Corrieshalloch Gorge

Corrieshalloch Gorge is a box canyon about 1.5km long and 60m deep, cut into the rock south of Ullapool where the River Droma drops suddenly off a plateau. The National Trust for Scotland has owned the gorge since 1945 and manages it jointly with NatureScot, and it now runs a visitor centre beside the car park. A short, steep path from there leads to a 25m Victorian suspension bridge across the gorge, built by Sir John Fowler, one of the designers of the Forth Bridge, and on to a cantilevered viewing platform on the far side.

The main event is the Falls of Measach, which the Trust gives as 45m and Wikipedia as 46m, dropping into the gorge close to the bridge. The bridge and the platform both look straight down into the ravine, and the Trust notes that the gorge is at its best in rain or after a wet spell. The bridge sways slightly underfoot, and the Trust allows only six people on it at a time.

The walk from the car park is short, on a made path, which makes this a natural stop for anyone driving the A835 between Ullapool and Inverness rather than somewhere to drive to on purpose. The car park charges, with parking free for Trust members. The stop suits anyone breaking the drive north and anyone travelling with somebody who cannot walk far, though the Trust warns that the gradients are steep even for wheelchairs. It is the wrong place for a walker wanting any distance, since the gorge has only two short trails beside the main path. Stac Pollaidh is the half-day hill with a summit view at the end of it, north of Ullapool.