The Red Cuillin

[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

[ron1863]

Hi Chris, I have never been but I googled this excellent information that may be of some use:

A guide to the red cuillin hills of Skye

[ChrisJB]

Originally Posted by ron1863

Hi Chris, I have never been but I googled this excellent information that may be of some use:

A guide to the red cuillin hills of Skye

Cool. Thanks Ron. I'll take a look now.

Regards, Chris

[larachmor]

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)

[ChrisJB]

Thanks Bill for your boundless information. Sgurr nan Gillean was a possibility, but I have recently heard that a bridge on the main route from Sligachan has collapsed very recently and until it has been repaired a mammoth detour is involved.
I noticed Marsco on the map and it does look an interesting prospect. However, it is all weather dependent. In the past I have been up there and the Black Cuillin are shrouded in cloud, whilst the Red has been bathed in sunshine. I am slightly bothered about the Black Cuillin as earlier in the year I was suffering with a knee problem. It seems fine now, but I wouldn't want to set it off again on a too demanding scramble.

Regards, Chris

[outdoors]

hi chris, i've done some route's on the black cullin, but not red cullin,but u'll love it just the same as skye is a beautiful place....