View of people paddleboarding with mountains in the background

Paddleboarding Skye’s secret coastline

North of the Sleat peninsula, the sea was still. Our paddleboards glided over glassy water toward Coral Island, a remote skerry kissed by sunlight. On one side, pine-covered hills. On the other, the jagged Cuillin Ridge rises from the sea.

“Britain’s most beautiful mountains,” said Donald Macpherson, our SUP guide. The view felt untouchable, like a secret you had to work to see.

A different side of Skye

view of mountains with birds flying in the foreground

Day one: Loch Eishort to Coral Island

A wreck of a fishing boat with Caisteal Maol in the background

Day two: paddle, pack, repeat

two men carrying paddleboards on a beach

Why SUP around Skye?

  • Access untouched coastline

  • Spot wildlife up close

  • Camp wild, off the grid

  • Go where roads don’t

  • Total peace and freedom

What you need to know

2 tents of the Isle of Skye

Final thoughts

A lighthouse on The Isle of Skye

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