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An Sgurr Eigg Walk

4.66 miles (7.5 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap Climb to the highest point on the volcanic island of Eigg on this challenging walk in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. From the 393 metres (1,289 ft) summit there are spectacular views all round of Mull, Coll, Muck, the Outer Hebrides, Rum, Skye, and the mountains of Lochaber on the mainland.
The walk starts at the ferry terminal and follows a waymarked route through Galmisdale and heather and bracken moorland to the summit.
You can continue your walking around the island by picking up the Singing Sands Trail at the ferry terminal. This waymarked trail will take you to the northern part of the island where you there's a circular loop walk around Cleadale to enjoy.

An Sgurr Eigg OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

An Sgurr Eigg Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Photos

An Sgurr, Eigg - geograph.org.uk - 4336276

An Sgurr, Eigg

Eigg - On An Sgurr - View E towards summit - geograph.org.uk - 5612749

Eigg

Rum from An Sgurr, Eigg - geograph.org.uk - 5441645

Rum from An Sgurr, Eigg

Vanessa style triangulation pillar on An Sgurr, Eigg - geograph.org.uk - 5766014

Vanessa style triangulation pillar on An Sgurr, Eigg

An Sgùrr and Galmisdale House - geograph.org.uk - 3964933

An Sgùrr and Galmisdale House

Small Lochan on An Sgurr - geograph.org.uk - 826110

Small Lochan on An Sgurr

Elevation Profile

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

An Sgurr Eigg.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)

Memory Map Route

An Sgurr Eigg.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)