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Fairy Pools from Glenbrittle loop — Isle of Skye

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Fairy Pools from Glenbrittle loop — Isle of Skye

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Fairy Pools from Glenbrittle loop — Isle of Skye

06:00

21.0km

490m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 9, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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244 m

Loch Brittle Beach

Highlight • Beach

A black sand, volcanic beach at the foot of the Cuillin Hills, and on the edge of Loch Brittle.

The beach is best visited at low tide, where the mellow sands really open up.

There is a café and camp-site located extremely close.

Tip by

6.95 km

Fairy Pools, Glen Brittle

Highlight • River

wonderfull place but be prepared to get the early to get parked ip

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7.73 km

Fairy Glen Waterfall (Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh)

Highlight • Viewpoint

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.

Tip by

8.06 km

Fairy Pools

Highlight • Waterfall

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 the mountainous landscape of the Black Cuillin. When we started it was still cloudy, but in the end the water rushed like in the waterfalls, but from the very top.

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9.23 km

Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh Upstream of the Fairy Pools

Highlight • River

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 smaller but still magical and well worth the extra few hundred meters. You can continue up and then turn left to create a loop, which is nicer than returning the same way.

Tip by

13.3 km

View of the Black Cuillin Mountains

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The name of the Black Cuillin is derived from the dark color of the gabbro. The ridge of the Black Cuillin is characterized by jagged, bare rock, steep cliffs and deeply cut karen and gullies.

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21.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.18 km

7.24 km

5.40 km

125 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.07 km

5.97 km

5.40 km

256 m

156 m

125 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

22°C

12°C

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Fairy Pools from Glenbrittle loop — Isle of Skye

Loch Brittle Beach

Fairy Pools, Glen Brittle

Fairy Glen Waterfall (Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh)

Fairy Pools

Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh Upstream of the Fairy Pools

View of the Black Cuillin Mountains

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