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Originally Posted by ChrisJB  Has anyone done any walking in the Red Cuillins on Skye? I'm off up there in a few weeks and as someone who prefers quieter mountains, I fancy a walk up Glamaig and its satellites, rather than the peaks of the busier Black Cuillin.
I was just wondering if the walking is any good.
Regards, Chris |
Hi Chris - Some years since I climbed Glamaig - a bit of an unrelenting slog, but nedless to say, superb views from the summit. Its neighbour Marsco is another nearby hill but a bit more interesting. If you want to stay off the main Cuillin ridge it's well worth a trip around to the southern side to take a walk up Blaven, a superb walk. But if you haven't been on the main ridge why not consider Bruach na Frithe and/or Sgurr na Gillean. Both are stratightforward Munros with the bonus of attaining the ridge which provides stunning views into Glen Sligachan on one side and down onto Lochs Coruisk and Scavaig on the other. Both involve nothing more than a little mild scrambling, particularly if like me, you prefer to avoid narrow ridges. If you can get hold of a copy of Ralph Storer's "Walking, Scrambling and Exploring Skye" it's without doubt one of the best guides you can get on Skye, covering the entire coast and almost all of the hills. But for one superb walk - I seem to recall its a (relatively easy) 16 mile round trip - take a hike from the Sligachan hotel via the Glen Sligachan path and Drum Hain, to a modest little hill called Sgurr na Stri - it's only about 1600 feet or thereabouts, but it's a real miniature mountain with a narrow summit that gives breathtaking views that are out of this world onto Loch Coruisk and Loch Scavaig below. (Tip: If you do this walk, take a couple of cans of coke and stash them under a rock in the burn at the halfway stage as you walk in - and you'll have a nice ice-cold drink on your return)