Bikepacking Alone on the Isle of Skye Scotland
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I went bikepacking solo on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. I camped out and stayed at the Portree Youth Hostel for a couple of nights as well. Amazing landscape! I saw the Old Man of Storr, the Lealt Falls and the Fairy Pools
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Time stamps:
0:00 - Day 1 wild camping
2:30 - Day 2 to Portree
4:45 - Day 3 Old Man of Storr
8:06 - Day 4 to Armadale Ferry
10:17 - Summary
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Absolutely on my list of must cycles! Love how you don’t talk during the actual footage, it speaks for itself.
Thanks Aimee! Definitely worth a visit for sure. 👍
Thank you for sharing. Your cinematography is a credit to you.
Thanks very much David! Really appreciate your kind comment. All the best!
Hi Tom, l couldn't agree with you more, Skye is absolutely breath taking.
Cheers Stephen! It’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been
Beautiful video thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Thanks for watching :)
Haha, never go to Scotland without midge cream! What a stunning film!! Well done!
Cheers Barry! Won't be making that mistake again haha
Stunning video! I am planning to do this next spring, thanks for sharing the routes too, very helpful.
Thanks very much! It’s a beautiful place to ride - thanks for watching
Incredible thank you
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Great job man, thanks for taking the effort. I really enjoy your style 👍
Thanks very much Rufant! :) thanks for watching
Really amazing! The scenery, music and drone footage was second to none. Loved the commentary too. It’s a beautiful island! Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks again Michele! Definitely one of my favourite places to cycle. Thanks for watching!
Great film
Thank you! Appreciate it :)
i was lucky enough to have clear blue skies when i went Isle of skye, amazing landscape! didnt wanna leave, oh i didnt cycle, maybe next time i should!
It’s rare but when it’s out it’s unbelievable! Absolutely get the bike out next time :)
Superb production and a great variety of footage. Wonderful scenery!
Thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it. Plenty more films coming up! :)
I had a similar in mind, but a bit bigger round in the Highlands and Skye, this view is so amazing, I just want to experience it on two wheels!
It’s absolutely stunning. I’ve done plenty of trips in the Highlands too if you fancy checking them out! m.th-cam.com/video/4q5arp1j7iQ/w-d-xo.html
@@Cycling366 definitely ❤️
Absolutley stunning. The effort you put into these videos much apprieciated and admired.
Thanks again Simon! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Looks like a amazing place to have a bikepacking adventure. 👍
It sure is! Highly recommend. :)
Really good video.
Thanks Kevin!
Superbly pulled together mate, gorgeous edit and visual story telling. I’ve just returned from 5 days of Skye and Immediately want to return! Fantastic work mate 👌👍
Thanks very much! I’m very jealous, would love to go back. Appreciate the comment :)
Great drone footage, really adds to the overall impression.
Thanks James! Glad you like it :)
scenery and cinematics are amazing, ty for video :)
but i came looking for the nitty gritty too, how do you sleep? where do you bathroom, how do you feed yourself
i have never left my back yard, i dunno what it's like cycling new unchartered tracks... to erect a tent alone, possibly in the dark, in a howling gale, to cook in said tent...
i don't know how to get a bike on a train or where to put it in a B&B, and i'm already too old hahahaha i also don't even know about cycling maps, are there special cycling maps? that would help a lot, i actually live on a national trail, but i just never go further than 30 miles in either direction haha...it just seems like an enormous leap for me....like going beyond my bubble...into the unknown...alone...i think watching other's full experience helps too :)
Thanks! I’ll be doing more videos in the future about the more specific points of bikepacking. 👍
Scenery…gobstruck!
Thanks John! It was amazing weather for it! :)
Love the Isle of Skye it's our favourite place to visit. If you go to the end of the road in Glen Brittle where the Fairy Pools are there is a campsite where you can camp right on the loch shore with the Cuillin mountains in the background. We love it there, can't wait to go back.
That’s a really great tip. Thanks! Worth a note for next time.
Amazing video, it was put together very well and I’d imagine it must of taken quite some time 👏
Thanks James. They do take a fair bit of time thats for sure!
