The Heritage Trail

If you are walking from North Tolsta, park your vehicle at Garry Beach
car park. Follow the gravel road for 300m until you reach the famous
Garry Bridge (Drochaid Ghearadha). The gravel road will end once
you go across another concrete bridge. Turn right onto a small trail,
staying alongside the stream until the route gradually turns left, up a
rise to follow the coast to the north. From here, you will pass several
small burns before reaching the small rock stack at Dùn Othail.

After going past Dùn Othail, follow the trail slightly inland where you
will explore spectacular views over the moors and lochs. Continue
following the trail back to the coast where the track will follow along
the cliff tops until you reach the ruins of Cùilatotar. From there it is
a direct descent where you will need to carefully cross the burn at a
confluence (remember to use the way markers for guidance) then a
steep ascent to the Lower Dìobadal shielings

Follow the way markers from the shielings and coast around Cellar
Head (Sròn an t-Seileir) where there is an interesting landslip feature.
From there you will then have two burn crossings before reaching
Filiscleitir.

The trail leads to the clifftop ruins of a church and house. Continue
until you reach a burn, then a quad track which guides you towards
the Cuishader shielings. To finish, follow the ‘peat road’ for 3km to
Skigersta.

If you are walking from Skigersta, park at the small parking area at
the end of High Street, Skigersta. Cross the cattle grid and follow the
track for 3km until you reach the Cuidhsiadar shielings. Keeping the
coast on your left, go past the shielings, over the small bridge and
continue along the small track until you see the remains of Filiscleitir
on the headland.

Go past Filiscleitir, following the posts along the top of the valley, until
you find a suitable place to cross the river. Following the markers,
head back to the coast and follow the trail around Cellar Head where
you will come across a large landslip. Carry on along the coast until
you see the Dìobadal shielings and the river below. Cross the river at
the guide markers and in a short while you will see the long stretch of
sand at Tolsta Beach (An Tràigh Mhòr) in the distance.

Carry on following the markers and you will soon reach the small
rock stack at Dùn Othail. The views across to Tolsta Beach and the
mainland are quite spectacular from here! Carry on crossing a few
burns until you reach the main track which leads to the Garry Bridge
and then onto Garry Beach, Tolsta, your finish point.