Trotternish, the Braes and Portree

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.

Flodigarry Fossils Walk 1.5km 1 hour The Fairy Glen, near Uig 1.5km 1 - 2 hours Coille Iosal, Braes 2km 45 mins Beareraig Bay 2km 1 - 2 hours Scorrybreac circuit, Portree 3km 1 - 2 hours Staffin slipway circuit 4km 1 - 2 hours Caisteal Uisdein (Hugh's Castle) 4.5km 1 - 2 hours Loch Cuithir and Diatomite railway 11km 2 - 3 hours Bioda Buidhe 3km 1 - 2 hours Cave of Gold, Kilmuir 3km 1 – 2 hours An Aird, Braes 3km 1 -2 hours Rubha nam Brathairean 3.5km 1 - 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 Loch Sneosdal circuit, Kilmuir 8km 3 - 4 hours Ascent of the Storr 8km 3 - 5 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

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