Hebridean Way 26/04/25

Day 3, Saturday 26th April

A dull drizzly start to the day with the strong southerly wind, at least it wasn't cold.

Harris hills in the distance

A few more miles down the road until I turned off to Loch Morsgail and the start of the way over to Kinloch Resort.

Road to Loch Morsgail 

There is a tarred road as far as the Loch and Lodge but after that the path becomes a line by the river and after crossing the non existent footbridge is just some marker stones and posts in the bog.

Looking back to Loch Morsgail Lodge

There was no sign of a path and I had to try and find a way in the correct general direction without getting stuck in the peat hags or generally vanishing into the bog.

Old Sheiling 

I did slip in a peat hag at one point and my walking pole sunk into the sticky depths but as I was still moving forward I now have one bent pole!

More miles of bog

There is a little, rather dilapidated, bothy at Kinloch Resort which had a rather rusty camping Gaz stove with gas but I didn't stop and carried on across the easy river crossing and up through the genuinely pathless, wet boggy ground to Loch a' Cheibhle and the impressive overhanging rockface of Sron Uladial, which is said to be the highest overhanging cliff in the British Isles.

Sron Uladial in the distance 

There is a good path from the loch up Gleann Uladial and my plan was to camp near the top of the pass and climb a few hills but the weather had other ideas. There were clouds hanging about on the tops but the sun had been trying to appear after the drizzle went away, so far so good but the wind was another matter.

Looking up Gleann Uladial 

It may have been possible to pitch the tent somewhere in better conditions, but there was no shelter whatsoever and the wind was coming over the beach at near gale force.

Looking down Gleann Uladial 

I had to take the sensible option and come down the otherside hoping to find some shelter.

Gleann Chliostair 

I arrived at the road and still hadn't found anywhere suitable but a short distance along  I saw a little green patch by a lochan that looked reasonably sheltered and it was. The sun even shone as I was putting up the tent.

20 miles walked 650 meters ascent.