Quiraing circuit
A landslip of cliffs, spires and hidden tables — the strangest ground on the island.
Today
good
Best 08:00–13:00. Later: summit in cloud.
08:00 · summit gusts about 6 mph · dry · summit clear
goodmarginalpoor
Windlightbreezystrongpeak about 6 mph
Cloudview in cloud
Why this?
- Best 4 hours08:00–12:00
- Summit gustsabout 6 mph at 10:00good below 25 · poor from 40
- Raindrygood to 0.2 mm an hour · poor over 1
- Cloud base1340 m at 11:00the view needs 540 m clear
- Mountain forecastup to 10 mph on the Munros
Hourly forecast: Met Office model, via Open-Meteo · mountain forecast: MWIS
sunrise 07:53 · sunset 16:23 · gusts to 12 mph · 0.0 mm of rain due
Forecast as of 8 November 2026, 19:54 (Europe/London).
Worth knowing
Narrow traverse with real drops, and one eroded section. Rated exposed: genuinely unpleasant in strong wind, and the exposure is on the path itself, not beside it.
Starts: Quiraing car park on the Staffin-Uig road
6.8 km · 370 m of ascent · 2.5-3 h · exposed
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