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Wildlife Hide – Fossil Beach loop from Kinlochaline Castle

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Wildlife Hide – Fossil Beach loop from Kinlochaline Castle

Moderate

7

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Wildlife Hide – Fossil Beach loop from Kinlochaline Castle

02:47

32.2km

430m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

374 m

Wildlife Hide

Highlight • Structure

Feel free to use this wildlife hide, clearly signposted from the road, to watch a variety of local birds, including heron, oystercatchers, curlews, shelduck and goosanders

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2

468 m

Kinlochaline Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Kinlochaline Castle is a 15th-century Scottish tower house on the Ardtornish estate. It sits at the head of Loch Aline and has now been renovated to a family home.

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3

833 m

Ardtornish House

Highlight • Historical Site

4

3.27 km

Fossil Beach

Highlight • Beach

Wander along the beach to easily find fossilised Gryphea, relatives of the oysters deposited here 200M years ago during the Jurassic period when this area was closer to the equator

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5

4.02 km

Lochaline Sand Mine Trail – Rolling Stock Wagon

Highlight • Historical Site

6

4.30 km

Lochaline Ferry Terminal

Highlight • Rest Area

Very very small ferry terminal - When I was there in July 2023 there was no coffee shop.
Timetables & fares:
calmac.co.uk/article/2975/Mull-Lochaline---Fishnish

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7

4.50 km

Mine Railway History Panel

Highlight • Monument

8

9.55 km

View of Glensanda and Surrounding Hills

Highlight • Forest

See if you can spot the edge of the huge Glensanda loadstone mine

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B

32.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

8.33 km

6.26 km

1.71 km

Surfaces

18.5 km

8.19 km

3.63 km

1.85 km

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Highest point (180 m)

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Saturday 4 July

15°C

12°C

97 %

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