Bealach na Feithe Drove Road Show path on map

Start location: An Earachd ( NC 296 402 )

End location: Allnabad ( NC 462 422 )

Geographical area: Sutherland

Path type: Drove Road

Path distance: 20km

Accessibility info: Suitable for pedestrians

Route Description

Start from the A838 road 0.5km north of Achfary at the bridge over the river flowing into Loch Stack. Go along the private road past Airdachuilinn to Lone cottage and continue E on the path up the grassy glen of Srath Luib na Seilich to reach the Bealach na Feithe (450m). Descend due E on the far side of this pass and reach a track which leads to Gobernuisgach Lodge at the foot of Glen Golly. From there a private road leads in a further 3km to the road in Strath More between Loch Hope and Altnaharra. The latter is the nearest hostelry, but it is 15km away.

OS Landranger 9 (Cape Wrath)

Heritage Information

The OS 6" mapping of Sutherland (surveyed 1873-75) shows this route in its entirety. Allnabad at the eastern end is named as Druimandroinn.  It doesn't appear in Haldane's The Drove Roads of Scotland but it is mentioned in ScotWays' records as having been a drove road.

Gallery

Coire an Achaidh. Looking west up to Bealach na Feithe on path between Strath More and Loch Stack. © Christopher Doake, Geograph

Bealach na Feithe. Poor track to east of the bealach; it gradually improves as it descends to Gobernuisgach Lodge. © Christopher Doake, Geograph

Bridge over tributaries of Abhainn an Loin. A somewhat overgrown but still an effective bridge over the burn. © Russel Wills, Geograph

Ben Stack and Loch Stack. The track descending towards Lone from Strath Luib na Seilich. © Karl and Ali, Geograph

NC 321 420: Track to Gobernuisgach Lodge. These enthusiastic mountain bikers soon had to dismount. © Russel Wills, Geograph