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The Skye Trail : A Journey Through the Isle of Skye, Hardback Book

The Skye Trail : A Journey Through the Isle of Skye Hardback

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Of all Scotland's islands none casts its spell quite as dramatically as the Isle of Skye.

Celebrated in song and story, Eilean a'Cheo is a place of astonishing natural beauty and attracts climbers and walkers from all over the world.

The 70-mile long Skye Trail connects two of the island's most extraordinary landscapes; the world-famous Cuillin, the most rugged mountain range in Britain, and the Trotternish ridge, a rolling escarpment of basalt hills that look over the sea to the tumbled landscapes of mainland Scotland.

This long walk through the island, the 'Skitis' of the Celtic world, follows ancient byways, cattle drovers' routes, mountain footpaths and an old railway line, through a land where the first inhabitants sensed the presence of their gods in every nook and cranny, on every hill and crag, in every corrie and loch.

Landscape and weather and an affinity with wild nature made up the very fabric of their lives.

The route visits castles, takes in geological gems like the Quiraing and the Storr, follows rivers and loch-side paths and recalls those who were brutally removed from their homes during the Highland Clearances. It visits the site of the 'last battle on British soil' and climbs Bla Bheinn, surely the finest mountain on this island of fine mountains.

The route then takes its finale along the old Marble Line to Broadford, and the end of a magnificent island journey.

The Skye Trail is destined to be one of the most popular long distance walks in Britain.

Adopted by the Highland Council as an official long distance walk, it was brought to life by BBC Scotland's often repeated "Skye Trail" presented by Cameron McNeish.

This illustrated book is based on the broadcast and Cameron's experiences of the trail, the island, its people and its history and environment.

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