Old Man of Storr loop — Isle of Skye

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Old Man of Storr loop — Isle of Skye

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Old Man of Storr loop — Isle of Skye

02:16

5.69km

300m

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Embark on the Old Man of Storr loop, a difficult 3.5-mile (5.7 km) hike on the Isle of Skye that takes around 2 hours and 16 minutes to complete. You will gain 973 feet (296 metres) in elevation, navigating varied terrain from gravel paths and stone steps to rocky, uneven…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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1.82 km

View of Needle Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Trotternish Peninsula has some of the country's most fantastical landscapes and Needle Rock is a perfect example of some of its wildest features. Weathering over millennia has carved away …

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2.11 km

Old Man of Storr

Highlight • Climb

Incredible panorama, easy to reach from the parking lot on the road.

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2.84 km

View of the Old Man of Storr

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you take this route you will avoid the crowds, except around the Old Man. On a clear day, the panorama from the top of the Storr is absolutely amazing.

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5.69 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.62 km

1.46 km

413 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.26 km

1.39 km

413 m

354 m

216 m

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Comments

May 15, 2022,Wanderung am Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, Schottland, 15. Mai 2022

We only walked a short tour because a cold that hadn't completely subsided didn't allow us to go any further. But we had to take advantage of the good weather. Starting from the large parking lot at the foot of the rock formation, it soon went quite steeply uphill. It was particularly worth branching off onto a side path, as …

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September 14, 2025,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Old Man of Storr🌥️

This was a hike around an oversized menhir path. The Old Man of Storr rock formation is a 48 m high rocky peak, which I partially walked around. The path offers an inexhaustible source of photo opportunities. It felt like there were hundreds of hikers on the main path, too; it was almost like a pilgrimage on this Sunday, given …

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April 8, 2023,Old Man of Storr hike — Isle of Skye

Together with The Quiraing, the Old Man of Storr is one of the two most iconic (and busy) walks in all of Scotland. To avoid the crowds, we leave early in the morning. This impressive rock formation, which towers high above the landscape, was created by centuries of erosion and is part of the Trotternish Ridge. According to legend, the …

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May 15, 2024,Old Man of Storr (Skye)

Although it is only 5km, the tour is quite challenging due to the incline and many stairs. There are a lot of hikers here, but it is still very relaxed. The views are beautiful.

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August 5, 2024,Wanderung zum Old Man of Storr

Idyllic tour to the Old Man of Storr. The rocks are incredibly impressive and the view is fantastic. The only problem: it's completely overrun with tourists. Lots of people are wearing inappropriate clothing and are not in good physical shape (it's uphill for quite a while). So we didn't take the standard route back, but went "around the back". There …

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May 9, 2022,H11, Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye

Today there were two walks on the program. We skipped the second. You can understand why from the pictures.
We visit the towers, rocky outcrops and sculptures at the foot of the Storr, which were created by a landslide.
It was a nasty day, from the day after tomorrow they will have beautiful weather! But the rain didn't really bother …

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January 6, 2024,Old Man of Storr

My first time in Isle of Skye🥹🤩The weather was as Scottish as it could possibly be (4 seasons in one short hike) and I swear I couldn't stop smiling the whole time! Big views, dramatic weather and hot choc + cheesy chips to top it off👌🏽

August 28, 2023,🥾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Skye - Old Man of Storr

An hour of sun is enough to make the rock formation at the "Old Man of Storr" a fantastic experience. Definitely one of the "Best of Scotland"
(if the sun plays along😛😛)

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