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Portree, Trotternish and the Braes


Trotternish, Portree and the Braes

Trotternish is one of the most spectacular landscapes in Britain. The great ridge which forms its backbone is the longest on Skye, and its unique eastern escarpment has been broken by Europe's largest landslides into a remarkable landscape. The coastline is equally spectacular, bristling with stacks and pinnacles, its hidden features revealed only by walking.

The Braes region to the south has a similar feel to Trotternish, but on a smaller scale. Portree between them is Skye's picturesque and bustling capital.

Accommodation


Walk Grade Distance Time
The Fairy Glen, near Uig 1.5km 1 - 2 hours
Flodigarry Fossils Walk 1.5km 1 hour
Coille Iosal, Braes 2km 45 mins
Beareraig Bay 2.5km 1.5 - 2 hours
Scorrybreac circuit, Portree 3km 1 - 2 hours
Staffin slipway and An Corran beach circuit 4km 1 - 2 hours
Caisteal Uisdein (Hugh's Castle) 4.5km 1 - 2 hours
Loch Cuithir and Diatomite railway 11km 2 - 3 hours
Cave of Gold, Kilmuir 2.25km 1 - 1.5 hours
Bioda Buidhe 3km 1 - 2 hours
An Aird, Braes 3km 1 -2 hours
Rubha nam Brathairean 3.5km 1 - 2 hours
Portree Forest and bay 5km 1.5 - 2 hours
Rubha Hunish 8.5km 3 - 5 hours
Loch Sligachan 11km 4 - 5 hours
Fingal's Pinnacles, Flodigarry 5km 2 - 4 hours
Ben Tianavaig, Braes 6.5km 3 - 5 hours
Quiraing, circuit via summit 7km 3 - 5 hours
The Storr and the Old Man of Storr 8km 3 - 5 hours
Loch Sneosdal circuit, Kilmuir 8km 3 - 4 hours
Sgurr a Mhadaidh Ruadh from Glenhinnisdal 11km 5 - 6 hours
Storr to Portree coast 11km 4 - 6 hours
Beinn Edra from Glen Uig 12km 3 - 5 hours
Hartaval and Baca Ruadh 19km 6 - 8 hours
Trotternish Ridge 36.5km 18 hours/2 days
The Skye Trail 128km 7 days

Walking can be dangerous and is done entirely at your own risk. Information is provided free of charge; it is each walkers' responsibility to check it and navigate using a map and compass.