Fairy Pools

Highland, United Kingdom

5.0/5

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Distance

4.63 miles

Elevation Gain

735 ft

Route Type

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Explore one of Scotland’s most beautiful natural wonders, the Fairy Pools on Isle of Skye. These crystal clear pools of water are a popular place to visit and it’s not difficult to see why.

To arrive at the Fairy Pools, you must take the B8009 on the west of the Isle of Skye. The road runs through Carbost, where the “Talisker Distillery” is located. You will see a sign that says “Glenbrittle” and you will follow that road all the way to the "Fairy Pools Car Park", or just enter in the coordinates (57.250550, -6.272253)

The trail begins right across the street on what seems like a long flat trail to the base of mountains. The trail is a loop that measures about 5 miles round trip but, if you are only interested in the Fairy Pools, you are looking at an out-and-back trail that measures about a mile with minimal elevation gain.

These turquoise pools of water are made up from various waterfalls flowing from the mountains and the water is ice cold. There are plenty of places to explore and every second of it looks like it is straight out of a movie scene.

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Fairy Pools Reviews

Sophia Morgan

Scout

Fairy Pools

02/20/25

Awesome spot, totally uncrowded. The trail wasn’t very well marked (could be because we attempted it from an alternate starting point), but there were certainly “fairy pools” along the entire route we took. Very boggy, I’d suggest waterproof shoes.

5.0

Jack Henstridge

Scout

Fairy Pools

08/20/17

Mountains and countless waterfalls and plunge pools, what more could you want!

5.0

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