Blairmore to Sandwood Bay

About trip

Pitch your tent amid the high rolling sand dunes at one of Britain’s most famous wild beaches. Reached only by a four-mile walk, this remarkable stretch of pink-hued sand, in northwest Sutherland, is bounded by cliffs and the Am Buachaille sea stack. The beach is popular with surfers and owned by the John Muir Trust. There’s some of the best-preserved machair wildflower grassland in mainland Scotland here, with more than 200 species of plant growing behind the dunes. 
• Park at the John Muir Trust car park in Blairmore (IV27 4RT). From the gate opposite, follow the well-marked track across moorland, turning left at the end of the second loch, towards the bay. Walking time from vehicle: 1½ hrs.