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Summer Isles – North

Home TripsNorth West HighlandsSummer Isles – North

The Summer Isles’s main islands, a sea kayaker’s paradise

15 or 24 KM

Grade A

The Summer Isles  offers a wealth of islands, coastlines and wildlife to explore. With no real tidal concerns and relatively sheltered waters it is a perfect place to spend some time. This trip takes in the main islands on the Summer Isles with them offering some amazing arches, caves and beaches, a week could easily be spent exploring this area let alone the islands further south of these.

Key Information

24 KM

No Landing Zones

Coastal Paddling

Circumnavigation

Sheltered

Grade A

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Trip Highlights

The variety and endless options these islands offer depending on ability, aspirations and weather conditions

The beautiful beaches on Isle Ristol

The bigger cliffs, caves and arches on the east coast of Eileen Mullagragh and west coast of Tanera Beg

The ornate sea arch of Tanera Beg’s south east corner

The calm waters, coral sands and abundance of wildlife found around Eileen Fada Mor

Location

Summer Isles North Map Pin

Useful Links and/or Updates

At Altandhu there is a perfectly situated campsite http://www.portabhaigh.co.uk and next to that is a friendly pub with great food: http://www.amfuaran.co.uk

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Sea Kayak Summer Isles Beach North West Highlands
Beach on East Coast of Isle Ristol
Sea Kayak Summer Isles Beach North West Highlands
Beach on East Coast of Isle Ristol
Sea Kayak Summer Isles North West Highlands
West Coast of Isle Ristol, Summer Isles
Sea Kayak Summer Isles Arch North West Highlands
Arch on Eilean Mullagrach, Summer Isles
Sea Kayak Summer Isles North West Highlands
Isle Ristol, Summer Isles
Sea Kayak Summer Isles Isle Ristol North West Highlands
Beach on North Coast Isle Ristol, Summer Isles
Sea Kayak Summer Isles Arch North West Highlands
Arch on Eilean Mullagrach, Summer Isles
Sea Kayak Summer Isles Arch North West Highlands
Arch on SE Coast of Tanera Beg, Summer Isles
Summer Isles – North
Sea Kayak Summer Isles Arch North West Highlands
Arch on Tanera Beg
Summer Isles – North
Sea Kayak Summer Isles North West Highlands
South Coast of Tanera Mor, Summer Isles
Sea Kayak Summer Isles North West Highlands
South Coast of Tanera Mor, Summer Isles
Sea Kayak Summer Isles North West Highlands
South Coast of Tanera Mor, Summer Isles
Sea Kayak Summer Isles North West Highlands
Stac Pollaidh from Badentarbat Bay
Sea Kayak Summer Isles North West Highlands
Summer Isles
Summer Isles – North
Sea Kayak Summer Isles Cave North West Highlands
Cave on SW Corner of Tanera Beg, Summer Isles
Sea Kayak Summer Isles North West Highlands
West Coast of Tanera Beg
Sea Kayak Summer Isles Arch North West Highlands
Arch on Tanera Beg
Summer Isles – North
Sea Kayak Summer Isles North West Highlands
East Coast of Tanera Beg
Sea Kayak Summer Isles North West Highlands
Summer Isles
Sea Kayak Summer Isles Camping North West Highlands
Isle Ristol Camping, Summer Isles
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This trip is detailed in the following Guidebooks: 

Skye and North West Highlands Sea Kayaking

Book Cover Skye & North West Highlands Sea Kayaking Guidebook

Scottish Sea Kayaking, Sixty-Two Great Sea Kayak Voyages

Book Cover Scottish Sea Kayaking Fifty Great Sea Kayak Voyages Guidebook

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