Eas Urchaidh Forest Activities and Things to Do

Activities

Explore on bicycle, by foot or by horse.

The forest roads and tracks are great fun for self-guided exploration on mountain bike, gravel bike, horseback or by foot. Ordnance Survey maps Landranger 50: Glen Orchy & Loch Etive and Explorer 377: Loch Etive & Glen Orchy cover the forest and its surrounding area.

Riverside access

Follow the fingerposts north from the car park, then take the surfaced public road for 0.8 miles / 1.4km. From there a path leads to the river which provides access for watersports.

Kayaking

The car park and picnic area at Eas Urchaidh are popular with kayakers as a put-in spot for the River Orchy. The UK Rivers Guidebook has a route description for the extremely challenging middle section.

Beinn Mhic Mhonaidh Hill Route

It is also a place to park for the hill access route to Beinn Mhic Mhonaidh a sometimes forgotten Corbett.

Caledonian pinewoods

Allt Broighleachan, one of the most southerly fragments of Scotland's Caledonian pinewood, can be accessed via the forest road near the Eas Urchaidh car park.