Oronsay Island (Isle of Skye)
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- Distance
- 2.95 mi
- Elevation gain
- 400 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 400 ft
- Max elevation
- 270 ft
- TrailRank
- 28
- Min elevation
- 19 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- one hour 51 minutes
- Coordinates
- 995
- Uploaded
- May 14, 2024
- Recorded
- April 2024
near Eabost, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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Oronsay is a tidal island, reachable on foot from the mainland when low tide causes a sort of natural bridge made of sand and pebbles to emerge from the ocean floor (which in English is referred to as a "tidal causeway").
Before planning your visit it is therefore a good idea to find out about the high and low tide times (a quick Google search will be more than enough). We arrive in the mid-afternoon, when low tide is practically at its peak: the passage that connects the island is really very wide. This gives us the time necessary to explore the island in complete tranquility, without the risk of getting stuck on it.
We follow more or less beaten paths, trampled by man or, very often, dug by the passage of flocks. The island is in fact populated by several groups of grazing sheep.
Take your time to explore the island: walk around its perimeter, climb to the edge of the cliffs and walk across its green meadows. The sheep will not be approached; only a few lambs, intrigued by your presence, will stop to observe you as you go towards them, before being promptly called to order by their mother.
Our wandering around the island lasts about an hour. We are ready to reach the next destination.
All my routes in Scotland:
Creag Dhubh Viewpoint
Coral Beach (Isle of Skye)
Neist Point Lighthouse (Isle of Skye)
Oronsay Island (Isle of Skye)
Talisker Bay (Isle of Skye)
Old Man of Storr (Isle of Skye)
Quiraing (Isle of Skye)
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Before planning your visit it is therefore a good idea to find out about the high and low tide times (a quick Google search will be more than enough). We arrive in the mid-afternoon, when low tide is practically at its peak: the passage that connects the island is really very wide. This gives us the time necessary to explore the island in complete tranquility, without the risk of getting stuck on it.
We follow more or less beaten paths, trampled by man or, very often, dug by the passage of flocks. The island is in fact populated by several groups of grazing sheep.
Take your time to explore the island: walk around its perimeter, climb to the edge of the cliffs and walk across its green meadows. The sheep will not be approached; only a few lambs, intrigued by your presence, will stop to observe you as you go towards them, before being promptly called to order by their mother.
Our wandering around the island lasts about an hour. We are ready to reach the next destination.
All my routes in Scotland:
Creag Dhubh Viewpoint
Coral Beach (Isle of Skye)
Neist Point Lighthouse (Isle of Skye)
Oronsay Island (Isle of Skye)
Talisker Bay (Isle of Skye)
Old Man of Storr (Isle of Skye)
Quiraing (Isle of Skye)
Glenfinnan Viaduct
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Waypoint
20 ft
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Fauna
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