Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 6, 2024

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1.82 km

View of Needle Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Trotternish Peninsula has some of the country's most fantastical landscapes and Needle Rock is a perfect example of some of its wildest features. Weathering over millennia has carved away …

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2.11 km

Old Man of Storr

Highlight • Climb

Incredible panorama, easy to reach from the parking lot on the road.

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2.84 km

View of the Old Man of Storr

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you take this route you will avoid the crowds, except around the Old Man. On a clear day, the panorama from the top of the Storr is absolutely amazing.

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5.69 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.66 km

1.46 km

374 m

144 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.34 km

1.38 km

374 m

327 m

276 m

Elevation

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Saturday 6 December

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6°C

70 %

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View of Needle Rock

Old Man of Storr

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