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Ballachulish Quarry Incline

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📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.67938, -5.12667

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Quarry Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

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Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Mallard, Grey Heron +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Mallard, Grey Heron +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Honey Waxcap, Alder Wrinkle, Dark Crottle +7 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Honey Waxcap, Alder Wrinkle, Dark Crottle +7 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rhododendron, Ribwort Plantain, Ash +131 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rhododendron, Ribwort Plantain, Ash +131 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Meadowsweet, Dandelion +16 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Snail Hunter +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Snail Hunter +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Aonoch Eagach TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RW 15Local walking route
Brecklet PathWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route62 m
Named routeRef 78Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route215 m
Named routeRef 78Length 215 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route408 m
Named routeRef 78Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route144 m
Named routeRef 78Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 78Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Ballachulish Slate Quarry

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Ballachulish Slate Quarry

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✦NTS Glencoe Turf and Creel HouseHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St Munda's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→💧Glencoe LochanReservoir2.3 km→💧Glencoe LochanReservoir2.3 km→⚽Jubilee ParkPlaying field500 m→✦Cnocan Dubh Hill FortHistoric site600 m→

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