The most famous of Scotland’s Islands and second largest of the Hebridean Isles, Skye possesses an immense range of scenery and diverse walking to suit all abilities for a spectacular hiking holiday.
Walking Isle of Skye offers spectacular landscapes : its particular geology, born from the volcanic activity created by the sliding of tectonic plates straddling Europe and America, makes the landscapes of the Isle of Skye unique.
Walking Isle of Skye , its landscapes reserve wonderful discoveries for its visitors. The hikes on the Isle of Skye are fabulous . Old Man of Storr, the Quiraing or Fairy Pools are among the most famous hikes in Scotland. What a joy to discover this unique natural heritage on foot.
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Give in to the call of adventure as you walk through the Scottish hiker’s paradise: the Isle of Skye.
The trip in summary
Created by fire, sculpted by ice, there really is no place like the Isle of Skye. This journey through the Isle of Skye, the largest of the Inner Hebrides islands, offers us a most enchanting change of scenery. We will hike along the rugged coasts, in search of fabulous views of the Atlantic and places tinged with legends. Our exploration wouldn’t be complete without a boat trip to see seals and visit the medieval city of Edinburgh.
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We will depart Edinburgh at 9:00 am and head off to Skye with some sightseeing stops en-route. Highlights along the way include a visit to the Falls of Dochart at Killin, the dramatic Glen Coe and Eilan-Donan Castle. We will arrive in Skye late afternoon/early evening in time for dinner.
This is a very fine coastal walk in the southwest of Skye to the deserted villages of Boreraig and Suisnish – former crofting communities destroyed during the « Highland Clearances » of the mid 1800’s.
Now just scattered ruins, these places give testimony to a bleak period of Scottish history and are wild, lonely places to visit. The views throughout the walk are wonderful and varied – Loch Eishort to the south, the Isle of Rhum not far away and adjacent mountains Bla Bheinn and Clach Glas to the west.
170m/540ft, 10m/17km, good path, 6 hrs.
We take the Misty Isles boat across Loch Scavaig to the isolated Loch Coruisk. If we are lucky we get to see seals and a lot of birdlife. If we are really lucky, then dolphins might be spotted. We then walk out around the pointy hill of Sgurr na Stri down to the tranquil setting of Camasunary bay – a remote sanctuary under the slopes of Bla Bheinn in the midst of dramatic mountain scenery.
The bay is a great place just to rest, soak up the scenery and take endless photographs before continuing out over the hill to Kilmarie.
6m/11km, 150m/492ft, rough path, 5-6 hours.
Today’s walk gives you the chance to enter into the rugged heart of the Cuillin mountains. Corrie Laggan is one of the many bowl shaped hollows (corries) leading up into the higher peaks and is deserved in its reputation as the most spectacular of them all.
Along the way, we stop to admire the Eas Mor waterfall, which is considered to be the most spectacular waterfall on Skye. The way to the Corrie is initially on good paths, but with some rougher walking in its upper stages
570m/1850ft, 6m/10km, rough rocky ground, 6 hrs.
he Quirang is an incredible maze of rock pinnacles and cliffs towards the northern end of the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the Island. We’ll take as much time as we need to explore this amazing area before returning via the spectacular viewpoint and clifftop walk of Meall na Suiramach
280m/920ft, 5m/8km, good paths, 5-6 hrs.
Time allowing, we may then take a short walk to the most northerly point of the island or stop at some of the many fantastic viewpoints in this part of the island.
Go deep into Macleod country for a stunning clifftop view and the legend of Macleod’s Maidens – these striking sea stacks guard the entrance to Loch Baracdale in the far west of the Island – the view from the clifftop will literally take your breath away.
11m/16km, nominal ascent, track and path, 6 hrs.
We leave Skye early morning, arriving back to Edinburgh at approximately 2-3pm.
