Fisherfield Trek to A'Mhaighdean

There is a carpark in the town of Poolewe large enough for five smart cars, already I knew this hike was going to be great

Wide open landscape from the start, walking alongside Loch Kernsary

Some folks were walking back to town to flee the upcoming storm

The path is around 10 miles to reach the base of the mountains (1,000ft gain).  It would be a long but fairly easy walk in good weather

Windy and boggy from the rain as I approached Carnmore

The rain got harder in evening, was glad to see this sign as I reached Carnmore

The barn had a spring mattress, I spent 20 hours here waiting for the storm to calm down

The sky started to open as I climbed the first hill from Carnmore and it became the best weather day of the trip, almost no wind and blue skies

When reaching the lochs on the plateau, I went off the main path to climb Ruadh Stac Mor and A' Mhaighdean

At the top of A' Mhaighdean, I met a group of backpackers who approached from the town of Kinlochewe to the south, a route not described in my rather dated Walking in Scotland Lonely Planet guide

Campsite on A'Mhaighdean

The view from A' Mhaighdean is excellent in every direction, looking east towards Ruadh Stac Mor and An Teallach

The view south 

Looking west at sunset from the A' Mhaighdean summit over Fionn Loch towards the coast

The 11pm sun, I combined eight images here to give a better sense of the view

An older fellow from Britain reached the summit at sunset and camped up high with me.  He wants to climb every mountain in Scotland and A' Mhaighdean was his fifth of the day

Early wake up call by the sun at 430am

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Isle of Skye

The Old Mann of Storr brings tourists to the Isle of Skye region.  Many restaurants and shops were still open on Sunday in the town of Portree

The hike itself is rather short, but can be extended by climbing Storr the mountain

View from The Storr summit

Further north, this plateau called "The Table" is found in the Quiraing region of Isle of Skye