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A goodly proportion of north Mull is forested, although clearing is currently an on-going feature, but there is also a great swathe of open moorland, generally of the most demanding kind where only experienced walkers should venture away from the established paths and trails.

South of Tobermory lies the area known as Aros, while to the north and west are Mishnish and Quinish respectively, where the tell-tale signs of lava bedrock ripple away into the distance. What makes this region of Mull especially appealing is the convoluted nature of the terrain; this is a hummocky, undulating, twisted landscape of considerable beauty, bringing new vistas at almost every step and exposing the visitor to enticing views of surrounding islands, Coll and Tiree, and the mainland fastnesses of Morvern and Ardnamurchan.

Further west, headland points like Caliach and Treshnish, especially the latter, provide some of the finest walking on Mull, where interest is constantly maintained and the evidence of past ways of life litter the landscape and raise their tumbled remains above the encroaching bracken and heather.