Glendale, Skye - Tourist Guide
The Walk to the Summit of Waterstein Head
A short walk to the Trig Point on Waterstein Head, giving astounding views. 2-3 miles. 2 hours.
Getting There
From Milovaig, follow the road back towards Glendale and take your first right onto the Neist Road. You can either walk, or take the car.
Continue along this road as it gently climbs uphill and park in the lay-by on the left hand side when you reach the summit. This is at the point where the road begins to descend steeply down to Waterstein.
The Walk
Running at 90 degrees to the road, to your left, you will see a stone/turf dyke running along the ridge towards Waterstein Head. Follow the ridge, as it climbs towards Waterstein Head, and then continue along the edge of the cliff, on a well-worn track until you reach the summit and Trig Point (970 feet above sea-level).
The views are incredible, through 360 degrees: with MacLeod’s Tables behind, Lorgill Bay to your left, the Western Isles ahead, and Moonen Bay/Neist to the right.
For those wishing to extend the walk, it is possible to continue along the cliff top, towards Ramasaig, and cut across the moor to join up with the Ramasaig road, or re-trace your steps back to the lay-by.
Waterstein Head reflected in Loch Mor.
Waterstein Sightings & News
27th Feb 2026
There were five skylarks at Neist Point. A seawatch there produced many birds moving north: 4 whooper swans, hundreds of kittiwakes and auks, a steady trickle of gannets.
22nd Feb 2026
There was a skylark at Neist Point Lighthouse, late morning. A pair of ravens were very actively nest building on the Stallion's Head at Neist Point. There were c.150 fulmars back on the nesting ledges at Neist.
There was a skylark at Neist Point Lighthouse, late morning. A pair of ravens were very actively nest building on the Stallion's Head at Neist Point. There were c.150 fulmars back on the nesting ledges at Neist.