Clachan Garden B&B
- Rooms
B&B with four en-suite rooms at Clachan, at the head of Loch Broom, about 700 m from the trail near Inverlael. Book online.
Cape Wrath Trail · Stage 9 of 15
Shenavall to Inverlael
Stage 9 of the Cape Wrath Trail covers 19.0 km from Shenavall to Inverlael, with 695 m of ascent and 816 m of descent. The highest point is 410 m. Allow about 6.5 hours of walking, plus breaks.
19.0 kmdistance
695 mascent
816 mdescent
~6.5 hwalking time
harddifficulty
410 mhighest point
≈ 3.25 L
≈ 1,900 kcal
Distance, climb and elevation come from the Outest route data. Difficulty and time are estimates from distance and climb; your pace will vary with heat, pack weight and photo stops.
Where to sleep and eat on this stage
Clachan (Loch Broom)
Lael
Forest Way Bunkhouse
- Rooms
Small bunkhouse (8 beds in two rooms) and one B&B room at Lael, about 3 km south of Inverlael; linen included. It offers a limited pick-up service from Ullapool.
Ullapool
Ullapool Youth Hostel (Hostelling Scotland)
- Rooms
- Seasonal — call ahead
Seafront hostel in Ullapool, about 13 km from Inverlael by road (Inverness to Ullapool bus or taxi), with dorms and private rooms; season April to October. Ullapool has supermarkets and an outdoor shop for a full resupply.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed, not confirmed" appear on a public listing (OpenStreetMap, VisitScotland, CAMRA or a booking site) or have an out-of-date website, and could not be confirmed for 2026. Bothies are free and cannot be booked, and several close in the stag-stalking season (September to 20 October), so always carry a tent. Hotels and B&Bs have only a few rooms and some close in winter: book ahead.
Help and services on this stage
Emergency: call 999 or 112 and ask for Police, then Mountain Rescue. Medical advice: NHS 24 on 111. Emergency & health guide
Nearest hospital
- Raigmore Hospital, Inverness (A&E) · Inverness · 24/7 emergency
+44 1463 704000 · Map
Health centres
- Ullapool Health Centre (GP) · Ullapool · surgery hours only; check before you go
+44 1854 612015 · Map
Pharmacies, ATMs, shops and stops: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hospitals and health centres checked online.
Walk Shenavall to Inverlael with Outest
The full stage works offline in Outest, with the route, elevation, water and village points, and a trail guide you can ask about conditions and the next place to sleep.