Skye Trail Day Seven

Day 7Torrin to Broadford

Its our last day of the walk and today as my ankle is not too good we going to head to Broadford along the road. We will then pick up a new path that heads down to Broadford.  The main route would have taken us south of Torrin and to Suisnish and Boreaig before heading towards Broadford. This would have put about another 4 miles on the leg.

Tent is very wet as its been raining during the night, but we have blue skies. We make our way back down to the road where we follow it round to the other side to Torrin. Little place with a couple of self-catering cottages, hostel type building and the Blue Café.   Which on Sundays don’t open to 12 noon and we passing it at 10.30.

Not a lot to see on route as we wind along the road. We come across cow in the road.  Further on we come to the ruins at Chill Chriosd. Former church that dates back to the seventh century.  So we sat down enjoyed our lunch here.

Across the road is the old Marble mines and the old railway line has made a new path called the Marble road. Very wide grassy path the contours around the hillside down to Broadford.

The path takes us down pass the Broadford hotel. The original home for Drambuie the whiskey liqueur.  Then we carry onto Broadford Bay. The end of the Skye Trail, which has been a great journey. Walking though some of the best wild countryside you have. Landscape with history and many tales it could tell you. Weather changing the incredibly landscape, with sun, rain and cloud.

To ever who read this may go and enjoy the route me and Helen has done. Even if its only part of it you do. Each section can be changed.