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Distance - 1 mile
Time - 1 hour
OS Map Explorer 374
Grading - Easy
Terrain - Forestry Commission track and trail
 The
walk begins from Aros Forestry Commission offices just north of
Salen Bay. Drive through the forestry offices car park until the
picnic area is reached. Take the forestry track heading east, go
through the gate and after 10 minutes walking you come to a track
going up the hill to the right.
This is a lovely
woodland circular walk which takes you through to the old
graveyard of Cill an Ailein. This short attractive walk takes you
through the conifers but there are also native species such as
birch, hazel and willow.
The main attraction of this walk is the old graveyard of Cill an
Ailein, housing some graves dating back to the Middle Ages. The
earliest legible inscriptions date from the eighteenth century and
one small stone commemorates a shoe-maker. On the rear of his
gravestone is a hammer and a high-heeled shoe.
 There
are wonderful views from the graveyard over to Crannich, Ben
Talaidh and Ben More. After enjoying this vista go back on to the
path, bear right and continue the circular walk back to your car.
The Forestry Enterprise
produces a leaflet with a map of this and other walks on the
island. This can be found in the Tourist Offices at Craignure and
Tobermory and is free of charge.
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