Previous Walks (4)

Loch Hope to Whiten Head. 3rd July 2011

What a beautiful day it was with a clear blue sky and a warm sun.Our walk started on the path that follows the river Hope along its east side. It peters out after 1 kilometre and you are left trying to follow sheep tracks. I have done this walk before but had forgotten how many steep gullys there were on the way. Following a wrong track had us doing a bit of rock scrambling up the side of a gully. We reached Freisgill bothy where we had a short rest before tackling the final 3kms to Whiten Head. We met a solitary walker there who was surprised to meet other people in such a lonely place. We did the return journey in good time but my legs and knees were pretty knackered by the time we arrived back at the car.

River Hope	The River Hope entering Loch Eriboll
White rocky cliffs	Freisgill Bothy
Heading north to Whiten Head	Natural Sea Arch
Ben Hope on the left in the background	Loch Eriboll on the right
Sea stacks at Whiten Head	Looking west to Durness
Looking east from Whiten Head