Walk: Kyleakin woods – over the trees to Skye

📌 Kyleakin, Isle of Skye
★★★

This quiet and easy Forestry and Land Scotland circuit through the woods just west of Kyleakin is a great intro to the Isle of Skye, first with views back over the bridge, then out to sea and towards Raasay – only slightly marred by a huge fish feed factory. Finally the Red Hills and Kylerhea Hills are revealed to the west and south once the summit of Cnoc a’ Mhadaidh-ruai… well, once the summit is reached anyway.

📷 Chronological photo guide

📝 Key info

📌 Start / finish at layby immediately south of the A87 roundabout, south end of the Skye Bridge, Skye

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NG 743264

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.271657,-5.744553

🚌 Bus to Kyleakin (0.5 mi)

🚗 Layby

▶ 3 km / 2 mi | ▲ 90 m | ⌛ 1 hr

Features: △ Cnoc a’ Mhadaidh-ruaidh (101 m)

⬤ Easy | Straightforward gravel paths, some steps / rocks.

➡️ Start – Cnoc a’ Mhadaidh-ruaidh – Allt Anavig – start, in a clockwise circuit. Route in red on map 🔗 here (Anavig Trail) – possibly also waymarked

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Not much.

Weather: Sunshine and a few clouds over Skye, overcast on the mainland.

August 2015