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Oban Harbour Promenade – McCaig's Tower loop from Kerrera

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Oban Harbour Promenade – McCaig's Tower loop from Kerrera

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4.0

(3)

18

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Oban Harbour Promenade – McCaig's Tower loop from Kerrera

04:24

16.0km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

1.88 km

View of Loch Na Keal

Highlight • Lake

2

5.50 km

Oban Harbour Promenade

Highlight • Rest Area

Beautiful harbor promenade with numerous shops. Best to park a little outside, for example at the Corran Halls car park.

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3

5.52 km

North Pier, Oban

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the North Pier you can stroll along the harbour promenade.

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4

5.59 km

View of Oban and McCaig's Tower

Highlight • Monument

5

7.06 km

Fingal’s Dogstone

Highlight • Natural Monument

On the path to Dunollie Castle, Fingal’s Dogstone is an ancient sea stack of conglomerate rock which in legend was where Fingal use to tie his dog up.

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6

9.84 km

McCaig's Tower

Highlight • Monument

McCaig's Tower is a landmark in Oban, Scotland. It is an unfinished ornamental building modeled on the Colosseum in Rome, approximately 200 meters in diameter. Wealthy banker John Stuart McCaig commissioned the building in 1895 at the age of 72.

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7

10.5 km

View of Oban Harbour from Jacob's Ladder

Highlight • Settlement

A particularly steep but interesting set of stairs, and is the shortest way on foot up to the tower from the sea front.

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8

10.9 km

View of Oban Harbour

Highlight • Lake

A nice view of Oban's harbour from the Railway Pier.

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B

16.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.40 km

4.32 km

2.20 km

957 m

702 m

438 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

1.51 km

1.36 km

1.14 km

285 m

139 m

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Wednesday 7 October

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