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This is a beautiful setting, but beauty alone doesn’t put food on the table. Historical records show that people lived here until the latter part of the 18th century, but just a few decades later, all had gone, many to new lives in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Having explored this lonely outpost, descend on a clear path that zigzags down to a lower forest trail. Turn right onto this, and now simply follow it back to the start.

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WALK 1.9

Kyle Rhea Trail

Start/Finish Car park (NG787212) Distance 4.5km (3 miles) (maximum) Total ascent Negligible Map OS Explorer 412

The start of the walk is found not far from the Kylerhea ferry slip at the far end of Kylerhea Glen, and is reached by a narrow and circuitous route through a fascinating landscape from the main Kyleakin–Broadford road, near the airstrip. For this very easy walk ensure your essential equipment includes a pair of binoculars as the walk visits a viewing hide overlooking a stretch of the kyle much favoured by otters, seals and seabirds. Don’t expect a ready display of these beautiful creatures, but patience mingled with fortune will provide a memory of Skye that is second to none.