Island mountains, machair and Atlantic beaches across the Outer Hebrides, with the tallest hill in the island chain at its heart
This is among the biggest of Scotland’s scenic areas, more than 2,000 km² spread across the Outer Hebrides — the hills of south Lewis and Harris, the shell-sand coast, and the low, loch-scattered ground of the Uists. It takes in a real range of country, from rocky mountainsides to some of the best beaches in Britain.
The high point is An Cliseam, the only Corbett in the islands and the highest ground anywhere in the chain. Further west, Ceapabhal rises straight off the sand at the tip of Harris, a short but steep pull with the sea on three sides. To the south, Beinn Mhor is the main summit of the higher ground.
Weather off the Atlantic turns fast, and ferries and single-track roads set the pace, so leave generous time and know the conditions before you take on any of the hills.
