Key Facts

• Location: Outer Hebrides
• Size: 145 hectares
• Terrain: Track, fint path
• Access: Road causeway from Benbecula
• Height gain: 111 metres
• Map: OS Explorer 453 Benbecula, South Uist and eriskay
• Starting point: causeway. Grid ref.NF 839 552

Flodaigh Seal Walk

After crossing the causeway continue along the road slightly uphill to the parking area at the road end. Follow the right hand track which climbs from the parking area. When the track levels off go through the gate and then through a second gate. Just beyond, the rusting remains of a car serves as an information point about the seals and the route.

Continue along the track and, where it bends left towards the croft house, turn right at a triangular shaped rock and a sign for the seals. Go through the gate and follow a small path junction. Keep left, keeping to the left of a fence to reach an inlet. Turn left, cross a stream and follow a small path along the shoreline to reach the viewing point that overlooks the islets where the grey seals haul out at low tide.

Continue around the shoreline and cross the head of a larger inlet using the faint path until you reach another path heading inland towards the croft. Walk through the croft buildings, along its lane and then retrace steps to the causeway.  A gpx download can be found below.

Walking in Flodaigh

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