The Skye Trail is a challenging, unofficial long distance route through the stunning landscapes of the Isle of Skye.
The trail covers 128 km of tough terrain including spectacular mountain and coastal scenery. It follows much of the celebrated Trotternish Ridge and also passes under the very shadow of the jagged Cuillin, the finest mountains in Britain. There are remarkable but almost unvisited coastal cliffs, steep trails above high drops, and the haunting ruins of deserted villages destroyed in the Highland Clearances.
Skye Trail is the 11th long distance route I've completed in Scotland and it was my last long distance walk of the 2014 season. Plans to walk it had been discussed about a year earlier while walking the East Highland Way. Skye would be visited late summer 2014 with one or two others and would be an epic adventure, backpacking with all the camping gear, all prepared for a week in the wild.
Unfortunately for my Youtube followers, I did not make a video of the trail. However you can view the photos here: Sky Trail 2014
Date walked: 30/08/2014
Time taken: 8 days
Distance: 157 km
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