The Cuiraing

August 2023

In the north of Portree on the Isle of Skye stands the Trotternish Peninsula, the outstanding feature of which is a 30 kilometre long range of cliff-girt hills, the result of a huge landslip aeons ago. One of the gems of this landslip is the Cuiraing, often spelled 'Quiraing', which presents the walker with dramatic and unusual rock formations. The most rewarding route is a circular path, taking the low level path from the car park to view the cliffs and pinnacles, then returning by ascending to the plateau (an ascent of about 150 metres) to view the scene from above. In all, a walk of about 5 miles.
The start of the path	Heading towards the cliffs	The view back towards Bioda Buidhe and Cleat
Cleat and Bioda Buidhe	Overlooking the Prison towards Cleat and Bioda Buidhe	The Cuiraing cliffs come into view
Cuiraing cliffs	Steep slopes lead to the Pinnacle	Entering the Cuiraing basin
The Prison	The Pinnacle	Looking down on the Prison from the Pinnacle
Leac-nan Fionn	The cliffs of Leac-nan Fionn	Pinnacle Basin
The small lochan in Pinnacle Basin	Sron Vourlinn peeks from behind the Leac-nan Fionn cliffs	Sron Vourlinn - final summit at the end of the Ridge