after helmsdale, the scenery along the cliffs, at several ruins of old fishing stations, at small harbours, and at several sea stacks and arches is spectacular, culminating in the distinctive stacks of duncansby. after helmsdale the trail crosses the ord of caithness and goes past badbea clearance village on the way to berriedale. the next town is dunbeath and then lybster. after that, it reaches whaligoe where the famous whaligoe steps descend to an old fishing harbour. after that, the trail goes past one of the highest sea arches on the british coast on the way to wick. after wick it passes the lighthouse at noss head, goes past castle sinclair girnigoe, and rounds sinclairs bay. it then goes through the village of keiss and then the final stage takes the walker past duncansby head and finally on to john o' groats.