Fairy Pools Waterfall – Fairy Pools loop from Minginish

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Fairy Pools Waterfall – Fairy Pools loop from Minginish

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Fairy Pools Waterfall – Fairy Pools loop from Minginish

01:59

6.80km

190m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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1.45 km

Fairy Pools, Glen Brittle

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wonderfull place but be prepared to get the early to get parked ip

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1.85 km

Sligachan Waterfalls and Boulder

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The waterfalls quickly become secondary although they are beautiful.

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1.94 km

Fairy Pools Waterfall

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Extremely crowded. Easy hike.

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2.51 km

Fairy Pools

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This is NOT a rideable route! 1st part is easy, the rest is NOT intermediate! It's a combination of expert and carrying your bike! This route should have been left as a hike only!

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2.51 km

Fairy Glen Waterfall (Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh)

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One of the series of waterfalls on Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh known as Fairy Glen. It's a beautiful setting but often quite popular nearer the car park, carry on upstream to reduce the crowds.

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3.03 km

Fairy Pools

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The Fairy Pools are a series of different sized, natural water pools, which are connected by a small stream and small waterfalls. The clear and cold water flows down from …

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3.20 km

Fairy Pools

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The Fairy Pools are a series of waterfalls and pools on the upper reaches of the River Brittle. The water is super clear, so the pools look magical, especially with …

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3.40 km

View of Waterpipe Gully and Fairy Pools

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This photo spot is almost at the end of the actual Fairy Pools hiking trail!
When you see the photos taken by professional photographers of this spot, you might think …

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6.80 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.90 km

2.90 km

Surfaces

3.34 km

2.90 km

403 m

164 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

12°C

4°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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Comments

July 30, 2023,Fairy Pools - Isle of Skye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Here at the Fairy Pools there were some midges from about the back half of the path. Luckily we had our equipment against the pests with us.
In addition to the Midges, there were of course a lot of tourists here, as is the case everywhere at the country's well-known sights.

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June 25, 2022,Schottland: Isle of Skye- Fairy Pools

A lot of people were out and about here - it's also called the 4th of 20 highlights on Skye. You could walk a circular path, but you could see from a distance that it also goes through a rather muddy meadow. This is a highly unfavorable burden for my injured leg - I'm always afraid of falling in lengthwise …

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May 26, 2025,The Fairy 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♂️ Pools 💦💦🥰

Last but not least 😃, we visited the Fairy Pools 💦 💦. It's a series of pools and larger and smaller waterfalls with crystal-clear water (it looks more yellow in the first pictures, but it will 😄) at the foot of Mount Cuillin. Each pool and waterfall has its own charm, and you could spend hours there, even meditatively, staring …

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August 18, 2023,Fairy Pools

Be sure to be at the parking lot before 9:30 a.m. Unfortunately I didn't make it today. So it was crowded which detracted from the experience. Too many crazy people lying in the pools for a picture. Too bad...🤷🏽‍♂️

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August 3, 2024,Wasserfälle Fairy Pools

The approach is only one lane and you should allow time as the traffic often comes to a standstill and nothing can move forward or backward.

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May 1, 2024,Fairy Pools 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿9️⃣ 🏞️ 2024-05-01 W701

"The Fairy Pools are a series of natural pools of varying sizes, connected by a small stream and small waterfalls."

It's not just the many small waterfalls and pools that are beautiful, but also the incredibly great, impressive surroundings. And we had just the right fairytale weather 🌞
The journey there is quite fun 🙈 along a single-lane road in …

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