📌 Sleat, Isle of Skye
★★★
This fairly popular out-and-back route visits the Point of Sleat: the southernmost tip of the Isle of Skye. It’s often a windswept place, but there are wonderful views across to the Small Isles of Rùm and Eigg from the little lighthouse providing safe passage for ships in and out of Mallaig. Underfoot conditions begin promisingly, but progress for the last mile (each way) is much slower, on a path which has some unpleasantly rough or boggy spots (heavy rain earlier in the day didn’t help!). Break the journey with a short detour to an unexpected wee sandy beach underneath the slopes of Creag Mhòr.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Looking back to Aird from an early high point 
The long & winding track 
Descent below Sgurran Seilich 
Waterfall before the path turnoff 
Rough path heading south from the track 
View towards the Isle of Rùm 
Boggy path 
Camas Daraich 
Camas Daraich 
Camas Daraich 
Path beyond Camas Daraich 
Looking back to Camas Daraich 
Descent to the unnamed, west facing bay, Isle of Eigg beyond 
Unnamed east facing bay 
Looking back to the two bays 
Point of Sleat Lighthouse 
Isle of Rùm 
Looking north
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at minor road end, Aird, Skye
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NG 589008
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.034656,-5.975619
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 9 km / 6 mi | ▲ 400 m | ⌛ 3.5-4 hr
Features: 🏖️ Camas Daraich; 🌊 Point of Sleat & lighthouse
⬤ Moderate | Excellent though hilly track for first (& last) 1.5 mi, then hill path with several rough / steep / boggy sections.
Download file for GPS➡️ Out-and-back walk with detour to Camas Daraich: start – turn left onto path at 🧭 NG 567004 – Camas Daraich – retrace steps a very short distance to path junction – Point of Sleat Lighthouse – return by outward route
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep, seagulls, fulmars, shags; cuckoos calling. Small fish in rockpools.
Weather: 12°C with occasional rain showers & a blustery wind.
May 2022
