2018 Events Programme

An exciting range of events has already been planned for the 2018 Isle of Harris Mountain Festival. If an event is fully booked extra sessions may be added and additional activities are likely right up until the start of the festival. Please re-visit this page for all of the latest news and make sure you book early!

​For more information and to book onto events please click the event title.

The events have technical or difficulty ratings, graded like ski runs. Green is the easiest, blue is moderate and red is the hardest.
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Monday 13th

Event	Duration	Meeting time	Technical rating	Cost	​Child friendly
Mountain biking lessons	2.5 hours	10.30-13.00 and 14.00-16.30	Easy	£25 including equipment	yes
Whale and Dolphin walk	5hrs	10.00	Easy	£5	yes
Photography trip- Shiant Islands	4hrs	9.00	N/A	£95	yes
Guest speaker-Margaret Soraya	2hrs	18.30	N/A	£5	yes

Tuesday 14th

Event	Duration	Meeting time	Technical rating	Cost	​Child friendly
Kids activity day	6 hrs	10.00	Easy	£40	yes
Guided walk- Roineabhal	3-5 hrs	10.00	Moderate	£10	yes
Boat and sea kayak tour	5hrs	10.00	Advanced	£55	no
Iphone  photography	2hrs	TBC	Easy	£15	yes
Guest speaker- Erland Clouston	1.5 hrs	19.30	N/A	£10	yes

Wednesday 15th

Event	Duration	Meeting time	Technical rating	Cost	​Child friendly
Eagle walk	3.5 hrs	10.00	Easy- moderate	£10	yes
Gorge scramble	2.5 hrs	10.00-12.30 and 13.30-16.00	Easy	£25	yes
Surf lessons	2.5 hrs	10-12.30 and 13.30-16.00	Easy	£40	yes
Guided walk- Northton Machair	2.5 hrs	16.00	Easy	£5	yes
Sunset photography	​2hrs	19.00	Easy	£20	yes
​Boat Trip- Flannan Isles	6hrs	9.00	N/A	£130 adult, £95 under 14	yes
Sea kayaking- Children's beginner lesson	1.5hrs	10.00-12.00	Easy	£5	yes
Sea kayaking- intermediate	2hrs	13.30-15.30	Intermediate	£20	no

Thursday 16th

Event	Duration	Meeting time	Technical rating	Cost	​Child friendly
Clisham Horseshoe	8hrs	9.00	Hard/challenging	£25	no
Sea kayaking- intermediate	2hrs	10.00-12.00	Intermediate	£20	no
Taste of Taransay	All day	9.15	N/A	£150	no
Guest speaker- Sean Stevens	1.5hrs	19.30	N/A	£10	yes
Value	Value	Value	Value	Value	Value
Sea kayaking- Beginners	2hrs	17.00-19.00	Easy	£20	yes
Sea Fishing	3hrs	13.00	Easy	£10	yes

Friday 17th

Event	Duration	Meeting time	Technical rating	Cost	​Child friendly
Coasteering	​1.5 hrs	​10-11.30, 12.30-14.00 and 15.00-16.30	Easy	£15	yes
SUP lesson	2 hrs	10-12 and 14.00-16.00	Easy	£40	yes
Loch Reasort boat trip	All day	9.00	N/A	£110	yes
Snorkelling	1 hr	11.00	Easy	£15	yes
Community walk- Hushinish to Cravadale	4hrs	10.30	Moderate	£10	yes

Saturday 18th 

Event	Duration	Meeting time	Technical rating	Cost	Child friendly
Guided mountain bike ride	4-6hrs	11.00	Moderate	£10
Boat fishing trips	4 hrs	9.30-13.30 and 14.30-18.30	N/A	£55 including tackle and bait
The Raft Race	2hrs	15.00	Easy	£10 per team
Reinigeadal Hill Race	2-4	12.00	Hard	£5