Eriskay Causeway

A stunning causeway joining Eriskay with South Uist. The Eriskay Causeway opened in 2001, making the traditional island life and natural beauty accessible via road.

Cycling over the causeway, you will be surrounded by clear, light-blue water as you ride over the sea.

We holiday on Eriskay every year. So each cycle ride has to start by crossing the causeway. If there's a strong wind it can feel hard, or easy, depending which way you're crossing, and which way the wind is blowing.

Once you're on South Uist it's mainly single track with passing places. All pretty level. If you're going north, follow the Hebridean Way, which parallels the "main" road up to Daliburgh, but has practically no traffic. Turn left off the main road, just after the Church, towards Boisdale. If you go off the road you can cycle over farm tracks to the tidal island of Orasay, and the magnificent Boisdale beach. You don't need a mountain bike, my tourer managed it fine (32mm tyres)





East Kilbride cafe is good for snacks (but might close sooner than you think). Am Politician on Eriskay good for full meals, as is The Polachar Inn.

The causeway:

As it's one of the very few bits of straight two lane road (most of the rest are single track with passing places) some people drive a bit too fast. There is a fair bit of loose chippings. A car that overtook me very fast threw up a chipping, which just caught the helmet, above my eye. After that I got into the habit of just lowering my head a little after a car overtook me. And I wear cycling glasses now anyway.