Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Hiking trails & Routes

Toe Head & Ceapabhal loop from Northton — Harris, Outer Hebrides

Hiking trails & Routes

Toe Head & Ceapabhal loop from Northton — Harris, Outer Hebrides

Moderate

4.3

(3)

7

hikers

Toe Head & Ceapabhal loop from Northton — Harris, Outer Hebrides

03:43

14.8km

420m

Hiking

Start your hike on the Toe Head & Ceapabhal loop from Northton, a moderate 9.2-mile (14.8 km) route that takes about 3 hours and 42 minutes to complete. You will gain 1387 feet (423 metres) in elevation, offering diverse terrain and incredible views. The trail begins with a beautiful coastal…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Tips

Includes an off-grid segment

Navigation instructions may be limited.

After 1.88 km for 11.3 km

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1

10.5 km

Ceapabhal Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

views from the trig point and summit cairn

Tip by

2

11.6 km

Rubh' an Teampaill Chapel Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The remains of a prehistoric settlement mound and close by the remains of a late medieval chapel. There is archaeological evidence on this headland from the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Beaker, …

Tip by

3

12.6 km

Tràigh na Cleabhaig

Highlight • Natural

A deep sandy curve of a beach with inland dunes that almost create an island of the headland. A brilliant place for a picnic or a swim.

Tip by

4

14.4 km

The Temple Café

Highlight • Cafe

Temple coffee shop is permanently closed

Tip by

B

14.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

2.85 km

471 m

285 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

1.76 km

502 m

471 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Wednesday 20 May

14°C

9°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

This route was planned by komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

4.9

145

A loop of Scalpay Island — Outer Hebrides

02:45h

10.2km

140m

4.4

183

North Harris Eagle Observatory & Loch Scourst — Outer Hebrides

01:46h

6.65km

60m

4.8

159

Scalpay Heritage Trail

01:27h

5.39km

70m

3.7

131

Clisham / An Cliseam summit — North Harris

02:34h

5.33km

600m

4.3

53

Lickisto & Luskintyre loop — Isle of Harris

04:20h

15.9km

240m

4.3

7

Toe Head & Ceapabhal loop from Northton — Harris, Outer Hebrides

03:43h

14.8km

420m

4.9

63

Aird a' Mhorain and Grenitote Trail

02:24h

9.46km

40m

5.0

8

Huishinish Trail

02:49h

8.52km

280m

4.5

27

Clisham Horseshoe Trail

06:05h

17.2km

940m

4.0

22

Luskentyre Beach and Dunes Trail

02:08h

8.15km

60m

5.0

25

Rèinigeadal via Postman's Path — Isle of Harris

04:20h

12.6km

670m

5.0

40

Berneray Circular Walk via West Beach

03:58h

15.1km

130m