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Oban Hydro

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📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.41212, -5.46753

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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
  • ☕The Oban Soup Company — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black Guillemot, Hooded Crow, Herring Gull +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black Guillemot, Hooded Crow, Herring Gull +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Peltigera membranacea, Tutsan Rust, Usnea cornuta s. lat. +13 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Peltigera membranacea, Tutsan Rust, Usnea cornuta s. lat. +13 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bilberry, Common Sorrel, Rhododendron +63 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Common Sorrel, Rhododendron +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Common Sorrel, Elder +8 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
St Conan Pilgrim WayWalking route118 km

Just over 100km of walking, mostly on road but with mountain pass of Glen Noe. Walking distance about 103 km

Named routeLength 118 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Oban to DunbegCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Caledonia WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route401 m
Named routeRef 78Length 401 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 78Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route591 m
Named routeRef 78Length 591 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oban Hydro ruins

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oban Hydro ruins

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pulpit HilltopUrban park900 m→🌱Dungallan ParksUrban park1.1 km→🌱Dungallan ParksUrban park1.2 km→⛪Oban Free High ChurchReligious grounds100 m→⛪Old Parish ChurchReligious grounds300 m→✦Dunollie CastleHistoric site1.9 km→

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