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Fairy Pools Waterfall – Fairy Pools loop from Minginish

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Fairy Pools Waterfall – Fairy Pools loop from Minginish

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Fairy Pools Waterfall – Fairy Pools loop from Minginish

02:00

6.35km

250m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Sligachan Waterfalls and Boulder

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1.10 km

Fairy Pools Waterfall

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Extremely crowded. Easy hike.

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1.67 km

Fairy Pools

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This is NOT a rideable route! 1st part is easy, the rest is NOT intermediate! It's a combination of expert and carrying your bike! This route should have been left as a hike only!

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1.67 km

Fairy Glen Waterfall (Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh)

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One of the series of waterfalls on Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh known as Fairy Glen. It's a beautiful setting but often quite popular nearer the car park, carry on upstream to reduce the crowds.

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2.19 km

Fairy Pools

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The Fairy Pools are a series of different sized, natural water pools, which are connected by a small stream and small waterfalls. The clear and cold water flows down from …

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2.56 km

View of Waterpipe Gully and Fairy Pools

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This photo spot is almost at the end of the actual Fairy Pools hiking trail!
When you see the photos taken by professional photographers of this spot, you might think …

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Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh Upstream of the Fairy Pools

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If you walk past the most popular areas and continue up the stream, you'll find more beautiful spots with fewer people. Some of the pools and waterfalls are a bit …

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3.97 km

Fairy Pools

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The Fairy Pools are a series of waterfalls and pools on the upper reaches of the River Brittle. The water is super clear, so the pools look magical, especially with …

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6.35 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.30 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.00 km

1.68 km

1.61 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

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Comments

May 20, 2024,Isle of Skye - Fairy Pools 🧚🏼

Without question a beautiful place, but in our opinion a bit overrated.

We only did the typical tourist route, as we actually had another hike in mind, which we did in the afternoon and can absolutely recommend.

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August 17, 2024,Wandeling

Nice, but very busy walk. Due to the rainfall, the path is wet and muddy in many places. So be careful..... I walked about 80% of the route, 60% of which is unpaved.

The road to it is a disaster, very bad and very busy. Chance of a flat tire is real

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October 12, 2022,No. 59 | The Fairy Pools Glen Brittle ~ Skye

No. 59 of my #100komootwanders_2022 challenge. 💛
Tuesday 11th October 2022.

May 6, 2025,😎👍🏻Fairy Pools Isle of Skye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏔

Today, I took a detour to the Isle of Skye and headed straight for a hotspot. The Fairy Pools were on my list. I drove many kilometers of single-track road into the mountains and, like lemmings, tackled the route to the Fairy Pools with many other tourists. The landscape is beyond stunning, words cannot describe it. A must-see 🤩🤩🤩

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August 23, 2021,Fairy Pools

When planning our Scotland trip, we included quite a few hikes on the Isle of Skye!

We had made a few stops on the way to Isle of Skye to slightly explore, however our first proper destination on the Island was Fairy Pools! We had heard so much about these that we definitely had to see them! We also thought …

September 19, 2023,Fairy Pools

A must-see on the Isle of Skye. Very busy, ideally it is better to arrive very early (small parking lot one km away where it is possible to sleep in a van or motorhome).
It is possible to do an 8km loop which goes around Mount Cairn.
Moderate difficulty, but you need waterproof hiking shoes!

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June 27, 2024,Fairy Pools

The pools weren't fairy at all🙃 Today was the first day in Scotland with bad weather!! But really bad! Hurricane-like gusts of wind and heavy, continuous rain. We (and some other tourists too) were crazy enough to do the planned hike anyway 😮. The result: the heavy rain meant that you couldn't see any "pools", just small waterfalls.
And: we …

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May 20, 2024,the Fairy Pools

Very nice walk, and easy to access. Many waterfalls with their natural swimming pools.
Personally, I often stopped to admire and put my feet in the water... hence the time because I forgot to stop the clock at each break, and in places like this the clock doesn't count, for example. against the pleasures, relaxation as well as the beauty …

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