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Fair Isle Circular

Distance Approximate Time Height Gain OS Map
13 kms 06:00 (hrs:mins) 150 metres Explorer 466: Shetland - mainland south

Description

This route follows a route from the airstrip over moorland to the north of the island, and then by the coast to the south part. Spectacular views, cliffs and seabirds, lighthouses and sea stacks can all be seen.

Access Info

By ferry: one ferry a day leaving from Grutness, takes 2.5 hours.
By plane: flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, taking 25mins, from Tingwall Airport, Lerwick.

More Info

Further information from 'Walks on Shetland' by Mary Welsh.

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