A one-way walk along a shore with no path, a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its rocks and coastal plants, made famous by Hugh Miller’s pioneering geology. Look out for the striking salmon-pink rock of the Rosemarkie Inlier, and for otter tracks in the sand.
The walk starts by the information boards near Eathie Mains, crosses fields and drops steeply through woods to the coast, then follows the shore south to Rosemarkie.
Check the tide tables before you set out: two stretches, at Scart Craig and between Hillockhead and Eathie, cannot be passed at high tide. Arrange a lift to the start, or check bus times back from Rosemarkie.
Route, GPS track and photographs: Julian Paren on Geograph.