The Wild Skies Shetland Sky Trail is really something special, and I enjoyed every location I visited very much.
Sky Trail - Wild Skies Shetland的点评
点评:The Wild Skies Shetland Sky Trail is really something special, and I enjoyed every location I visited very much.
In May 2024, I came to Unst for the Hermaness and the Keen of Hamar nature reserves. During my travel planning, I found out about the trail, before arriving in Unst. But I had no idea how great it would be in person.The chosen locations are brilliant. I especially enjoyed the Sky Stop benches, where I listened more than once to the poems and stories in the Shetland dialect, as well as local harp and fiddle music.
Even on my last day in Unst, when it was raining and foggy, I sat down on the bench at Saxa Vord dressed in my full rain gear. There was no view of the surrounding area, and it was quite windy, so I had to press my ear to the loudspeaker. I really wanted to visit at least all the Sky Stop benches, and I made sure I did!
My most favourite benches were the Keen of Hamar, where you get a wonderful explanation of the changing position of the sunrise between summer and winter – “looking out to see, open your arms wide as if to welcome an old friend“ (I love it), and Swinna Ness. At Swinna Ness I even danced around the loudspeaker. Framgord is great too, I really got a feel for which places were chosen by the Vikings for settlement. I also visited the coast of Collaster for a sunset, amazing! The directions given on the map are very precise and helpful to find the right spot.
I have visited Unst twice now (2024 and 2025) and I am looking forward to coming back 2026 to discover all the other points I haven't seen so far.
翻译:狂野天空设得兰群岛天空步道 (Wild Skies Shetland Sky Trail) 真的非常特别,我非常享受我去过的每一个地方。
2024年5月,我来到安斯特岛,参观了赫尔曼内斯 (Hermaness) 和哈马尔基恩 (Keen of Hamar) 自然保护区。在计划行程时,我在抵达安斯特岛之前就了解了这条步道。但我完全没想到亲眼看到它会如此精彩。步道的选址非常棒。我尤其喜欢天空步道的长椅,在那里我不止一次地聆听着用设得兰方言朗诵的诗歌和故事,以及当地的竖琴和小提琴演奏。
即使在安斯特岛的最后一天,天下着雨,雾蒙蒙的,我还是穿着全套雨衣坐在萨克萨沃德 (Saxa Vord) 的长椅上。那里看不到周围的景色,而且风很大,我不得不把耳朵贴在扬声器上。我真的很想至少走遍所有的天空步道长椅,而且我保证我会做到!
我最喜欢的长椅是哈马尔的基恩长椅,在那里你可以听到关于夏季和冬季日出位置变化的精彩讲解——“放眼望去,张开双臂,仿佛迎接一位老朋友”(我很喜欢这句话),还有斯温纳内斯。在斯温纳内斯,我甚至围着扩音器跳舞。弗拉姆戈德也很棒,我真正感受到了维京人选择定居的地方。我还去了科拉斯特海岸看日落,太棒了!地图上给出的方向非常精确,有助于找到正确的地点。
我已经去过安斯特两次了(2024年和2025年),我期待着2026年再来,探索所有我迄今为止还没去过的地方。