📌 Braes, Isle of Skye
★★★
The An Àird peninsula stretches halfway from Skye across the two-mile channel of water to the Isle of Raasay, and makes the perfect destination for a couple of hours’ relaxed exploring. Two beaches (one of sandy, one stony) either side of a tombolo are the appetiser, before a natural arch and some attractive cliffs form a satisfying main course. All topped off with views of Raasay and Ben Tianavaig for dessert.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Path onto the peninsula (right) 
Camas a’ Mhòr-bheòil 
Camas a’ Mhòr-bheòil 
Camas a’ Mhòr-bheòil 
Camas a’ Mhòr-bheòil 
Balmeanach Bay, on the other side of the tombolo 
View back to the tombolo 
South end of the peninsula 
Looking north 
Natural arch 
Natural arch & Raasay 
Continuing along the east coast 
Shags 
North end of the peninsula 
Returning to the tombolo 
Loch an Amadain
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on the B883, south side of Gedintailor, Skye
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NG 525350
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.337900,-6.114036
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Verge parking
📝 Key info
▶ 3 km / 2 mi | ▲ 110 m | ⌛ 1-1.5 hr
Features: 🏖️ Camas a’ Mhòr-bheòil; 🌊 An Àird peninsula
⬤ Easy | Good path to beach / tombolo, then sheep paths or pathless ground on peninsula (but easy routefinding). Unprotected drops.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit: start – Camas a’ Mhòr-bheòil – circuit of An Àird peninsula (here described anticlockwise) – return to beach – start by outward route
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep & lambs, black throated divers, nesting shags, grey heron, oystercatchers. Cuckoo heard.
Weather: 13°C, mostly sunny, windy in exposed spots.
May 2022
