The Top 15 Lakes in The Cuillin Hills

Looking to visit the best lakes in The Cuillin Hills? After all, there’s nothing better than the serenity of the lakeshore — or a quick dip when the weather’s warm. So, browse our list of The Cuillin Hills’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!

Fairy Pools

View of Loch Coruisk and the Cuillin Ridge from Sgùrr na Stri

Loch Coruisk

Loch an Athain

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Fairy Pools
Hiking Highlight
The Fairy Pools are a series of different sized, natural water pools, which are connected by a small stream and small waterfalls. The clear and cold water flows down from …
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Tip by Matto
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View of Loch Coruisk and the Cuillin Ridge from Sgùrr na Stri
Hiking Highlight
Few summit viewpoints rival Sgùrr na Stri. Despite its diminutive 1,620-foot (494 m) height, it reveals a vista that most peaks many times its size can't match. The prospect of …
Tip by Alex Foxfield
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Loch Coruisk
Hiking Highlight
A fresh-water, inland loch situated at the foot of the Black Cuillin range.

The poet Lord Tennyson stated,

“Loch Coruisk, said to be the wildest scene in the Highlands, I …
Tip by William Cook
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Loch an Athain
Hiking Highlight
Beautiful Loch with Bla Bheinn in sight. In autumn you might be luckily enough to spot some deer and hear the impressive roaring that keeps you awake when wild camping.
Tip by Caro "Bandit"
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