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MacLeod's Maidens – View of Bay and Cliffs loop from Orbost

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MacLeod's Maidens – View of Bay and Cliffs loop from Orbost

Hard

5.0

(1)

17

hikers

MacLeod's Maidens – View of Bay and Cliffs loop from Orbost

06:37

22.0km

680m

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: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

1.18 km

Varkasaig Beach (Orbost Beach)

Highlight • Beach

Varkasaig Beach, also known as Orbost Beach, is a beautiful tidal beach on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is located on Loch Bharcasaig, a sea loch that opens …

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2

6.38 km

Ollisdal Bothy

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The walk between parking lot through forest to Ollisdal Bothy is without any path and the forest is not possible to walk through without great difficulties.

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3

13.1 km

MacLeod's Maidens

Highlight • Natural

Lovely place, best visited on a day with good weather as the views across the bay towards the cliffs
and mountain range are stunning. If you take the coastal trail, …

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4

13.7 km

MacLeod's Maidens

Highlight • Viewpoint

As before, extraordinary and more than worth it

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16.9 km

Ruins

Ruins

6

19.8 km

View of Bay and Cliffs

Highlight • Beach

extraordinary views, wonderful walk !

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B

22.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.6 km

6.17 km

1.19 km

Surfaces

11.2 km

1.38 km

1.19 km

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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