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Isle of Eigg

Eigg Adventures

Bike, e-bike and kayak hire from the Adventure Shed at the pier, with maps, helmets and a safety talk.

Welcome

Eigg Adventures hires out bikes, e-bikes and sit-on kayaks from the Adventure Shed at An Laimhrig, at the head of the piers where the ferry lands.

Visitors cannot bring cars to Eigg, and with the island's main road about four and a half miles long, a bike is the easiest way to see a good deal of it in a day, from the pier to Cleadale, the Bay of Laig and the Singing Sands.

It is run by Owain, who took it on in 2015; he is a keen photographer and will point you to the best spots and times of day for pictures. Every bike hire comes with a helmet, a full safety talk and the use of his maps. Bikes start at £25 a day for adults and £15 for children, with discounts for more than three days. The shed also keeps inner tubes and other spares for those who bring their own bikes. It closes for the season in mid-October; book ahead.

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Before you go

Collect and return bikes at the Adventure Shed in An Laimhrig, by the pier.

Bikes from £25 a day for adults and £15 for children, with discounts for more than three days; helmet, a safety talk and maps included. E-bikes and sit-on kayaks too. Open until mid-October; book through the site.

Getting there
CalMac ferry from Mallaig; the Sheerwater from Arisaig, April to September. No visitor cars.
Where
The Adventure Shed, An Laimhrig, by the pier.
Bikes
From £25 a day; children £15.
Season
Closes mid-October.

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Where it is

An Laimhrig, Isle of Eigg, PH42 4RL.

Close byBy the pier.
  1. GalmisdaleGalmisdaleThe bay where you land on Eigg, with the ferry pier, the old pier and An Laimhrig, the island's community hub.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. Tables by a wide window looking out over the rocks and the bay.Galmisdale Bay Café & BarThe café and bar at the head of Eigg's piers, with homemade food, big windows over the bay and island beer.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. Tables of knitwear and soft toys in the sunlit craft shop, shelves of cards and books behind.Eigg Craft ShopThe island makers' cooperative at the pier, with Eigg crafts, artwork, knitwear, books and maps.Under a mile 1 min by road
  4. An SgùrrAn SgùrrThe mile-long pitchstone ridge over the south of Eigg, the largest of its kind in Europe, climbed from the north to 393 metres.Under a mile 1 min by road
  5. GrulinGrulinThe ruins of two townships under the southern cliffs of An Sgùrr, cleared for sheep in 1853.Under a mile 1 min by road
  6. Grulin BothyGrulin BothyThe one roofed house left in the cleared township of Grulin on Eigg, a whitewashed shepherd's cottage under An Sgùrr.Under a mile 1 min by road
Directions
Curved white sand bay meets turquoise water below coastal hillsAttractionsSanna Bay12 miles

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Stay nearby

Places to stay near Eigg Adventures, and when each is next free.

The house's gabled wing with a decked terrace and two chairs, solar panels along the roof, seen across a grassy slope.Borradill House
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Glenborrodale
  • 17 miles from Eigg Adventures
Free 22–25 NovBorradill Cottage, ArdnamurchanBorradill Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Glenborrodale
  • 17 miles from Eigg Adventures
Free 15–18 NovCoruisk House's white harled exterior shows dormer windows and clustered chimneys against a grey sky.Coruisk House
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Elgol
  • 19 miles from Eigg Adventures
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