Hebridean Way Walking Route Section B: Northbay to Daliburgh

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Height Climbed: 134m / 440ft

Height Descended: 145m / 474ft

Terrain: Aprox 7.5 miles on grassy/sandy paths and tracks; 6.5 miles on quiet tarmac roads.

Today starts with a short walk to the Ardmhor ferry terminal and a great little ferry journey across the Sound of Barra to Eriksay. This small, rocky island is famous as the place where Bonnie Prince Charlie landed in 1745 at the start his ill-fated Jacobite rebellion. It is also where the SS Politician ran aground in 1941 en route to Jamaica, its precious cargo of whisky rescued by resourceful islanders – a true story immortalised in the book and film Whisky Galore. Reminders of both events can be found as you walk along the island’s west coast.

After crossing the causeway to South Uist a quiet, single track road is followed to Pollachar, where one of the islands’ oldest hotels can quench the thirst of weary travellers. Pollachar marks the southern tip of Scotland’s longest beach, over 20 miles of exquisite shell sand that stretches the length of South Uist. The walk to Daliburgh follows delightfully easy grassy tracks and takes you along the edge of the beach, through fertile croft fields which are alive with singing birds in late spring and early summer.

The distances and timings above do not include any extra distance you may need to reach your accommodation for the night or ferries.