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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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Walkers
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".
Active & Adventure
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
Wildlife
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."