Finally find the time to select some of our astonishing pictures shot on Ardnamurchan for our first real walk on this peninsula.
Good to know:
Distance: 7 kms
Rate: easy
Map (incl. elevation information): Portuairk - Sanna Bay circular walk
GPS-track available for download: yes
As always all photo's can be enlarged by clicking on them.
After the short hike to the vulcano ridge, we went for a walk along the coast from Portuairk to Sanna Bay and back.
Start is from the small village Portuairk where you can park you car either at the crossing near the beach or a bit higher up the road. Elgar was eager to show the area to his new friend, Mr. Dip (Mr. Dip was given to us as a present from a colleague at the office who happens to know we walk around with a stuffed moose during our walks). The view is towards Sanna Bay and the sea.
The walk takes you along the waterfront and beaches of Sanna Bay. It feels as if you are in the Caribbean, with the bright blue / green colouring of the water.
If it is low tide, don't forget to walk to the rocks that normally would be under water. In these rockpools you can see beautiful sea anemones (actiniaria), periwinkles and a lot of other creatures.
After you have left the bay of Sanna behind you, you will have to cross a smalll bridge. This detour over Sanna Head will provide you with astonishing views. Here there is no path but you just walk towards the cairns. Here is a view towards the sea and one towards the ridge of the crater.
We walk back to Portuairk, almost the same track, and with a last glimpse of Sanna Bay, we return to our car.
The picture down below, shot ofcourse by us, is available for download against a very very modest rate at Dreamstime (therefore the special watermark)
We definitely will return to Sanna Bay, so stay tuned for some more pictures of this area.
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