Day 5. Liniclate to Carinish
Tuesday 10th May 2022
Day 5 Schedule
| Distance |
Time |
Elevation in meters |
Km |
Elapsed
Hrs-Mins |
Moving
Hrs-Mins |
Gain |
Loss |
Min |
Max |
| 27 |
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7H15 |
250 |
250 |
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124 |
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Base map courtesy of www.explore-western-isles.com
Day 5 Actual
Travelling north, Carinish, or Cairinis, is the first settlement you reach after crossing the causeway that takes you to the island of North Uist.
The first thing you are likely to see when travelling in this direction is a large white building that used to be the Carinish Inn, but has since been converted to a church. You are unlikely to notice it, but half a mile before you reach the Carinish Inn, the main road, single track at this point, passes right through the centre of the Carinish Stone Circle. |
The Dark Island Hotel
| Distance |
Time |
Elevation in meters |
Km |
Elapsed
Hrs-Mins |
Moving
Hrs-Mins |
Gain |
Loss |
Min |
Max |
| 16.36 |
4H10 |
3H13 |
55 |
52 |
0 |
30 |
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The Hebridean Way starts down the side of the Dark Island
Hotel towards wind turbine and the sand dunes.
An oyster catcher flying overhead
The machair
Culla Bay
Lobster baskets
A very tidy crofters cottage
The long dead-straight road to Reuval
And still the road goes on and on ......
| At the cross roads with the A865 Jim & Lesley opted to go the Reuval route and to climb the 124m high peak; Mick opted to avoid boggy land and climbing and took the road route around the other two sides of a square. |
Reuval straight ahead
Loch Olibhat, along the A865 road route
Looking across to Reuval from the road route
| Sue waiting with the car at the point where the road route and the Reuval route met at Gramasdail. From here we drove to find our next accommodation, The Langass Lodge, which was about 7.5 kilometers beyond Carinish.. |
Chaffinch admiring himself in the car window
The Langass Lodge
The troops were soon re-energised with a cup of tea in the lounge
The bar
View from the lounge window.... so nice to see trees!
The rooms in the original part of the hunting lodge were wood panelled and dark; Other rooms are light and airy in the new part.
The food in the restaurant is superb.... with a set 2-course meal at £42 and a 3-course meal at £50 per person. |
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