17.5km/10.9 miles/6 hours
Ascent 635m/2080ft
Ian Battersby finds a trail with a twist along crimson coastal cliffs
THE SHETLANDS have their roots in both Scotland and Norway, and both traditions have influenced this ‘Big Red Island’ (translation of the more lyrical Muckle Roe). Yet, big it is not at only 172m high and 5.5km wide. Muckle Roe is also so close to Mainland – even connected by a short bridge – that it hardly feels like an island. But its
