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Shin Falls

Loop from Invershin · Scotland, United Kingdom

Community route · Hiking · Saved 30 Sept 2026

Locator map: Invershin · Scotland, United Kingdom

Shin Falls is a 2.6 km hike loop from Achinduich near Invershin, with 59m of climbing and an effort score of 3.

EasyLoopAchinduich100% at ≤15% gradeSnow not assessed

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Distance
2.6 km
Elevation
↗ 59 m
Est. moving time
43 min
Planner estimate when saved
Effort
3

Terrain & grades

100% at ≤15% grade

This loop packs 23m of climb per kilometre, which makes it a relatively flowing profile. 100% of the measured line is at 15% grade or less (slope only, not surface or technicality). The hardest kilometre is around km 2, gaining about 38m. Total route distance is 2.6 km.

Easy 60% Steady 40% Power-hike 0% Steep 0%
High point
109m
Gain / km
23m
Max grade
10%

Snow & conditions

Snow not assessed

Current snow evidence is not available for this route. Missing data does not establish snow-free conditions.

Route sections

Opening third
0.9 km
+16m / -3m
Middle third
0.9 km
+43m / -5m
Final third
0.9 km
+0m / -51m

Easy effort, about 43 min moving time as the Planner estimated it when the route was saved, for 59m of climbing. Expect 0% steep-grade exposure.

Fuel & gear

Water
0.5 L

At this length most people need water rather than food on the way.

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Surface

≈9% paved · ≈91% unpaved
Mostly unpaved

Surface classes from OpenStreetMap, matched to the line. Ways without a surface tag are classed by their road type, so this is an estimate.

Path difficulty, as tagged in OpenStreetMap

  • T1 hiking: 2.0 km

No difficulty tag on 396 m of path or track: unknown, not easy.

The SAC hiking scale mappers give each path. It is not a check of exposure, the weather or snow on the day.

Elevation Profile

75m100m01 km2 km2.6 km109m52m
Flat (<5%) Gentle (5–10%)

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