4.3/5)About Pine Marten Trail
Follow the waymarkers up the hill from the car park at the end of the public road to the spectacular gorge created by the Allt Coire Mulrooney. Here, a bridge made almost entirely of native oak timbers spans the gorge.
The path continues through an area of oak and birch trees onto open ground, where North American conifers such as Sitka spruce have been harvested to allow native Scottish trees to regenerate. The path gradually climbs up the hill and leads to spectacular views across Glen Ure, and up to Beinn Sgulaird (937m).
Glen Ure was the home of Colin Campbell of Glenure - the victim of the notorious 1752 Appin Murder and the 'Red Fox' of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Kidnapped'.
Along the walk you can find out about the Last Clansman Trail, an initiative which links other sites featured in the story together - such as Leitir Mhor, Cnap a'Chaolais (where James Stewart was executed for the murder) and Gleann Duror.
The path loops round and rejoins itself to lead back to the bridge and on to the car park.
How to get there:
Pine Marten Trail can be started from Elleric Car Park in Glen Creran. Appin and Barcaldine is the nearest town or village.
From the south, east and west follow the A828 towards Appin and Fort William. Go across the Creagan bridge and turn right at the roundabout for Invercreran.
From Fort William and Appin turn left at this roundabout.
After two miles bear left onto the single track road and continue up the Glen for about two and a half miles to Elleric car park at the end of the public road for access to the woodland walk and long distance footpath to Ballachulish and Glen Duror.
OS Grid Reference: NN036488
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com
Wildlife
Insects and reptiles: Keep a look out for the chequered skipper butterfly.
| Elleric Car Park Facilities. |
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Trail waymarking:
Pine marten waymarkers |
| Length of trail: 1.5 miles |
| Approximate time of trail: 1 hour |
| Open or closed: open |
| Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest. |
Contact: |
| Joanne Maclean 01546 602518 e-mail: joanne.maclean@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
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