The Cuillin and Minginish

The Black Cuillin are the most spectacular and challenging mountains in Britain. These are peaks of which dreams are made - and nightmares! Many of their summits require scrambling or even rock-climbing to reach. There are several shorter walks that enable less experienced walkers to experience something of their drama, alternatively why not hire a guide to help you complete that particularly difficult route.

Link to Skye Guides

The Minginish coastline is only slightly less spectacular and almost unvisited, with huge cliffs and dramatic waterfalls which can be reached by the keenest of walkers, together with one of the most beautiful bays on Skye.

Talisker Bay 3.5km 1 hour Coire na Creiche and the Fairy Pools circuit 8km 2.5 - 3.5 hours Loch Sligachan 11km 4 - 5 hours Glen Brittle and Loch Eynort forestry walk 17km 4 - 5 hours Coire Lagan 9km 3 - 5 hours Fiskavaig coastal circuit 10km 4 - 6 hours Rubh an Dunain, Glen Brittle 13km 4 - 6 hours Sgurr na Stri 24km 7 - 9 hours Sgurr na Banachdich 8km 5 - 7 hours Sgurr Alasdair 9.5km 4 - 6 hours Bruach na Frithe 13.5km 5 - 7 hours Southern Cuillin and Coire Ghrunnda 15km 7 – 11 hours Loch Eynort and Preshal Beg 17.5km 7 - 9 hours Sgurr Dearg and the In Pinn 8km 6 - 8 hours Sgurr a Mhadaidh & Sgurr a Ghreadaidh 9.5km 6 - 8 hours Sgurr nan Gillean 12km 5 - 7 hours Am Basteir 14km 6 - 8 hours

Accommodation links for this area:
Hotels in Glenbrittle, Carbost, Sligachan
B&B in Glenbrittle, Carbost, Sligachan
Cottages in Glenbrittle, Carbost, Sligachan
Skye hostels
Skye campsites