Skye Running 2009 Westerlands Extravaganza Saturday 4th April 2009 The route runs from the northernmost tip of Skye at Rubha Hunish to Point of Sleat in the south. The total distance is 85 miles, and consists of 12 stages listed below. The average stage length is 7 miles. Click thumbnail images to see detailed route maps.   Stage Start Finish Description Miles Route Leg 1 Rubha Hunish Road Crossing NG440679 Visits the unique and mysterious geological features of Rubha Hunish and the Quiraing. 8.8 Leg 2 Road Crossing NG440679 Road below The Storr Long rolling hill stage along the Trotternish Ridge. 12.0 Leg 3 Road below The Storr Portree Town Centre Scenic coastal running. 7.7 Leg 4 Portree Town Centre Upper Ollach Phone Box Easy road running. 6.0 Leg 5 Upper Ollach Phone Box Sligachan Campsite Road running plus coastal path. 5.7 Leg 6 Sligachan Campsite Kilmarie Car Park Long dramatic section through the heart of the Cuillins. 10.0 Leg 7 Kilmarie Car Park Camas Malag, Torrin Easy scenic road running beneath Blaven. 7.5 Leg 8 Camas Malag, Torrin Heaste Schoolhouse Interesting coastal trail, with amazing secluded waterfalls en route. 6.5 Leg 9 Heaste Schoolhouse Phone box at Drumfearn Junction Probably quite rough and boggy. Possible short cut if tide is low. 4.0 Leg 10 Phone box at Drumfearn Junction Teangue Church Easy road running. 6.0 Leg 11 Teangue Church Corner of Forest after Calligarry Easy road running. 5.2 Leg 12 Corner of Forest after Calligarry Point of Sleat Road running, plus final section of track to Point of Sleat Lighthouse 5.5

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