scramble up over the rock slab and rejoin the path at the top and follow to the end.

If you have the energy and the time pop into the sea trout project at the head of Loch Shieldaig to see what is being done with the monitoring of wild trout and salmon. Open 11am – 4pm.
There are many benches and seats as you go around the village – just relax and soak up the views. Look out for seal playing and preening – especially at low tide. They are around most days if you watch for them long enough

Alternatives

– joining with whatever the Torridon activities are doing for the day, they have a wide range of activities the latest of which is canyon scrambling. This will need to be pre-booked but does run for most of the year.