The following itinerary may be altered based on weather conditions
Saturday: Arrival and transfer to Eigg
You will be met in Inverness at 8am, or outside Fort William Train Station at 10am, and transferred to Mallaig where you will board the ferry to Eigg.
You will head out on a hiking/wild camping adventure on relatively easy terrain - although it will mostly be off-track. You will cross the island to a pristine beach where you will pitch your tents for the first night in the wild
Sunday: Coastal hike and summit of An Sgurr (15km)
Continuing around the island, you will reach An Sgurr. At 393m, this is the highest point on Eigg and offers panoramic views around the entire island. You will then descend to the rugged sea cliffs for a sceond night of wild camping on Eigg
Monday: Cathedral caves and transfer to Rum to setup base camp (15km)
Continuing a circuit around the coast of Eigg and visiting the famous massacre and cathedral caves, you will head back to the port and board the next boat to the national nature reserve of Rum. With no roads, you will truly explore this island wildness, hiking around the coastline (first night in a remote valley at the foot of The Rum Cuillin)
Tuesday: Hike and ridge traverse with light packs (20km)
You will spend a day climbing the local hills culminating in a ridge traverse to the highest point on the island (the summit of Askival), returning back to base camp for the night.
Wednesday: Hike over mountain pass (10km)
Breaking camp in the morning, you will hike north, up the glen and over the mountain pass. You will descend into the next valley and along to the mausoleum and western beaches of the island.
Thursday: Hike to the northern tip of Rum (12km)
You will continue on your Rum adventure on good tracks to the pure white sands on the northen side of the island. Camping on the cliffs as the sea crashes below you, the sunsets here are spectacular!
Friday: Coastal hike to port (10km) - ferry to Canna - Coastal hike (5km)
You will end your journey on Rum with a hike along good tracks across the island back to the port, for a late boat trip to Canna.
On arrival, you will take a short hike to the highest point on the island before returning to a campsite for the night. Your final dinner of this wild adventure will be in the cosy local pub.
Saturday: Contingency Day
This is an additional day included in case of bad weather that may affect any day of hiking or a ferry crossing.
If it is not required, we will spend an additional day to further explore any one of the islands
Sunday: Hike to Sanday and return to the mainland before departure
Getting up early, you will hike over to Sanday to view the raised beaches, hut circles and rugged-cliff coastline before returning to the port for a ferry off the island and back to the Scottish mainland (and relative civilisation).
You will then be driven back to Fort William for your return home (expect to be back in Fort William at around 3pm)
