Point of Sleat
A long, lovely walk to the lighthouse at Skye's southern tip, past a hidden sandy beach.
Today
breezy
- Blustery
- Gusts37 mphwild at 45 mph and above, blustery from 30
- Rain3.7 mmheavy at 15 mm and above, on and off from 8
Best between 13:00 and 20:00. it improves — wait for it
good hoursraindaylight
lightbreezystronggalegusts peak 31 mph
sunrise 07:04 · sunset 19:28 · gusts to 37 mph · 3.7 mm of rain due
Forecast as of 20 September 2026, 21:50 (Europe/London).
Worth knowing
Rated moderate: track then a rough path over rock and bog, open and remote with no shelter and no short way back. The final lighthouse rocks are slippery.
Starts: Aird of Sleat, end of the road past Armadale
9.0 km · 250 m of ascent · 3.5-4 h · open ground
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