Local Attractions
Aquaxplore
A fast passenger service to the
Isles of Rum and Canna and also Loch Coruisk
Elgol, By Broadford, Isle of Skye, IV49 9BJ
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Armadale Castle Gardens
The ruins of
Armadale Castle with the surrounding gardens and the Museum of the
Isles
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The Bright Water Visitor Centre
The Eilean
Bàn Trust & Bright Water Visitor Centre
The Pier, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, IV41 8PL
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Cill Chriosd
Ruined church on the road to
Elgol
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Cuillin View Gallery & Coffee
Shop
Elgol, Isle of Skye
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Feis an Eilein
The Skye Festival An 11 day
feast of music, song, dance, storytelling, theatre and film
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Museum of the Isles
Excellent museum in
Armadale Castle Gardens
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Skye Serpenteranium
You can see and touch
all kinds of snakes, lizards and reptiles
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Talisker
Distillery
Skye's only distillery,
complete with visitor centre
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Eating & Drinking
Sligachan Hotel
STB 2 Star Hotel
Sligachan, Isle of Skye, IV47 8SW
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Toravaig House Hotel & Iona
Restaurant
STB 4 Star Small Hotel
Knock Bay, Sleat, Isle of Skye, IV44 8RE
Ken or Anne Tel: 01471 820 200
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Moderate Walks
Talisker Bay
A pleasant walk through
grazing land to Talisker Bay.
Distance: 9km/5.6miles, Duration: 2 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 200
metres/660 feet
Neist Point
A short walk out to the Neist
Point lighthouse - the most westerly on Skye.
Distance: 2.5km/1.6miles, Duration: 1hr, Height Gain: 90 metres/297
feet
Armadale Castle Walk
A short walk giving
the opportunity to explore the gardens and woodlands of the
estate.
Distance: 4.5km/2.8miles, Duration: 1 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 150
metres/495 feet
Portree Circular
A short circular walk
from Portree, around the coastline and through woodland.
Distance: 4km/2.5mile,s Duration: 1 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 120
metres/396 feet
Longer walks
Rubha Hunish, the Northern tip of Skye
A
walk to the impressive cliffs at the Northernmost tip of Skye
Distance: 7km/4.4miles, Duration: 3hrs, Height Gain: 200 metres/660
feet
Flodigarry - Quiraing - Flodigarry
A
classic walk with the views and scenery from the North of Skye make
it all worthwhile.
Distance: 9.3km/5.8miles, Duration: 4hrs, Height Gain: 600
metres/1980 feet
Glenbrittle coastal walk
A long coastal
route over rugged grazing land. Good views out to Canna, Rum and
Eigg.
Distance: 9.5km/5.9miles, Duration: 4hrs, Height Gain: 200
metres/660 feet
Coire Lagan
A walk into one of the most
spectacular corries in Skye & back via a picturesque
waterfall.
Distance: 9km/5.6miles, Duration: 4 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 550
metres/1815 feet
Glen Brittle and Loch Eynort
A forest walk
between two glens with good views of the Cuillin mountains.
Distance: 17km/10.6miles, Duration: 4 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 330
metres/1089 feet
Sgurr Alasdair
The highest peak on Skye's
Cuillin ridge.
Distance: 9km/5.6miles, Duration: 5 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 990
metres/3267 feet
Beinn na Cailleach in the Red Cuillin
This
walk provides excellent views over the southern part of the
island.
Distance: 4km/2.5miles, Duration: 3 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 680
metres/2244 feet
Bla Bheinn (Blaven)
One of the more
obvious peaks to climb on its own.
Distance: 7km/4.4mile,s Duration: 5hrs, Height Gain: 970
metres/3201 feet
MacLeod's Tables
A circular route over the
two hills that dominate the north-west of Skye
Distance: 9km/5.6miles, Duration: 4 1/2hrs, Height Gain:
720metres/2376 feet
Sgurr nan Gillean
One of the most popular
peaks of Skye's Cuillin ridge.
Distance: 12km/7.5miles, Duration: 6hrs, Height Gain: 900
metres/2970 feet
Disclaimer: All walking routes are hosted on external sites, therefore SYHA can hold no responsibility towards their accuracy. SYHA would also like to acknowledge the British Mountaineering Council Participation Statement: "The BMC recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions".
Skye Cuillin Guides, Guiding, Climbing, Scrambling & more
George Yeoman
Tel: 01478 650 380,
Email: gyeomans2@aol.com
Gerry & Graham Akroyd
Tel: 01478 640289
Email: cuillinguide@lineone.net
Mike Lates
Tel: 01471 822 116
Email: mike@skyeguides.co.uk,
Sea eagle, heron, seals, owls, sparrowhawks, dolphins, divers,
shag, porpoise, red deer, puffins, whales, fulmar, guillemot,
kittiwake, manx shearwater.
Aros Visitor centre
Exhibition featuring live
nestcams of sea-eagles, herons and other birds.
Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9EU
Bella Jane Boat Trips
Sail on the
award winning Bella Jane from picturesque Elgol to the remote
tranquil Loch Coruisk in the heart of the Cullins
Elgol Isle of Skye, IV49 9BG
Bella Jane Boat Trips AquaXplore
Enjoy this exhilarating ride to the small isles and the cullin
mountains
Elgol Isle of Skye, IV49 9BG
Family’s Pride II Glass Bottom Boat
Trips
Experience the breathtaking ecenery and
the abundant wildlife around the shores of Broadford.
Broadford IV42 8QB
Skyejet Marine Adventures
The
jetboat wildlife adventure of a lifetime. Exhilarating fun for all
the family.
Broadford IV42 8QB
Misty Isle Boat Trips
Boat trips to see
seals, dolphins etc. Visit Loch Coruisk in the heart of the
Cuillins.
Elgol, Isle of Skye, IV49 9BL
Sea.fari Adventures
Armadale Pier, Sleat,
Isle of Skye
Seaprobe Atlantis
The UK's only
semi-submersible glass bottom boat. STB 4 Star Visitor
Attraction.
The Old Ferry Slipway, Kyle of Lochalsh
MV Stardust Boat Trips
Sea Eagle boat trips: a unique chance to see Britain’s largest bird of prey.
Portree, approx. 23 miles from hostel
Tel: 07798 743858 - Dan
Staff Member
“Stay at our classic Glenbrittle Youth Hostel and follow in the footsteps of generations of mountaineers and hillwalkers. Enjoy the magic of this beautiful glen – the loch, the forests and the magnificent Cuillin.”
