Sixteen walks near Seal Haven Cottage on Skye.
The Isle of Skye is a walkers paradise. Here we include links and descriptions of sixteen walks in north west Skye near to Seal Haven cottage in Skinidin, Dunvegan, courtesy of Walkhighlands.  The links will open in a new window.

Duirinish

Duirnish has one of Britain's most dramatic sections of coastline, from thousand foot high cliffs to beautiful coral sand beaches. Inland is a wild moorland where the strange flat-topped Macleod's Tables dominate the landscape.

Waternish

Waternish is a smaller. more intimate peninsula. This area has been revived in recent years as many artists and craftspeople have moved to the area and set up studios. The centre is the tiny but picturesque village of Stein. The coast of Waternish offers less dramatic but easier walking.

Sixteen Dunvegan and NW Skye walks.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/neistpoint.shtml
A short walk visiting Neist Point, most westerly point on Skye.  This spectacular headland is a good place for bird and whale-watchers.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/twochurches.shtml
An easy walk through woodland and open moor with good views.  Easily followed and well constructed paths.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/coralbeaches.shtml
A popular short walk to the spectacular Coral Beaches, one of the most beautiful coastal locations on Skye.  Good track (a boggy section can be avoided on stepping stones) followed by a path across grassy pastures.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/dun-fiadhairt.shtml
A short walk onto the little visited Fiadhairt peninsula, visiting the remains of an iron-age broch.  Grassy croftland and rougher moorland; paths unclear.  As the route crosses working croftland with livestock - both sheep and cattle - it is best to leave your dogs at home.

http://www.walkhighlands.co .uk/skye/colbost.shtml
A short, pathless walk around the end of the Uiginish peninsula; excellent views around Loch Dunvegan.  Much of the walk is pathless though the terrain is fairly easy by Skye standards.  We must mention to Walkhighlands that this route is actually closer to Skinidin than Colbost.  The lighthouse is directly opposite Seal Haven cottage and a welcoming beacon at night.  Colbost is home to the Three Chimneys Restaurant.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/oronsay.shtml
A straightforward walk to a delightful tidal island; great coastal scenery.
NB: Causeway linking Oronsay to Skye is covered by the sea for a couple of hours or so each side of high tide. Click here for tide times (choose Loch Harport). It is important to check the times to ensure you will not be stranded on Oronsay.  The path to the island is easy to follow though boggy in parts.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/gillen.shtml
A straightforward circuit visiting the moorland and impressive escarpments on the east side of Waternish.  Good tracks are followed by a clear but soggy moorland path, then excellent cliff-top walking.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/milovaig.shtml
This circuit makes an excellent extension to a visit to Neist Point. Dramatic cliff scenery and great views.
The way is pathless apart from sheep tracks; the going is on excellent turf for long stretches but with some very boggy sections. The return is by minor road.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/waternishhead.shtml
Waternish Point is a wild but beautiful spot with wonderful sea views. An excellent place to spot whales and dolphins.  Most of the approach walk is on a good track, boggy in places. The final approach to the head is over some pathless but fairly dry ground.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/macleodsmaidens.shtml
A fairly strenuous walk out to Idrigill Point to visit a group of impressive sea stacks.
Good path for most of the route; pathless near the Maidens.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/greshornish.shtml
The Greshornish Peninsula has some beautiful coastline; the circuit is a tougher walk than might be expected.  Good grassy paths in places; very soggy going and thick heather slopes in others.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/biodanathair.shtml
A rough moorland and clifftop walk around Dunvegan Head, with the highlight dramatic Biod an Athair, the highest point on Skye's sea cliffs.  Pathless walk across rough, tough moorland.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/watersteinhead.shtml
An excellent walk along dramatic coastline, visiting the top of three great coastal cliffs.
Mixture of pathless boggy ground and cliff-top walking on excellent short-cropped grass.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/macleodstables.shtml
Macleod's Tables are two curious flat-topped hills prominent in views from many parts of Skye. Their ascent gives a straightforward but rough moorland walk.  Pathless rough moorland walking for the approaches; the Tables themselves have steep grassy slopes.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/waternishloop.shtml
The Waternish Head circuit is a tough and challenging coast walk with excellent sea views.  Easy walking to Waternish Point; much tougher return walk across pathless ground with bogs, knee deep heather and some steep slopes, before the finish on minor roads.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/ramasaigorbost.shtml
The classic Skye coastal walk, many guidebookwriters have claimed this to be the most dramatic cliff-top walk in Britain. It is a long and challenging route, and requires more effort than many mountain ascents. The route is linear and neither end is served by public transport, so two cars will probably be required.  Excellent going on firm cliff-top turf for much of the route; other sections are pathless, boggy and very rough. A couple of stream crossings could be difficult especially if in spate.  Although this is a 22.5km walk, you can in fact cut the walk short and return directly to Seal Haven cottage, over the hill.  Check the route on the ordnance survey map and you will see that Skinidin and Seal Haven lie in a northerly direction and you can effect a short cut home from several places.  Note:  In this event of course, you've lost your car.....lol.

by Neil Gracie - 5th April 2010

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