Beautiful! Just now getting started with bikepacking with building a bike for it. Gonna start here in the USA where I live but hoping to get overseas to enjoy the beauty and variety of landscapes! Thanks for the hard work putting this one together!
Thanks very much! I’m sure it’ll be amazing, been wanting to Bikepack in the US for ages but won’t be for a while by the looks of things! 😂
@@Cycling366 sadly yes, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel to pedal through! 🤙🏼
@@midlifeshredder Indeed! Looks like we're nearly there. Got a provisional trip to Yosemite planned for 2022.
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Another superb video. Stunning scenery on the Isle of Skye. I have to take my hat off to you for bivvying on Skye in the middle of the midge season - bet you never forget the smidge again! I did the same route to Skye from Mallaig back in 1999 and the ferry price doesn’t seem to have changes much.
Thank you Graham. It’s definitely a mistake I won’t make again! It’s such a beautiful place
Hello Paul, I just discovered your bike-packing videos. Congratulations. I watched many others, but only few I enjoyed so much. So I'm looking forward to seeing more of yours. I live in Austria and this year I cycled to Vienna. I cycled longer distances before. Good luck!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! I’d love to do some bikepacking in Austria 🇦🇹 so I’m very jealous. All the best! - Tom (not Paul 😉)
Inspirational, great footage, thanks for sharing. Did you travel alone and do all the filming? It's hard to believe you can cycle and produce such stunning experiences, I tried but I guess you need some skills...great film! I did the NC500 in MAY, tough and weather was not as good as your trip...
Thanks Paul! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes it’s all just me. I plan, ride, film and edit everything myself. I was very lucky with the weather but the NC500 sounds a dream. Will hopefully be doing that myself next year 🤞
Amazing! I was wondering, where did you let your bike and your things to climb to the Old Man of Storr?
There’s a gate at the trail entrance where you can lock your bike up if you’re hiking up! When I went it was very very quiet as lockdown had been lifted that day.
Enjoyed the video! Keep it up :)
Glad you liked it! Cheers I will do! One coming out in a few weeks so stay tuned :)
Breathtakingly good dude. You’ve captured the mystical magic of Skye perfectly. Please tell me you visited the quiraing
Thanks very much! Really appreciate it. I didn’t unfortunately. Had to get back but always one for the future 👍
Thanks very much! Really appreciate it. I didn’t unfortunately. Had to get back but always one for the future 👍
Hi Paul, beautiful video!! When did you go, what time of the year? I am getting ready for 9 days of biking and wild camping on Skye in June, hopefully the wather will be on my side ❤ Also, I read a LOT about midges, I'll be prepared 😅
Hi! My name is Tom not Paul but thanks for watching my film. I went in May last year so weather should be fairly similar. I was very very lucky! Make sure you take some smidge cream 👍 have a great time.
@@Cycling366 oh, sorry about the name, somebody below in the comments called you Paul, so I though it must be it 😊Roads look really lovely, not a lot of traffic and I look forward to climbs and downhills with my Kona 🥰
@@tempion1 Haha no problem! Hope you have a great trip
great stuff, just did Mull+Iona, Skye might be next . What month did you go?
Nice! Mull is on my list! Any must sees? I went in Early May, very lucky with the weather though. 👍
Absolutely stunning mate, your videography skills are unreal. What drone do you use? Keep up the amazing content
Thanks very much! I use a DJI Air 2 :) the list of camera stuff I use is in the description if you need more detail.
Loved the video, are you able to link your routes anywhere if you don’t mind?
Thanks Stuart! Thanks for subscribing as well. The routes are in the description near the bottom 👍
Sligachan is Slih-gah-hin in case you need it...
Thanks Stuart
@@Cycling366 No worries, great video, really enjoyed it!
@@Stuarty Thanks for watching! :)
8:20 where is this?
That’s just outside Portree on the main road heading south 👍
Id rather be off the road as Ivce seen it all on the road by car.
Fair enough! Roads were very quiet so was perfect for me :)