Allt nan Uamh (Ledmore Junction)
(FIVE TRUNK location)
Location
Park in the car park for the caves (c. 1km north of juction of the A837 and A835 (Ullapool road).
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Features
Three pools in same river/stream, all deep enough for a swim and some supplied by their own watefall.
Hazards
No real hazards.
Date of swim
4th April 2013
Fionn Loch (Suilven)
(FIVE TRUNK location)
Location
Next to a big hill called Suilven. Shorest walk in is via the Falls of Kirkaig near the coast (to south of Lochinver- of pie shop fame).
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Features
What a setting!!!
Hazards
No real hazards (unlike the Falls of Kirkaig where the swim was aborted).
Date of swim
5th April 2013
Loch Lurgainn (by Stac Pollaidh)
(FIVE TRUNK location)
Location
Park in the Stac Pollaidh car park, walk 50m towards the Loch and the best spot is from one of the “beaches”.
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Features
Easy parking, easy access, “beaches” and great view of nearby hills (Stac Pollaidh and Cul Beag).
Hazards
None really (but watch out you don’t follow the “crowds” as they are usually going “up” not down to the water).
Date of swim
8th April 2014
River Kirkaig (Ledmore Junction)
(FOUR TRUNK location)
Location
Shorest walk in is via the Falls of Kirkaig near the coast (to south of Lochinver- of pie shop fame), but access to these is “tricky” to say the least so if you walk upsteam and before you get to Fionn Loch there are plenty of other options.
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Features
Less scary to get in than the Falls of Kirkaig!!
Hazards
None really (unless you count the strange insects on the river bank).
Date of swim
5th April 2013
River Kirkaig (Suilven)
(FOUR TRUNK location)
Location
Shorest walk in is via the Falls of Kirkaig near the coast (to south of Lochinver- of pie shop fame), but access to these is “tricky” to say the least so if you walk upsteam and before you get to Fionn Loch there are plenty of other options.
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Features
Less scary to get in than the Falls of Kirkaig!!
Hazards
None really (unless you count the strange insects on the river bank).
Date of swim
5th April 2013
Loch Carn nan Conbhairean (Ledmore Junction)
(FOUR TRUNK location)
Location
Follow the footpath up through Benmore Lodge (access track from A837 c. 10km southeast of the turnoff to Ullapool).
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Features
What a setting!!!
Hazards
No real hazards but its a bit shallow on the south side and did have some ice floating in it.
Date of swim
1st April 2013
