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Loch Coruisk

Name: Loch Coruisk
Rating: 2

Recommended by 15 hikers

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Location: Minginish, Isle of Skye, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Loch Coruisk and Loch na Creitheach from Sligachan loop — Isle of Skye

29.2km

08:08

500m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. Loch na Creitheach and Glen Sligachan loop — Isle of Skye

23.7km

07:35

670m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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3. Loch Coruisk – View of Loch Coruisk loop from Elgol

10.2km

03:32

530m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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William Cook

August 16, 2023

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 failed in seeing. After a fatiguing expedition over the roughest ground on a wet day we arrived at the banks of the loch, and made acquaintance with the extremest tiptoes of the hills, all else being thick wool-white fog.”

The loch is also reportedly a home of the human-horse shape shifting creature, the Kelpie, so make sure you keep an eye out for them.

Simonizer

May 1, 2017

Beautiful lake in breathtaking surroundings, which can only be reached on foot or by boat. Boat crossings can be booked for example in Elgol Village.

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December 13, 2020

Very remote lake, which is said to be one of the most photographed subjects in Great Britain. Access is also possible from Sligachan through the Sligachan Valley. The Scavai River brings the lake's water into the sea and, with its few hundred, is considered the shortest river in Great Britain.

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Location: Minginish, Isle of Skye, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Loch Coruisk

1. Loch Coruisk and Loch na Creitheach from Sligachan loop — Isle of Skye

2. Loch na Creitheach and Glen Sligachan loop — Isle of Skye

3. Loch Coruisk – View of Loch Coruisk loop from Elgol

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