LOCH CORUISK
Explore the Cuillin of Skye
This trip starts in Portree where you will be picked up in our minibus and driven down through the Cuillin Hills to the picturesque fishing village of Elgol. Here we will board a boat which will take us across loch Scavaig to the landing jetty at Loch Coruisk. Here we will walk the entire length of Britain’s shortest river – Scavaig. At the head of this we reach Loch Coruisk, but the best views need to be worked for. After crossing some stepping stones and walking around the eastern shore of the loch, we start our climb up Sgurr na Stri. This is a relatively easy but continuous uphill trek, in which the views get better and better with every metre of altitude gained.
Our target is the reach a point just over half way to the summit which offers a view which has often been described as the best in Britain. Here we will stop for lunch as we take in the panoramic view of the mighty Black Cuillin as it horseshoes around Loch Coruisk below. After lunch we start our descent into Glen Sligachan, passing by seldom seen views of some of the Cuillin’s most impressive peaks. Once down on the floor of the valley, it is a level hike all the way to the finish line at the Sligachan Hotel.