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Macleods Tables
Macleods Tables
by canisp » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:54 pm
Route description: Macleod's Tables
Sub 2000' hills included on this walk: Healabhal Bheag, Healabhal Mhor
Date walked: 18/12/2009
Register or Login free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).A short rest then on to 218429, the bealach between these tops was quite boggy. Carried on southeast picking a way up the steep slope to Healabhal Bheag, there were good views in all directions, the best view being Loch Bracadale. Following a faint path northeast i shortly came upon near vertical crags, backtracked a few mtrs then headed north and found a way through steep but not dangerous ground. There was no path now, i could see a white building at GR 249459 and so headed straight for it, a good marker. A little rough going, and tired legs didn’t help, but a pleasant enough walk back following the river. About 12 km distance and 800 mtrs of ascent.
Re: Macleods Tables
by bio-man » Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:08 am
I'd never heard of these, they look so out of place for Scotland, almost as though they should be in Arizona or similar. Very impressive though. I'm hopefully going to Skye in summer, so will give them a go. Good pics
Re: Macleods Tables
by Paul Webster » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:10 am
Bioman - I promise you once you've hiked the bogs to the Tables they will seem less like the dry deserts of Arizona
They are a good outing for something a bit different though, and great views if the weather is good.
Here's Cameron McNeish's video of walking the Tables, the same way round as canisp and the opposite way to the walk description:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Kf82pqNTc[/youtube]

They are a good outing for something a bit different though, and great views if the weather is good.
Here's Cameron McNeish's video of walking the Tables, the same way round as canisp and the opposite way to the walk description:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Kf82pqNTc[/youtube]
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Re: Macleods Tables
by bio-man » Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:39 pm
Hah!! see what you mean, will still have a go though
Re: Macleods Tables
by kinley » Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:29 pm
Doing a bit of archive archeology and found this report.
Nice to see a report on these - we walked out to Idrigill Point but never did the Tables. A walk for another day.
Nice to see a report on these - we walked out to Idrigill Point but never did the Tables. A walk for another day.

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