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Discover 15 of the best short walks on the Isle of Skye. Each walk comes with easy-to-read Ordnance Survey maps, clear route descriptions and images, and information on beauty spots and refreshment stops. No challenging terrain or complicated navigation means that everyone can enjoy the walks.
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Would you like to explore the best of the Isle of Skye? This guidebook covers 15 of the best short walks in the area (all under three hours), including the Old Man of Storr, the Quiraing pinnacles, Rubha Hunish and the Fairy Pools.
Why choose this guidebook?
Cicerone’s Short Walks guidebooks contain everything you need to get outdoors and discover the best of an area. The routes are perfect if you’re new to walking or looking for something you can enjoy with the whole family. Let the adventures begin!
Using this guide
Introduction
Walking on Skye
Plants and wildlife
Things to see
Where to stay
Getting around
The Walks
Walk 1 Scorrybreac and The Bile
Walk 2 The Old Man of Storr
Walk 3 Brothers’ Point
Walk 4 The Quiraing
Walk 5 Rubha Hunish
Walk 6 Dun Borrafiach
Walk 7 Mointeach nan Tarbh and Oisgill Bay
Walk 8 Lorgill Bay
Walk 9 Fairy Pools and Coire na Creiche
Walk 10 Rubh’ an Dunain
Walk 11 Camasunary
Walk 12 Armadale woodland
Walk 13 Boreraig
Walk 14 Coire-chat-achan
Walk 15 Ben Tianavaig
Useful information
Tourism websites
Tourist information centre
Accommodation
Camping and caravan sites
Hostels and bunkhouses
Transport
Visitor attractions
Local place names and their meanings
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Lancashire-born writer and photographer Dr Terry Marsh specialises in the outdoors and travel. He has been writing guidebooks since the mid 1980s and is the author or revision author/editor of over 100 titles, including the award-winning Cicerone guides to the Coast-to-Coast Path (first published in 1993), The Shropshire Way (1999) and Great Mountain Days in the Pennines (2013). Terry has a long-standing interest in the Scottish islands, Cumbria and the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. Academically, he is an historical geographer holding a Master of Arts degree with Distinction in Lake District Studies and a PhD in Historical Geography. He is a Life Member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.
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