Corrieshalloch – the Bridge over the Falls of Measach
A few hours.
The route
Corrieshalloch is a deep, narrow box canyon at Braemore, where the River Droma drops through the 45-metre Falls of Measach on its way to Loch Broom.
A Victorian suspension bridge hangs across the gorge above the falls, and a viewing platform juts out over the drop, so it's a thrill for anyone with a head for heights. Come a day or two after rain, when the falls are loudest and mist drifts along the gorge.
Before you go
The day
Braemore
A short, steep walk down to the swaying bridge and the platform over the falls, then the level path round the top of the gorge.
About an hour and a half
Corrieshalloch Gorge
An attraction
The way in is from the National Trust for Scotland's visitor centre on the A832, just west of Braemore Junction. Park in the Trust's paid car park there, free to members. The centre has toilets and opens every day in October from 9.30am to 4pm, with shorter days from November to March. From the centre a path of about 800 metres, steep in places, leads down to the suspension bridge, built in 1874 by Sir John Fowler, later an engineer of the Forth Bridge. It's 25 metres long and sways a little in a breeze, and only six people may cross at a time. Over the bridge, the path runs on to a platform cantilevered over the gorge, looking straight at the Falls of Measach. A level 1.1 km trail, suitable for wheelchairs, loops round the top of the gorge to a viewpoint down Loch Broom. The ground is treacherous after rain, so keep children and dogs close. The bridge can close at short notice for checks and repairs: look at the Trust's page before going.
If it rains
All outdoors, on paths that are treacherous after rain; but the falls are at their best a day or two after it, so go in a dry spell that follows wet weather.
Where to stay
Photographs by Craig Townsend and Mark Wadsworth via Google