Viewpoints on Skye
Places where the view is the entire point and the walk from the car is short — a few minutes, sometimes none at all. That makes them the best of Skye on a day the tops are in cloud and a long route would be six hours of grey. It also makes them the first thing to give up on when the cloud is down to the road.
Conditions as of 8 November 2026, 19:54 (Europe/London).
Kilt Rock & Mealt Falls viewpoint good
A waterfall off a basalt cliff straight into the sea, a hundred metres from the car park.
Good all day: dry, gusts under 30 mph.
Dun Beag broch viewpoint good
A 2,000-year-old drystone tower ten minutes above the A863, looking over Loch Bracadale.
Good all day: dry, gusts under 30 mph.
Sligachan old bridge viewpoint good
The classic Cuillin photograph, from a three-arch bridge at the head of the glen. Pub alongside.
Best 09:00–17:00.
Torrin & Loch Slapin viewpoint viewpoint good
The best roadside view of Bla Bheinn there is, across a tidal loch. Cafe in the village.
Good all day: dry, gusts under 35 mph.
Kylerhea otter hide viewpoint good
A roofed hide above the narrows where otters fish. Bring binoculars and be prepared to wait.
Good all day: dry, gusts under 35 mph.
Calum's Road & Brochel Castle viewpoint good
The two-mile road one man built by hand to Arnish, starting at a castle ruin on a rock.
Best 12:00–17:00. Earlier: view in cloud.