UK's most remote station! Corrour on the West Highland Line offers hiking and dogs.

I first saw this station on the 1996 film Trainspotting, and realised I had to visit this place. It did take 27 years, but I make it. There were a few hiking trails, countless bogs and a coffee to die for. I also got to the bottom of the old signal box converted to rooms. I've noticed some people pronounce the location "cor-oor", but the onboard announcement and the ticket inspector pronounced it "cor-our", so I stuck with that.
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Filmed March 2023 | Corrour, UK.
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*** TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:55 The journey to Corrour
00:02:44 Arrival Corrour
00:03:30 The walk to Peter's Rock
00:11:00 Loch Ossian Youth Hostel
00:11:45 Back at Corrour Station
00:14:00 The track to nowhere
00:19:18 Coffee at Corrour Station
00:23:08 Train arrives at Corrour
00:24:04 The ridge track
00:26:36 The track to Kinlochleven
00:28:35 Following the Red backpack man
00:31:05 Back at the station

[@steve-marsh]

There's something about that wee wind turbine on the platform and the remoteness of the location that makes me think this could be in the Australian Outback somewhere! Oh, and I remember the friendly dogs there :)

[@I_hate_Vegemite]

Agreed. I was thinking the railway station at Cook, South Australia about halfway between Adelaide and Perth on the Indian Pacific railway line. Not many people, not many passengers, but plenty of big freight trains. Similarly barren landscape but arid desert instead of this heath/tundra environment.

[@joetemple2817]

Reminded me of the film Bad Day at Blackrock. Great video, 0:15 0:18

[@dougie6886]

Excellent video. I see you have a fan in Steve marsh.

[@DaveyPalmer1]

It's so remote I was half expecting Clint Eastwood to appear and say to a gang of soldiers "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?"

[@christinehodge3608]

The water looks so clear , and the sky is so blue,

[@GarethWilleygmcGareth]

The backpack man was Peter ghost from Peter's Rock. :P

[@neilfromcork]

No, his name was William and he took a flying leap from Leum Uiellem... 🤪

[@t0naka1]

I stayed at the Loch Ossian Youth Hostel and enjoyed the 10-mile hill walk to Rannoch fifty years ago. Only three persons I met and said Hello on the way. Hail from Japan!

[@graemetaylor4149]

My grandfather worked on the railway and lived at Corrour for several years - that would have been the late 1920's / early 1930's. The railway cottages were demolished many years ago. My grandmother always said it was a "comforting" place to stay and not at all lonely.

[@steve-marsh]

Whenever I see scenery like this, it's like it's calling me :) Fantastic to see Scott, cheers!

[@allano937]

Hi steve. I follow your own videos. Corrour is a fantasic place to visit. I camp there close to the spot where Renton from trainspotting does his " its shit to be scottish " rant. Staff at the station house are fantatastic. if your looking to research this , please look at the channel, " all the stations". they did a day working there.

[@dlanodsknib]

I love the remoteness of parts of Scotland. Sometimes it can be humourous. 50 years ago I was walking part of the way between Loch Ness and Fort William. I went up to the top of a small hill. Nothing around in any direction for miles - but on the top of that hill was a red telephone box! 🤣

[@paulbertram3610]

Thanks for including the little youth hostel in your video, I have fond memories of staying the night there while doing a cycling tour of west Scotland when I was 13. I'm 52 next week😀.

[@Paradice4Life]

The views look incredible. Incredible place.

[@ReardontheRed]

Memories! I stayed at the Loch Ossian YH in Aug 1975 - it looks exactly the same today ! There was definitely no shop at the station and I distinctly remember being advised by the warden at the hostel not to eat our dinner out by the loch for fear of been eaten alive by the midges. Even in those days the morning train to London always stopped there as well as the sleeper. Great video!

[@DaveyPalmer1]

That was awesome Scott. What a fabulous part of the world.

[@robhines4537]

You nailed it Scott, your best video yet, really enjoyed watching very inspiring and interesting. Thanks

[@annewhite8465]

You know you're in Scotland when you come across a swamp at a 45 degree angle. LOL! Great vid.

[@stevef9530]

One autumn inthe early 90s I caught the sleeper up to Dalwhinnie with my brother and a couple of mates, and walked up into the Ben Alder range. We slept in a bothy, and continued in the morning across the tops, and down to Corrour just as dusk was coming on. Happily, our timing was good, and the sight of the Fort William to Glasgow train coming out of the near darkness was a wonderful thing. Tea and cake all round! That was a great weekend, the memory of it is still vivid when many have blurred with time passing.

