- There and back walk: 4.42 miles
- what3words address for parking: we parked at ///yarn.warrior.witty just as you turn off the A865 at Gramsdal. There is some parking on the verge here. There is also a small space at ///pasting.palace.promising. This is at the end of the track and so much closer to the coast, but it’s also the turning space for the school bus and so only available as a parking space for limited times. There’s a notice explaining when it cannot be used and, when we passed, it was between 8.00 and 8:45am, and between 3.30 and 4.30pm. Also, don’t block access to the rest of the track.
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This was a walk we specifically chose because the islets and rocks just off the coast of Flodaigh are known to be a place where common seals are usually found.
We chose to park just off the A865 and walk the rest of the way. This is a little over a mile on a minor road, but it’s very quiet and the views are lovely. The only vehicle that passed us on the way out was the postman; we stopped and chatted.
When the track turns left towards a house bear right through a gap in the fence where a gate may once have been. There’s a small, triangular stone that acts as a marker here! Where there is a fork in the track bear left keeping a fence on your right. The track was a little indistinct here because of the bracken. This eventually leads down to the shore via a narrow inlet. We kept to the right here, following a track through the bracken and this takes you around the coast where there are great views over the lochs and islets. We saw plenty of seals here and it was a great spot to have lunch and just be. Take your binoculars.
We then retraced our steps to the inlet we crossed over and walked a little way around the next headland. The track through the bracken takes you to an open area at the top of the headland with terrific, almost 360 degree, views. Retrace your steps back to the inlet, turn right and return along the path you used on the way out to get back to your car.
A short, easy walk but very rewarding.
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The works seemed to be starting at the entry gate which has a big private road sign on it. There were trailers and other debris blocking the turning space there. I wouldn’t recommend this as a walk at all. We were clearly walking through someones private property, the entire field felt like someones farm with building works, machines and lots of sheep.
This walk leads you through someone’s private house and is also nearly entirely a building site. Maybe it wasn’t when you published this but it seems like someone has recently taken over the land is changing its use. We felt very uneasy about being there and struggled to exit the walk due to all the plant machinery.
Thank you for the update. It was about five years ago that we did this walk. Can you let me know exactly where the building work is taking place?
Route amended as of 26th August 2025 – thank you Lucy McGhee.