Cuillin & Minginish

The Black Cuillin and the glens under them: the Fairy Pools, Glen Brittle, Talisker Bay and the distillery at Carbost.

Conditions here today

1 good, 2 worth thinking about, 2 rough.

And 1 place here that any weather suits.

2.5 mm of rain expected · gusts to 42 mph

Best between 08:00 and 20:00.

Conditions as of 20 September 2026, 21:50 (Europe/London).

Bruach na Frithe hill not safe
The one Cuillin Munro you can walk up, with the whole ridge laid out from the summit.
Not safe on the tops — 50 mph up there, and they'll be in cloud
Coire Lagan hill not safe
Boulders up into a rock bowl and lochan beneath the highest peaks in the Cuillin.
Not safe on the tops — 50 mph up there, and they'll be in cloud
Fairy Pools walk good
Clear blue plunge pools and small falls in the glen under the Cuillin. Short and very popular.
Light winds
Sligachan old bridge viewpoint good
The classic Cuillin photograph, from a three-arch bridge at the head of the glen. Pub alongside.
The tops will be in cloud
Talisker Bay beach breezy
Black and white sand under a waterfall and a sea stack, at the end of a track from Talisker.
Blustery
Talisker Distillery, Carbost place any weather
Skye's oldest working distillery, on the shore at Carbost. Book the tour; the bar takes walk-ins.
Not weather-dependent