Walks from Achanalt station
3 listed hills have a summit within 8 km of the platform at Achanalt — the closest is Sgurr a' Mhuilinn at 5.7 km, the highest An Coileachan at 924 m. Distances are straight lines, not routes: this page tells you a car-free day is possible here, and the planning is still yours.
- Station code
- AAT
- Grid reference
- NH260614
- Coordinates
- 57.60960, -4.91385
- Locality
- Achanalt
- Operator
- ScotRail
- Entries & exits
- 550 · #2,564 of 2,589
- Hills in reach
- 3
Passenger figure is the ORR estimate of all entries and exits, April 2024 to March 2025 — a measure of how busy (or wonderfully quiet) the station is, not of train frequency.
About Achanalt station
Achanalt is a geographically remote station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Achanalt in the north of Scotland. It lies 21 miles 34 chains from Dingwall, between Lochluichart and Achnasheen. ScotRail manages the station and operates all services; 550 passenger journeys were recorded here between April 2024 and March 2025.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Achanalt railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0). Coordinates and the passenger figure come from NaPTAN and the ORR, not from Wikipedia.
The 3 hills within 8 km
Every hill from our dataset for which Achanalt is one of the 3 nearest stations. Follow a name for the full record — heights, prominence, access rights, live summit weather and daylight.
| # | Hill | Height | Classifications | From station | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sgurr a' Mhuilinn | 878.8 m | CorbettMarilynHuMP+1 | 5.7 km | S |
| 2 | An Coileachan | 924 m | MunroMurdoHuMP+1 | 6.8 km | N |
| 3 | Meallan nan Uan | 838.3 m | CorbettMarilynHuMP+1 | 7 km | S |
A hill 8 km away in a straight line can be a much longer day on the ground — and on rural lines the last train home leaves early and some stations are request stops with a handful of services a day. Check live times and facilities for Achanalt before you commit, plan the route on a proper map, and give the daylight planner your real finish time.
Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0). Station position from NaPTAN (Department for Transport, OGL v3.0); passenger estimates from the Office of Rail and Road (OGL v3.0). Distances and bearings computed by OpenFell, summit to platform.
Daylight here today
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for the station. Walking to a timetable means walking to the light: set your turnaround with the daylight safety planner.
Plan the day
- Walking-time calculator — Naismith with terrain and fitness corrections.
- Access checker — what the land around here allows.
- Kit-list generator — packed for the forecast, not for habit.
- Achanalt on National Rail — live departures, facilities, engineering work.
- OS Maps · Google Maps