This project builds on work already achieved at Culag Woods and Little Assynt through the original project. Culag Community Woodland Trust Ltd (CCWT) manages two properties on behalf of the community of Assynt: Culag Woods 40ha woodland in Lochinver and Little Assynt a 1200ha estate approximately five miles east of Lochinver. Both properties have networks of a variety of paths…
The beautiful setting of Cnoc nan Each Bridge, Glencanisp. c. Boyd Alexander/Scottish Wildlife Trust The aim of this project was to repair and upgrade the bridge giving access to Cnoc nan Each to help maintain good access to parts of the Assynt Foundation estate, and its historic built heritage, and allow more woodland planting to go ahead in the…
Fox Point Path winding around the coast. The path around Fox Point provides a recreational route from the crofting village of Polbain to the Pier of Old Dornie. The Fox Point Path improvements, which have now been completed, allow better access by residents and visitors, enabling them to appreciate the natural beauty of this part of the Coigach coastline.…
Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership (CALLP) has several heritage projects that have increased the understanding of local heritage. The Partnership has also created greater links between the area’s historic and natural heritage and the tourist organisations of Coigach and Assynt. This project aims to highlight this heritage for both Coigach & Assynt on a specially designed map, to be…
Explore The Local Guide to Coigach and Assynt App Coigach and Assynt’s Local Guide uses your phone’s GPS to automatically trigger rich audio content and deliver turn -by-turn audio content and interesting information relative to your surroundings and upcoming destinations. The Local Guide is available to download for free on Apple and Android devices from App Store or…
The centre for the community owned Glencanisp Estate is the Glencanisp Lodge area which contains the office for Assynt Foundation, a Community Arts building, a pole barn, a local pottery and a walled garden. This area also marks the start of the path to Suilven, a walk and hill climb which takes on average 9 hours to complete. There is…
Culag Community Woodland Trust Ltd (CCWT) owns and manages, on behalf of the community, two areas of land in Assynt for amenity use: Culag Woods – a 40 hectare mixed woodland in Lochinver, and; Little Assynt – a 1,200 hectare estate approximately 5 miles east of Lochinver. Both contain a variety of paths which have been worked on…
Quinag’s paths are exposed to some of the most extreme weather that the Assynt area experiences throughout the year. The paths are also extremely popular with both local and visiting hill walkers, and have predominantly evolved over time due to recreational access. They were in mixed condition as a result of this access and the harsh climate. The erosion not…
The Acheninver Path has been used by walkers to access the youth hostel for at least the last 100 years. It links to a network of local paths forming a circular route that includes the core path between Achduart and Culnacraig and onwards from Culnacraig round Ben Mor Coigach to Strath Cannaird. To the north the path links to a…
The Postie’s Path is a spectacular coastal walking route linking the communities of Coigach and Ullapool, passing through Ben More Coigach, Scottish Wildlife Trust’s largest wildlife reserve. It stretches for about 7 miles/11 km along the coast between Achduart and Blughasary, taking in magnificent coastal views. It is one of three traditional routes that people used to take around Ben…
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