Mountain alternatives to 8 of the 9 stages of the West Highland Way
224 pages
8 hours of reading
Offering alternative routes to the West Highland Way, this guide explores paths over mountains, hills, and high passes, avoiding main roads. It presents unique options for each of the nine stages, along with additional day trips to Ben Lomond and Beinn Dorain. For those seeking preparation, two two-day routes are included for warm-up adventures, making it a comprehensive resource for hikers looking for varied experiences in Scotland's stunning landscapes.
This is the definitive reference to hillwalking for all walkers with everything they need to know to explore the countryside with confidence. Whether it's fellwalking, hillwalking, hiking or simply going for a stroll – a walk in some wild country is the world's favourite leisure activity. The British Isles, with our green and craggy hills, heather moors, silver rivers and thousands of miles of beautiful coastline, is one of the best places in the world to go walking. If you're in search of new adventures, invaluable advice and handy tips, The Hillwalking Bible is for you. This instructional manual gives a complete rundown on the gear you need and how to navigate with a compass, map and mobile phone. It includes advice on where and when to go, long distance walking, backpacking, wild camping, and walking abroad. As a respected author of walking guides, Ronald Turnbull brings together a lifetime of expert knowledge that'll improve your walks, big or small, with advice on scrambling, walking with children and dogs, and dealing with different weather conditions and emergencies. Ronald also includes 16 of his favourite walking routes, with stunning photography and maps, from the valleys of the Peak District to the Scottish Highlands. This book will encourage you to head out, feet first, into the hills and the wilderness of the UK's enchanted isles.
Ronald Turnbull has chosen 15 of the best short walks around Dumfries and
Galloway. Each walk comes with easy-to-read Ordnance Survey maps, clear route
description and lots of images, plus information on local beauty spots and
tasty refreshment stops. No challenging terrain or complicated navigation
means walks can be enjoyed by everyone.
St Cuthbert's Way runs for 63 miles (101 km) from Melrose in the Scottish
borders to Lindisfarne in the North Sea. The route passes abbeys, hill forts
and castles, and finishes barefoot with the Pilgrim Way across tidal sands.
The walk can be completed comfortably in 5 or 6 days and features a choice of
welcoming B&Bs; and pubs. On rainproof paper.
Walking guidebook to the highlands of Perthshire. Areas include Pitlochry,
Rannoch, Aberfeldy, Ben Lawers and Ben Alder. 80 graded routes between
Stirling and the Cairngorms explore grassy mountains and include 42 Munros, 22
selected Corbetts, 15 smaller hills and the Gaick and Minigaig passes. A range
of walks for all abilities.
This guidebook provides 45 day walks in the Scottish Borders. Separated into six sections, these walks are divided between the north and south Cheviots, Tweed, Ettrick, Moffat and Manor hills and feature main centres including Wooler, Kelso, Melrose, Peebles and Moffat. The guide's seventh section outlines long distance routes, including a walk along the Border from Gretna to Berwick-on-Tweed. Each walk features 1:50,000 OS mapping, comprehensive route description and plenty of information about points of interest along the route. The walks are graded and can be easily customised with alternative start points, route variants and shortcuts. The guide's introduction offers plenty of practical information about how to get there and where to stay, while the appendices list useful contacts and tourist information centres. The Scottish Borders are rich in both history and geology. These walks explore many historical sites, from Iron Age forts on hillsides to bastles and towers dating from the Border Reivers era. The stunning and varied scenery is a result of complex geological processes; a visit to Dobb's Linn showcases preserved fossils, while the coastline at St Abbs Head features iconic folded rock formations which are home to a myriad of birds including guillemots.
Guidebook describing mountain walks in the Galloway Hills of southern Scotland, covering Trool, Minnoch, Doon and Talnotry. Offering solitude and rugged natural beauty, this rocky, heathery wilderness presents some great hiking opportunities suitable for experienced hillwalkers. Includes summaries of longer backpack/bothy trips.
A guide to walking and scrambling routes in the beautiful Loch Lomond and the
Trossachs National Park. Over 70 graded low-level, mid-level and mountain
walks taking in hills, glens and picturesque woodland, as well as all of the
region's Munro summits. Highlights include Ben Lui, Ben Lomond, the Cobbler
and the Arrochar Alps.
Guidebook describing a selection of over 100 walks in the Cairngorms National
Park and Lochnagar, covering low-level, mid-level and mountain routes
(including 18 Munro summits) and both day walks and multi-day treks. From
gentle sandy trails to rocky scrambles, the routes suit most abilities, taking
in mountains, forests, lochs and moorland.
Guidebook to 44 varied day walks and over 100 summits in the Southern Uplands
of Scotland, stretching south-west from Edinburgh to the English border,
including the Galloway and Pentland Hills. Between 2 and 29km, there is
something for all seasons and all abilities in remote and rugged hill country.