The Old Man of Storr
Highland Saga · day 3

The Old Man of Storr

Why here

A 50-metre stone finger standing over the sea — Skye's signpost, best when mist tears across it and the rock appears and vanishes.

A stone finger over the sea, appearing and vanishing as the mist tears past.
When to come
season
spring–autumn
time
sunrise
weather
shifting mist
crowd
Trail busy by mid-morning

The climb is a steady 45-minute uphill that turns to mud, and full cloud hides the pinnacle entirely.

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