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Skye or Orkney...?
JSC
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So, I'm planning to take some folk for a day tour this Saturday from Inverness and am wondering if I should take them to Skye or Orkney?? Any advice??
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Hi there,
There is plenty to see and do throughout Skye. Skye is probably most popular for dramatic mountainous scenery and hill walking.
Please find a link attached here, which will give you a guide from Visit Scotland as to what to do when you visit Skye and Lochalsh.
Isle of Skye Guide- http://https//www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/isle-skye/
Walking on Skye- http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye
I hope you find this is helpful.
I'd recommend the walk from Duntulm Castle to Rubha Hunish (wonderful wildlife on the sea cliffs) and also the walk to Loch Sneosdal from near Linicro. Really peaceful walks away.
I'd recommend heading around to Ellishadder art cafe afterwards for some lunch. Maggie does some great food and the artwork she sells is great.
How's that for decisive??
There are soo many beautiful walks up in the north part of the island! The north is my favourite part (though I might be biased as I come from up that way!) and my favourite walks are these here:
– The Old Man of Stòrr: probably one of the most popular ones on the island, but a great one! Decent car park, then you just walk through the gate and follow the path up to the bottom of the stacks. It's about two hours to do the return walk :-)
– A really nice and much quieter one is on the other side of the road just down from the Stòrr at Bearreraig Bay. The descent is like steps shaped into the hill, but is fairly steep so can be tough on the knees! We spent around 2.5 hours round here and down at the shore and it was just beautiful – also a good spot for fossil hunting when the tide is low.
– Quiraing is another popular walk, though more challenging the further in you get. You can do anything between 1 and 4.5ish hours walking in here, but requires a bit of scrambling further on. I like to walk around 45 mins in to the Needle and the Prison, and tend to turn back then as I usually find myself there in only my trainers.
– Rubha nam Brathairean (Brother's Point) is a short but very rewarding walk, about an hour and a half for the return. Takes you past a couple of old crofthouses which were cleared, and then to the edge of the earth!
– Rubha Hunish is a great walk to the most northerly point of the island: great place for whale and dolphin spotting up there! It's about 4 hours walk, so slightly longer, but really beautiful!
In terms of cycling, Glenbrittle is a good area for cycling, although there are not many 'cycle routes' as such on the island. Some where down towards the beach there or some mountain biking round the Fairy Pools and Bealach Brittle could be a good idea! Steve at the Bike Shop in Portree is really helpful when it comes to ideas for cycling round the island :-)
Hope this helps and that you're looking forward to visiting!
Oh also, if you're looking for walks elsewhere on the island (or more round the north) www.walkhighlands.co.uk is a great site for walks. Gives you a little route map and a description as well as an idea of how long/difficult/boggy the route is. :-)