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This is a backpacking guide for hiking The Skye Trail in 5-8 days on the Isle of Skye in Scotland for wild camping and indoor overnights. This guide includes the route as seen in my Youtube film (including the bonus stage in the Cuillin Hills), overnight options and all practical information on getting there (public transport or car), when to go, climate and more. This route does not require extreme fitness. What this guide includes: - Itinerary with route, distances, best overnight (camping) options and other useful waypoints; - custom Google Maps with all the important locations (the route, campsites, grocery stores, airports, overnight options, parking lots, trails and viewpoints); - gpx-tracks of all the routes. - all the practical information: how to get there, trail conditions, weather, geography and more. Get an impression on Youtube/harmenhoek.

This itinerary is based on the research and planning I had done for my own personal road trip in Scotland. My personal itinerary was 7 days but here I extended and adapted it based on my conversations with locals and areas of Scotland I felt I needed more time! This updated itinerary is now 12-14 days (not including travel to/from Scotland), making it perfect for a 2-week Scottish road trip! This itinerary includes: ⛰️ what to see and do for EACH day of the trip 🌳 visits to BOTH of Scotland's national parks 🥾 13 hike recommendations (some from personal experience and some extra ideas from research) + AllTrails links! ⚡️ 22 cultural activity ideas (including castles, city tours, ruins, museums and filming locations) 😋 10 memorable restaurants and food recommendations to try 🚗 drive time and distance estimations (important for car rental) ✨ travel, activity and driving tips based on first-hand experience + links to official sites for activity bookings or more information! BONUS: A Budget Breakdown where I break down my ENTIRE budget for when I completed this road trip! After this particular road trip, Scotland became my favourite country I have visited so far! I hope you enjoy this trip as much as I did and fall in love with this wonderful country! And of course, feel free to adapt this itinerary to make it your own so you can have the most memorable trip possible!