Sgùrr na Coinnich is the highest peak on the
Sleat peninsula at the east end of the
Isle of Skye
The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated ...
. Together with its slightly lower neighbour,
Beinn na Caillich, it overlooks the
Skye Bridge that links the towns of
Kyle of Lochalsh and
Kyleakin.
The maps suggest that the best starting point is the Bealach Uday, which marks the highest point of the minor road from
Broadford to
Kylerhea and is less than 2 km from the summit. But the terrain immediately to the north of this point is very rough and covered by thick heather.
A series of small but steep local ridges, separated by bogs and oriented perpendicular to the direction of the summit add further to the discomfort of the climber. An alternative and probably easier, albeit longer, route starts at Kylerhea and can include the summit of Beinn na Caillich. Higher up, the terrain becomes smoother and the vegetation shorter.
References
Isle of Skye Walks
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Mountains and hills of the Isle of Skye
Marilyns of Scotland
Grahams