[@navmantogo]

Many years ago I used to go to Corrour and camp near the hostel and fish in the Loch. It was a Deltic diesel that pulled the carriages back then, it was a magical place and by the look of it still is. Great video.

[@jamesbradshaw4675]

Amazing scenery 👌

[@user-fh4yn5bv4f]

Fantastic video Scott. Thanks so much for showing us such a magnificent and remote area of Scotland. I really enjoy your vlogs and have just found you from Steve Marsh vlog which I fell into a couple of months ago.

[@zenithslocos]

I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for taking the time to do them for us.

[@JohninRosc]

Great video as always Scott. It's like a lunar landscape.

[@malcolmscott8588]

There's a thumbs up for the dogs 🐕 really enjoyed the video so peaceful up there

[@tanyabassett8287]

Beautiful place 😊

[@dariusdeboer5498]

I love the poem on the plaque.

[@lordpitnolen2196]

I noticed your cold temperature gauge in operation, your nose showning red ;-) Thanks, Scott, for making these very informative videos from all over.

[@vivellasmum]

Beautiful place, well done for the walking, didn't look easy for some of it with the water!

[@markwaite5265]

Great video again Scott! I was fortunate enough to stay in the signal box last October. I'd caught the Caledonian Sleeper, walked around the Loch - the village of Corrour is at the far end roughly 4 miles from the station - then caught the afternoon train to Fort William. Spent the following day on the Jacobite to Mallaig and back before catching the ScotRail service back to Corrour. Dinner in that dining room, logs fires, stories with fellow travellers before retiring and up early for the 8:30 service back to Glasgow. A bucket list item ticked. I have to say the staff were outstanding, very welcoming, very accommodating and even packed me off with a coffee and haggis and egg roll - for the journey back to the big city!!

[@arthurerickson5162]

@MarkWaite Nice! Sounds like a great day.

[@claresherman2278]

I really enjoyed that. Thank you.

[@brianperrie3960]

That was a really good video. The scenery was epic, the diction, superb and the content, informative. The quality of the filming was spot-on. I have to say that was an enjoyable half hour and I am looking forward to your next little jaunt.🙂

[@leonb2637]

I have traveled by rental car in the Western Highlands region of Scotland in June 1986 and in 1993. It is indeed blessed with wild and beautiful scenery.

[@allanwilliment1029]

A fantastic video Scott😊I'm from New Zealand. Brings back happy memories of the West Highland line, when I first visited Scotland in early 1989. I travelled on it from Mallaig to Fort William, then on to Glasgow Queen St the next day. That was after taking a ferry from Armadale Isle of Skye. Before that I had taken a bus, from where the ferry came across from Kyle of Lochalsh. That was back in the days of "Over the Sea to Skye"😊

[@geoffreygreene5551]

"Never walk alone on the moors." I was thinking that while watching YOU!

[@gdwnet]

and this is why I'm subscribed, talk about off the beaten track and what a gorgeous place. I've been to fort william and surrounding areas. You really should check out Glenfinnan - that place is stunning.

[@mikestephens5622]

Great to see you do a longer video, and fully immerse yourself in the subject. You clearly loved the scenery. Very often, Corrour is covered in snow, while Rannoch and Mallaig are bathed in sunshine, so you really had a good day. Really enjoyed everything about this film. 😊

[@markedwards6147]

Such an amazing video, Well done for treating us all to such sheer magnificent scenery, it is a terrific way to help us all relax 😄

[@robertofraser101]

Ah nothing like unspoilt beauty and sound of silence remote station certainly plenty passengers nice one cheers scott

[@davidmcmanus2464]

Scott should visit the UKs least visited railway stations to add to the low numbers using them

[@jimcrawford5039]

Fantastic ! Great video.

[@jackmason4374]

As for the coffee/cake dilemma I would have had before and after the train 😂

[@murringo9]

Added to the bucket list!

[@sueKay]

Visiting Corrour station is on my to-do list this summer. Next time you're passing by Loch Long on the train keep your eyes peeled for whales - Last year I saw a pod of three of them from the train at the very part of the loch that's in your video!

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Wow!

[@john07973]

Fantastic place for a memorial stone. Great video thanks 👍

[@spektrum33]

That kind of train trip wold suit me as I like out of the way places , silence can be a great way to recharge yourself 😊

[@f1brianm]

Great video Scott! One of your best. You managed to keep me glued for 31 minutes, with the beautiful landscape and the disappearing red-rucksack-man!

