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Fairy Pools
A chain of clear blue-green pools and waterfalls on a mountain stream below the Black Cuillin.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free; paid parking
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Fairy Pools car park, Glen Brittle roadDirections
- Getting There
- About 40 minutes by car from Portree via Carbost.
Why Go
A gravel path follows the stream up from Glen Brittle, past waterfalls spilling into pools so clear you can see every stone, with the jagged Cuillin behind. Wild swimmers brave the icy water on warm days.
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