Roughly what time duration for for out and back
Not done it myself and I guess it depends on your fitness etc, etc.
Take a look at this months new edition of your favourite Singletrack Mag as there's an article on it.
Did it once. It's quite a rough and techie path with very little flow. I really enjoyed the cycle and managed to ride about 95% of it.
I think you would want to allow about 3 hours each way. I wasn't really timing myself and stopped for a few breaks to enjoy the view as it was a stunning day.
Aye seen the article in mag but its in house im in north sea,you got mag handy ?
I'd say Paul G is close to it - depends on how good you are at water bars (a lot at the start), how big the group is, and how much time spent once you get to Camusunary. I think we (a group of 5 of varied levels) took around that 6 hours out and back all in..
Well deserved pint in the the Sligachan afterwards.
2-3 hours one way is a reasonable estimate. You could also make a loop of it by climbing over the hill from Camasunary to Kilmarie, then North through sometimes boggy Srath Mor, nice quiet road round the headland to Sconser and then back along to Sligachan.
I led a really mixed group from Camasunary to Sligachan in April and it's the kind of trail that will really depend on you technical ability. If you can attack it and keep rolling, 2 hours tops. If you're on/off then as much as 4.
Noticed that the water bars are a lot less of a problem this year - some are full, some have eroded away.
The circular version's fun if you don't mid some road pedalling - it's mind-blowingly scenic -but the track north/south over Strath Mor is frustrating in places. Some sections are great, other's not so...
If you decide to do the circuit, I'd recommend clockwise and finishing with Gen Sligachan. Have tried it both ways but this definitely seemed more fun and it feels like there's less height loss on tarmac.
Enjoy...
Did an out & back couple of years ago, very underwhelmed, relentless slog imo 😐