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Tony Connery. |
HILLWALKING in
NORTH SKYE
Isle of Skye - Fishing,
Cycyling, Sightseeing, Hillwalking, Climbing, Touring,
Everything that you could ask for in the Scottish Countryside is here.
North Skye Hill Walking
North Skye Accommodation
Skye Rock Formations
North Skye - Highlands
The northern end of Skye certainly gets a few tourists to its name but not
nearly as much as the south of the island, which houses the popular
Cuillin Hills, so for that reason, I opted to spend a week based in the
small village of Staffin in the north, a wee bit quieter, you
understand.
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Cuillin Mountains
of Skye |
The first walk took me to the Old Man Of Storr, a giant crag, that can
be seen for miles around. The path starts near the bus stop, about a half
mile after Loch Leathan on the A855 and the walk is relatively easy and
can be done up and down in just over 3hrs.
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Shona with the
Old Man of Storr |
Invertote Walk
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Another easy low level walk starts at Invertote, again on the A855 ,
the route follows a dismantled railway for about 3 miles and ends at Loch
Cuithir, which is overshadowed by the Trotternish Ridge. The whole return
walk takes about 3hrs but you can add another hour for an easy ascent of
the Ridge. |

Loch Cuithir |
Trotternish Ridge
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The Trotternish Ridge can be accessed from various points. I chose a
one day outing starting from the car park on the Uig road and walked about
4ml (5hrs return) to the summit of Beinn Edra (611),from where, on a clear
day, the Scottish mainland ( Wester Ross and Torridon ) is visible. |
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Staffin Bay in North Skye
and to your right is Kilt Rock |
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