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Driver goes off-road after Skye crash near Fairy Pools

A road was temporarily closed due to the crash.

The fairy pools
Drivers were urged to avoid the area. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson.

A driver went off road near one of Scotland’s most famous tourist attractions this afternoon.

The C1237 road, also known as the Glenbrittle Road, was temporarily cordoned off after a crash near Skye’s Fairy Pools around 3pm.

The road provides the only motorist route in the region between Merkadale and Glenbrittle.

The Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

It is currently unknown if anyone has been injured as a result of the crash. the road reopened around 4.45pm.

Police Scotland have been approached for comment.

Fairy Pools road ‘the most horrendous single-track road’

The Press and Journal recently reported on how the condition of the Glenbrittle Road is causing the Fairy Pools TripAdvisor ratings to plummet.

In August, reviews of the site have gone from five stars to zero stars because of the “awful” state of the route there.

We also revealed that the high volume of cars in the area is leading to five hour waits to get to the pools’ car park.

Queues of traffic at the Fairy Pools.
Traffic chaos at the Fairy Pools on Skye. Image: supplied.

Visitors have said the road to the destination is so bad now, there’s no point in going.

One user Annie, a tourist from Cologne, wrote: “The most horrendous single-track road with massive potholes at either side.

“There were motorhomes stuck, cars with punctures. The road is NOT suitable for anything other than a small car.

“Don’t risk it.”

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