[@brianbrown8845]

Cracking video Scott.

[@spiders-tours]

All I can think is that the backpack man went off to do the somewhat tricky geocache (no spoilers) which is over towards the bridge. What he did after that - who knows! Great scenery and always worth a visit.

[@philliphurley5341]

Beautiful scenery. Your videos are always extremely interesting.

[@gerardvanteeffelen8437]

Corrour is also used for the 1986 Dutch film ' De Wisselwachter' (The Pointsman)

[@Sarand69]

Hey Scott really enjoy your videos

[@johnwyldbore73]

Another brilliant video Scott, I’m mesmerised by the Highlands and Corrour in particular. The remoteness and bleakness of the landscape makes it such an amazing place and it’s only really accessible by rail. Keep this type of video on the go please! 😀👍🏻👍🏻

[@D3bblicious]

That’s proberly the US Military probs flying over. They have a very distinct noise. I’m in Greenock and can hear them flying over sometimes.

[@billycrawford6080]

Loving your vids Scott. I was at the station 3 weeks ago. Was drawn to your channel because I am a bus driver and fellow Scotsman ,now living down south in Cambridge. Great stuff and looking forward to seeing many more of your videos. 👍

[@Zombiejimful]

awesome video many thanks

[@thisweekmetaverse]

Was due to go on Saturday to do this very thing but trapped a nerve in my back and bed bound instead :( I will get there eventually

[@naumannolaf8429]

Ein sehr interessantes Video, danke dafür. Gruß aus Augsburg.

[@voxley19]

I have climbed three Munros from Corrour. Its a fantastic place.

[@johnybravo3566]

What an amazing location, Scott! Really enjoyed the views and the interesting station.

[@mattchan991]

If that cafe/restaurant has a TV my partner can watch for the day, I'm going for a walk 😊

[@smithy5271]

Hi Scott, wow bloody wow my friend, corrour looks stunning.... Coming to wild camp responsively early April with my Son and I'm excited. Absolutely remote a few trains a day , and I think possibly no trains on a Sunday . Our plan is a weekend at corrour and 3/4 days on the Isle of Arran. Few hours in Edinburgh and accommodation in Glasgow. Great great video, got to love those dogs . Update .... the train is booked yay Cheers buddy

[@traintrambus]

Wonderful video.

[@garthlyon]

Inspirational scenery! It could be Montana. Let me see if I can get there this year...

[@minimalistinlife]

I really like these videos. Also bought the book Will read it on a train This summer.

[@tmt4773]

Fantastic video, you are also an entertaining man!

[@alejandrayalanbowman367]

Hi Scott from Spain. When i was very much younger my explorations would be at a much lower level, in fact at sea level and I would make my way over the uncharted territory of the salt marshes off the East coast of Essex and if one wasn't careful one could drop through the sea lavender into a rill and find oneself in very sticky mud as one tried to see over the sides of the rill.

[@michaelbruchas6663]

First heard of this station from Geoff Marshall. Now have seen about 5 stories on it. Want to visit and stay overnight!

[@terranceparsons5185]

Same here. Didn't Geoff and Vicki stay overnight?

[@christophernoble6810]

Back in the 1980s the crew change took place here. The passing loop looks pretty rusty now. Amazing place, and this video highlights that. Keep up the good work Scott.

[@Scotrailboy2]

Excellent video scott as normal 😊😊

[@kenmaxwell790]

Another excellent video Scott. Best wishes from Sydney Australia.

[@hi-tech55]

Great video Scott. I felt at peace on the other end of my phone. I can only imagine what it’s like in reality. It’s up there on my list. My connections with Scotland are dwindling, my family have either passed on or moved down south. It used to be my base camp. It won’t deter me from making the trip though.

[@CS-mv2ty]

Been watching you for a few years now from the other side of the world. Was home in Glasgow and bounced through Queen Street station for the last month. So disappointed I never saw you and had the chance to say hello. Too late, back in the sweltering south east Asia.

