For many of us the most beautiful view of Skye. Even the view from the car park - the starting point of the tour - is impressive. The Quiraing arised as a part of the mountain dropped down. A valley was formed along the breakaway edge. Some striking rock formations remained. One of them is the famous an so called "Needle". Guess why.
Wandering through the landscape makes you feel as you were in a scene of the movie “The Highlander”. And indeed, the Quiraing has been used as backdrop in some scene of the movie.
The Quiraing is a rugged beauty. Not only with regard to the appearance of the landscape. Also wind and weather are striking from the sea to the mainland unrestrained. Hence, one should be prepared for cooler temperatures and more wind even if the weather appears very gentle at sea level.
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Turn-by-turn directions
The tour starts at the small parking lot on the road that connects Brogaig and Uig. Form Staffin follow A855 to the north and turn left towards Uig as you reach Brogaig. You’ll reach the parking lot shortly after the summit of the pass.
Follow the sign to Quiraing using the well visible way underneath the rocks. Hike around the Needle on the right side and follow the path further up and into the valley. At the end of the valley, we climb up to the plateau and turn right. Shortly after that you‘ll reach the striking vanatge point.
Initially, the way back is the same. From the point where wehave ascendedfrom the valley we continue walking straight ahead and follow the grassy area on the hill until we reach to the car park again.
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