Broadford's Beinn na Caillich is a steep-sided, dome-shaped granite mountains which like the other Red Hills contrasts sharply with the jagged Black Cuillin further north. Their scree-girt slopes give strenuous ascents but with the reward of superb views. Adjacent are Bla Bheinn and Garbh-bheinn, outliers of the Cuillin themselves. Rising splendidly from the shores of Loch Slapin, Bla Bheinn is regarded by many as Britain's most beautiful peak.
The limestone of Strathaird offers yet another landscape, greener and more fertile than much of Skye and decorated with caves and rock pavements. There are some fascinating coastal walks here and all round the Elgol peninsula.
Walk | Grade | Length | Time |
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Dùn Ringill, Kilmarie | 3km | 1 - 1.5 hours | |
Rubh an Eireannaich, Broadford | 3.5km | 1 hour | |
Broadford Marble Line | 13km | 3 hours | |
Prince Charlie's Cave, Elgol | 4km | 2 - 3 hours | |
Rubha Ardnish, Broadford | 6.5km | 2 hours | |
Keppoch Clearance Village, near Torrin | 6.5km | 3 hours | |
Loch Coruisk circuit (access by boat) | 7km | 3 - 4 hours | |
Boreraig and Suisnish: the Cleared Coast | 16.5km | 5 - 6 hours | |
Beinn na Cro, Torrin | 4km | 2.5 - 3.5 hours | |
Elgol peninsula circuit | 18km | 6 - 8 hours | |
The Spar Cave, near Elgol | 1.3km | 2 hours | |
Blà Bheinn (Blaven) | 8km | 5 - 6 hours | |
Beinn na Caillich and the Broadford Red Hills | 8.5km | 4 - 6 hours | |
Garbh Bheinn and Belig | 10km | 5 - 7 hours | |
Marsco from Sligachan | 14km | 5 - 6 hours | |
The Skye Trail | 128km | 7 days |