Tollie Path (Old Road to Poolewe) Show path on map

Start location: Slattadale ( NG 889 720 )

End location: Tollie, A832 (S of Poolewe) ( NG 858 789 )

Geographical area: Ross and Cromarty

Path type: Rural Path

Path distance: 8.3km

Accessibility info: Suitable for pedestrians

Route Description

Leave the A832 road in the Slattadale Forest and go N for 0.75km to a carpark. Go N along a path through the forest by the side of Loch Maree and climb to a viewpoint overlooking the loch. Further north the path leaves the forest and climbs NW up a glen on the south side of Creag Mhor Thollaidh to cross a pass at 250m. Continue down a narrow glen on the north side of the pass to reach the A832 road 2km south of Poolewe.

OS Landranger 19 (Gairloch)

Heritage Information

This is an old road to Poolewe, and can be seen marked on the First Edition OS Six Inch to the Mile map (surveyed in 1870).

Gallery

NG885732: Tollie Path in Slattadale Forest. © Roger McLachlan, Geograph

NG887727 looking NNW. The lochside path to Tollie heads northwards to reach the A832 just over 1km from Poolewe. Here it follows the shore of Loch Maree through Slattadale Forest. © Jim Barton, Geograph

NG883738 Loch Maree, taken from the Tollie path looking south-east. © Roger McLachlan, Geograph

Dropping down to the shores of Loch Maree on the path to Slattadale. Slioch [Spear mountain] in the distance. © Gordon Hatton, Geograph

NG864762 looking NNW. The route is a fine one and the path gives easy walking. The view is from the highest point on the crossing looking towards Poolewe with Creag Mhor Thollaidh the peak in view. © Trevor Littlewood, Geograph

NG859785 Allt a' Pholl-choire by the Tollie path. Taken looking North, with the Poolewe-Gairloch road visible in the background. © Roger McLachlan, Geograph

Here, a series of stepping stones make the stream crossing relatively easy. © Gordon Hatton, Geograph

NG858789: start of path at Tollaidh to Slattadale. © Roger McLachlan, Geograph