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.
An excellent trip. Well done!
ReplyDeleteWow! Just read through all of your Skye walk. Fantastic. I'm going to have to make an effort to stay low for a change and do some of this walk next summer.
ReplyDeleteWe had good time on this walk. Landscape is stunning and we could go back again and it will be different again. Plus as there is two routes, you can follow which one you want and change it to suit you.
ReplyDeleteIt may be low level walk but when you up on the ridge it seems you are high and walking along the cliffs, it still feels high.
Hey Helen and Colin..
ReplyDeleteMe and my brother are planning a trekking trip around Scotland in July. We were just wondering how much your astonishing trip around the skyes costed? When thinking of food and campsites etc. that is.
Regardless
Nicholas
Is a rough outline.
DeleteWe did 4 nights wild camping £0.00
Bed and Breakfast in Portree £40 per person. WEas high but it was busy for midweek. they have a lot of people even during the week
One camp site £5.00 each
Hostel at the end and start. Think that could have been about £12 each
Bus fare to get you to the start and back from the end.
Our car was left in Portree.
Food was frrom 3 pubs on 3 nights. Cafe during one day
Dry meals at About £6 for the will camps plus snackls and things. Evening meals in Pubs are about £10 upwards.
Hope that helps. Bear in mind that the bus does not run on Sundays in Skye.
Enjoy your trip
Colin
Enjoyed your blog - one of the few out there about the Skye Walk, and good to see some pictures of what to expect.
ReplyDeleteI'll be walking south-north in about 3 weeks and hopefully blogging along the way on here - http://www.ramblingpete.walkingplaces.co.uk/blog/