Isle of Skye, Scotland · 4 days · 82 miles · wild camping
Skye Trail Hiking Guide
I hiked about 80 miles alone on the Skye Trail in Scotland from April 28 to May 1, 2026, from Rubha Hunish at the northern tip over the Trotternish ridge, through Portree and Glen Sligachan, to Broadford. I wild camped three nights and followed my own line, including a road finish from Torrin. This guide has my GPS files, maps and notes for every day, plus the buses, camping rules and food stops you need to plan your own trip.
What's inside
- All four days. Stats, my notes, the trail, where to get off, a map with an elevation profile, and links to that day in my film.
- My GPX files. My own recordings for each day and the full route, with waypoints, ready for AllTrails, Gaia GPS, Garmin or Organic Maps.
- Wild camping, explained. The Scottish Outdoor Access Code in plain terms, where I slept each night, and the bothies, campsite and beds on the route.
- Getting there without a car. Citylink and Stagecoach buses from Inverness to Portree and the start, and back from Broadford, with 2026 times.
- Food and water. Where to eat and resupply, with the mile on my route, and why you need to carry water on the ridge.
- Other ways to do it. A 7-day plan and a 2-day ridge-only plan built from my GPS line, clearly marked as options I didn't walk.
- What I carried and paid. My full 2026 kit list and the costs from my trip.
- Before you go and a trip sheet. One page of year-to-year checks and a printable one-page summary of the whole trip.
Look inside
The details
- Format
- A 46-page PDF sized for a phone (A5, prints fine too) and a folder of GPX files, in one zip download.
- Edition
- 2027 season edition, updated September 2026.
- Delivery
- Instant. After you pay you get a private download link. Bookmark it to download again on any device.
- Payment
- Secure checkout through Stripe. The price is in US dollars, and sales tax or VAT is added where it applies.
- Questions
- Email kraig@kraigadams.com.
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