| Date ... | Sunday, 10 May 2009 |
| Distance ... | 9.25 miles |
| Ascent ... | 930 feet |
| Time ... | 4 hours 10 mins |
| Weather ... | 13ºC, light NE winds, sunny and dry |
| Summits ... | None |
| Start ... | Cul nan Cnoc village - roadside parking (NG517625) |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Explorer Nº408 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº23 (1:50,000) |
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The route map of our walk
Looking out over The Sound of Raasay towards the main land as we left the village at the start of the walk
The Storr (left) and Hartaval (right) from Greallainn
Zooming in on Quiraing from the same spot
Leaving Greallainn village to head across the boggy moorland to reach 'The Diatomite Road'
On 'The Diatomite Road' and heading towards Loch Cuithir where the 'Diatomite' was collected
Another view of The Storr
Sgurr a Mhadaidh Ruaidh (left), Creag a Lain (centre) and Flasvein (right) a very small part of the Trotternish Ridge
Looking north from the loch along the Trotternish Ridge
Sheena and Tim at Loch Cuithir, this is where the 'diatomite' (an algae clay) was dredged from the bottom of the loch
Beinn Edra from Loch Cuithir
Sgurr a Mhadaidh Ruaidh, Creag a Lain and Flasvein from Loch Cuithir
A similar view from the smaller lochan further into the corrie
Flasvein reflected in one of the small pools
Looking back as we headed back down from the loch towards Inver Tote
Inver Tote and the Sound of Raasay, the buildings in the bottom of the cove are the old Diatomite drying rooms
The Sound of Raasay with the 'Torridon' mountains in the distance
An Lethallt gorge with the Trotternish ridge in the distance
Back at the cottage after our first walk on Skye!