The Isle of Skye was one of my favourite parts of Scotland. It is blessed with a wide variety of amazing scenery such as jagged mountains, strange rock formations, huge sea cliffs, coral beaches and wild moorland. I only spent 3 days there but would go back in a heartbeat.
The first day was a beautiful sunny day, so I took advantage of it by hiking up to the summit of Bla Bheinn, which had a great view of the nearby Cuillins, the Isle of Rum and much of the rest of Skye. In the evening I drove down to the small village of Elgol where there is a fine view of the Cuillins across the water.
Low cloud moved in on the second day, so I hiked a lower elevation route on the Duirinish Peninsula which included the rounded hills called MacLeod’s Tables, some massive sea cliffs and the impressive sea stacks known as MacLeod’s Maidens.
The third day was rainy and foggy but added an interesting, eerie ambience to the hike through the Quiraing, an area of bizarre and fascinating rock formations below the Trotternish Ridge, including the famous Old Man of Storr.
Some beautiful scenery while driving around Skye.
Bla Bheinn, a fantastic mountain to hike up.
Bla Bheinn
On the way up to Bla Bheinn
Grinding up Bla Bheinn. The trail soon became much rougher as it got into rocky terrain.
Bla Bheinn
View from Bla Bheinn
View from Bla Bheinn
Someone is interested in stealing my lunch…
The Sligachan Valley from the summit of Bla Bheinn
Looking towards the Black Cuillins from the summit of Bla Bheinn
Looking towards the Black Cuillins from the summit of Bla Bheinn
Looking towards the Black Cuillins from the summit of Bla Bheinn
Bla Bheinn
Bla Bheinn
On the way down from Bla Bheinn
On the way down from Bla Bheinn
Looking at the Black Cuilins from Elgol
Looking at the Black Cuilins from Elgol
Looking at the Black Cuilins from Elgol
Looking at the Black Cuilins from Elgol
Looking at the Black Cuilins from Elgol
A friendly local
A beautiful rainbow at my campsite near Portree
Huge sea cliffs of Duirinish
Duirinish Peninsula
First glimpse of McLeod’s Maidens
McLeod’s Maidens
The Old Man of Storr
The Quiraing
The Quiraing
The Quiraing
The Quiraing
The Quiraing
The Quiraing
The Quiraing
The Faerie Glen
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