Knab Coastal Walk – Clickimin Broch loop from Lerwick

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Knab Coastal Walk – Clickimin Broch loop from Lerwick

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Knab Coastal Walk – Clickimin Broch loop from Lerwick

04:00

14.6km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.79 km

Lerwick Town Centre and Broch of Clickimin

Highlight • Settlement

Lerwick is today a city of about 7000 inhabitants. In the past, great importance was attached to herring and whaling. Today, oil is mined on the Shetland Islands. The city …

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2.07 km

Bain's Beach, Lerwick

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Unfortunately, it is not suitable for swimming unless you climb down over the rocks. The water is very cold.

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2.16 km

The Lodberries

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Very idyllic

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2.33 km

Knab Coastal Walk

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Partly paved, in some places the road is narrow. Along the way are historic buildings, churches, cliffs, seabirds and seals.

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7.06 km

View of Bressay Lighthouse and Coastal Cliffs

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Fantastic view of cliffs, deep blue sea and green pastures.

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10.1 km

Clickimin Broch

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If you're in the area, the broch is worth a visit and entry is free

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12.8 km

Lerwick Town Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

You can see it from Fort Charlotte.
See picture for opening times.

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13.0 km

Fort Charlotte

Highlight • Historical Site

From here you have a beautiful view and entry is free

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14.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.14 km

3.07 km

1.77 km

1.38 km

985 m

747 m

492 m

Surfaces

5.98 km

4.53 km

3.07 km

555 m

408 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

11°C

7°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

June 11, 2025,🙋‍♂️🐻🙋🦁 09.06./10.06.2025 Seetag 🌤️🌥️💨 11.06.2025 Lerwick 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌤️🌥️ Clickimin Loch 💦Clickimin Broch 🏠 alte Bunkeranlage 🫣 😌Gilbertson Park 🌸🪻🌺

Hello there 🙋‍♂️🙋from Lerwick ☺️after two beautiful days at sea, as always with a pool brunch (on the second day in the alpine hut, because a sick person was flown out 😔hope the person is feeling better) we arrived in Lerwick early 😌before we went to the tender 🚤we had to go through passport control 🛂everything was very relaxed 😊once …

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July 5, 2023,Lerwick auf den Shetland Inseln

On the Shetland Islands, the main residents are the Shetland ponies. A fantastic round for hiking.

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June 25, 2024,Wanderung 25.06.2024 vom Cruise Terminal in Lerwick 🙋‍♂️🥾⛅😊

Today in Lerwick on the Shetland Islands we went on our first shore excursion in wonderful weather. I particularly enjoyed the passages past the cliffs and the white sandy beach. We're now heading towards Iceland to Reykjavík, where we'll arrive on Thursday evening. Best wishes 🙋‍♂️😊

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