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Ordnance Survey Landranger Map No. 8.
There can be difficult conditions on virtually all hiking routes around Torridon, and the weather can change very rapidly. If you're relatively inexperienced but want to do the magnificent ridge walk along the Liathach (pronounced "lee-ach") massif, or the strenuous traverse of Beinn Eighe (pronounced "ben ay"), you can join a National Trust Ranger Service guided hike (details from the Torridon Countryside Centre; tel 01445/791221).
For those confident to go it alone, one of many possible routes takes you behind Liathach and down the pass, Coire Dubh, to the main road in Glen Torridon. This is a great, straightforward walk if you're properly equipped, covering thirteen miles and taking in superb landscapes. Allow yourself the whole day. A rewarding walk even in rough weather is the seven-mile hike up the coast from Lower Diabaig, ten miles northwest of Torridon village, to Redpoint. On a clear day, the views across to Raasay and Applecross from this gentle undulating path are superlative, but you'll have to return along the same trail, or else make your way back via Loch Maree on the A832.
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