Fairy Pools
Clear blue plunge pools and small falls in the glen under the Cuillin. Short and very popular.
Today
good
Good all day: dry, gusts under 35 mph.
08:00 · gusts 6 mph · dry
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Windlightbreezystronggusts peak 6 mph
Why this?
- Best 4 hours08:00–12:00
- Gusts6 mph at 08:00good below 35 · poor from 45
- Raindrygood to 0.2 mm an hour · poor over 1
Hourly forecast: Met Office model, via Open-Meteo
sunrise 07:52 · sunset 16:24 · gusts to 9 mph · 0.1 mm of rain due
Forecast as of 8 November 2026, 19:54 (Europe/London).
Worth knowing
Rated low — valley floor, good path. Deliberately NOT marked rain-proof even though the falls are better in spate: the burn crossings flood, and people have been swept off the stepping stones. Turn back rather than wade.
Starts: Fairy Pools car park, Glen Brittle road (paid)
2.4 km · 60 m of ascent · 1-1.5 h · sheltered
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