Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

View of Suilven – Glencanisp Lodge loop from Lochinver

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

View of Suilven – Glencanisp Lodge loop from Lochinver

Moderate

5.0

(1)

hikers

View of Suilven – Glencanisp Lodge loop from Lochinver

02:37

9.50km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

252 m

View of Suilven from Canisp Road

Highlight • Trail

Drive down Canisp road from Lochinver until you see a small car park on your left, this is probably the best place to park.
There is a donation tin at …

Tip by

699 m

View of Suilven from Loch Druim Suardalain

Highlight • Viewpoint

A classic viewpoint across Loch Druim Suardalain from near the Canisp Road. Well worth the detour.

Tip by

1.62 km

View of Suilven

Highlight • Viewpoint

You'll never forget your first glimpse of this special mountain. The long walk in from Lochinver teases the hiker as Suilven is always in the distance but it seems to …

Tip by

4.37 km

The trail towards Loch na Gainimh and the Glencanisp Forest is quite simply, stunning. You are surrounded by lochs and lochans with mountains rising up all around, including the iconic Suilven in the south east.

Tip by

4.75 km

Suileag Bothy

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Set deep amidst Assynt's remarkable knock and lochan landscape, Suileag is a haven in one of Scotland's wildest places. The main draw is, of course, Suilven, perhaps Britain's most visually …

Tip by

8.54 km

Glencanisp Lodge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Glencanisp Lodge is often the starting point for a hike onto Suilven, one of the UK's most remarkable mountains. Any approach to Suilven is long and Glencanisp Lodge is about …

Tip by

9.50 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.02 km

1.99 km

478 m

Surfaces

6.97 km

1.94 km

535 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

17°C

10°C

29 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

1,633

Stac Pollaidh circular from Loch Lurgainn

01:57h

4.24km

440m

Easy

4.8

1,001

Inchnadamph Bone Caves loop

01:26h

4.53km

180m

Moderate

4.8

532

Old Man of Stoer Trail

02:24h

7.55km

190m

Hard

4.9

390

Suilven from Loch Drium Suardalain

05:29h

20.6km

720m

Easy

4.8

282

Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve circular

00:47h

2.05km

90m

Moderate

4.4

193

Glas Bheinn Trail

04:00h

9.94km

440m

Easy

4.8

327

Handa Island Trail

01:56h

6.88km

140m

Moderate

4.7

254

Loch Druim Suardalain to River Inver loop

02:09h

7.66km

140m

Hard

4.7

271

Conival and Ben More Assynt via Traligill Caves

08:14h

19.8km

1,140m

Hard

4.9

171

Quinag — ridge walk to three Corbetts

06:21h

13.8km

840m

Moderate

4.8

Cape Wrath Trail and Ben Strome Loop

04:16h

14.5km

410m

Moderate

4.7

Meall an Fheadain from Am Fuaran Bar via Dornie Harbour

02:34h

8.94km

210m

View of Suilven – Glencanisp Lodge loop from Lochinver

View of Suilven from Canisp Road

View of Suilven from Loch Druim Suardalain

View of Suilven

View of Suilven

Suileag Bothy

Glencanisp Lodge

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️