[@clawscrab3497]

That is the biggest cup of coffee i've ever seen. Hope it tasted nice :)

[@stevenmc4446]

the scenery was absolutely fantastic

[@alanjones4622]

It was the beginning of July 1980 when I last visited this part of the highlands with a friend and his border collie. I went down with flu at the start of the holiday and lost my sense of taste while we stayed in this area. Fortunately my fitness was not too adversely affected and though a little slower than usual, I managed all the hills. We camped just past Corrour shooting lodge and at the start of the path leading towards Ben Alder. Stayed there for a week climbing all the Monroes in the area . In those days you rarely met another person on such remote mountains and we were the only two people using the train to access the mountains from Corrour station. The warden at Loch Ossian youth hostel must have led a lonely existence. In fact in those days you hardly met anyone on the Scottish hills and mountains outside of popular places such as Ben Nevis, Ben Lawers and Cairngorm. Even the adjoining mountains tp popular summits were usually deserted. I am not likely ever to go back again as there is at least a 1500 miles drive to get there from my current address , so it is nice to see this bit of memory lane being refreshed.

[@benyhone]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, Scott. I completed the West Highland Way in August and wanted to stop at Corrour on the train back to Glasgow from Fort William but time didn’t permit. Thanks for this video; it has justified a day trip (or an overnight in the signal box trip) to do a bit of walking and enjoy the hospitality.

[@paulhoughton5266]

That was a cracking good film, will add to my to do list

[@ferryhilltrainspotter]

The red backpack man got on the northbound train

[@alanlake5220]

I stayed in the hotel @1.19 very nice it was too. Ardgarten Hotel, and you could see the trains in the distance .

[@shadowtale13]

Always love your content Scott. Gorgeous scenery up there! Extra thumbs up for the dogs lol

[@getyourwillhere]

Love all the pups joining you.

[@peonycottageboutique4154]

Where did that man go?? We were watching your video and saying, didn't Steve and Alicja go there and...boom...look who is your comments. LOL. Really enjoyed this one and we're still wondering about "the man". Kudos for trying all of the walking routes...even the one to nowhere.

[@wayneeschbank2895]

Scott thank you for the trip and walks to nowhere what a wounder county side and the lakes and streams are or some clean clear water. look forward to your next adventure

[@andycleaver9135]

I stayed in the accommodation in Sep 2019 - fantastic experience even if the weather threw everything it could at us😂

[@jacobparker6460]

Great video, Really want to do this myself now such a beautiful area. Would defo take a tent just incase haha!

[@Ian-Steele]

Thanks for the fascinating trip to Corrour. It looks lovely in weather like that, but I bet it could be a bit wild on a wet and windy day. I would have been tempted to go back for more coffee and cake 😂

[@maevecrowley8210]

Brilliant and beautiful, thanks

[@thenewjerseydevil997]

Hmmm. Was that Peter? Beautiful indeed. You are a white Labrador man. I love dogs. That was interesting. Thank you Scott.

[@mikestravelshow]

What a stunning a place 😍

[@seanclark2085]

Your nose told its own story, As red as a traffic light 😂 Great video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@onlycompetitions5083]

There is a fascinating book called The West Highland Railway, by John Thomas. It tells the story of how the line came into existence. My copy dates to 1965 but the book has been reprinted and updated a few times since then.

[@adrianbenn7250]

Thanks Scott..I always enjoy your posts 😊

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

Happy sunday,loved the video and your channel,have a lovely week ahead fan debs xx..............

[@GCStalker]

Stayed in the signal box, when it was Morgan's Den (1998). Walked to Ben Alder cottage, which is haunted. I spent a night there alone.

[@michaelbruchas6663]

Thanks!

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Thanks Michael. I appreciate your support.

[@paulgaughan3575]

Cracking video thank you 😊

[@jamessmith6402]

Thanks Scott that was a brilliant video 👍

[@terranceparsons5185]

Coffee. Train. Another coffee!

[@beachman8106]

What a great way to spend a day. I hope you have a hip flask so you can take a wee dram to warm you up at the end of the day. 👍👍👍 from 🇦🇺

[@brianthorburn4957]

Many years ago I was walking in that area , the house next to the station was owned by a great character called Jimmy , his wife made great tea and buns. What a character

[@chattonlad9382]

Jimmy Morgan.

[@Earlofmar1]

I hiked from Cape Wrath to Fort William a couple of years ago. I quickly found out I had to put aside my city thinking as paths would disappear, and many times it was more, aim for a far-off feature and get there as best you can. I never got to enjoy bog walking, but the remoteness and beauty of the highlands is just so good for the soul.

[@ludwig327]

This extended format suits you Scott. A classic. The saga continues

[@teresahill6356]

So Beautiful thank you

[@damienfenton3880]

This is a great video Scott! One of my favourites on your channel. Thanks.