Inspirational guidebook to 50 challenging routes for mountaineers, scramblers, hillwalkers and fell runners, many long enough to backpack over 2 days, especially in winter (12 to 25 miles). A mix of classic routes and unsung gems across Scotland from Galloway to the Outer Hebrides in widely differing wild landscapes. With customised OS mapping.
Cicerone says:
Scotland’s mountains are among the wildest in Europe, thinly populated and still lightly touched by modern development. This is a hard empty land of rock, loch and bog, sculpted by glaciers and dominated by the elements but also a land of great beauty, with water and mountains in a unique balance. That rugged beauty, toughness and isolation are what bring hillwalkers, backpackers and fellrunners back time and again for some of the greatest mountain days (and nights) to be found anywhere in the world.
Some of the 50 walks described in Great Mountain Days in Scotland are well known classic challenges – such as the Lochaber Traverse and Cairngorms 4000-ers – while others approach a favourite mountain from a new angle or combine several in a testing way. Each one can be crammed into a single, long day or backpacked over two to spend a little longer in this rugged and addictive landscape.
Great Mountain Days in Scotland spans the whole of Scotland from the Southern Uplands to the Outer Hebrides, reflecting the rich diversity of the upland areas and the sheer quality of its finest peaks.
50 challenging walking or backpacking routes across Scotland, from 12 to 25 miles long, many with optional scrambles
several routes feature optional approaches by mountain bike or kayak
includes an index of 270 summits and ranges featured in the book
This is the third title in the Cicerone Great Mountain Days series, which include the Lake District, Snowdonia and the Pennines.
For nearly 50 years Cicerone have been producing guidebooks on recognised treks, regions, areas and general tips for hikers.
We have used them countless times and they've always provided excellent insight and knowledge that you only get through experience, giving you the edge to make your trip a success and more enjoyable too.
If you're a gram counter you can easily remove sections of the book to take with you making your own ultra-lightweight guidebook with only the essential sections that you require.
Routes possible year round, with major seasonal variations noted; winter conditions are more strenuous and serious, demanding appropriate skills and equipment
Long hard days on rough remote ground for fitter, more experienced hill walkers, overnight backpackers and ambitious runners; some optional scrambling; some optional approaches by mountain bike or kayak
Must See
Cairngorms 4000-ers, Arrochar Alps, Tyndrum's five Corbetts, Lochaber Traverse, Ladhar Bheinn and Loch Hourn, circuit of Loch Monar, Liathach and Beinn Alligin, Fisherfield Six, Foinaven from Loch Eriboll, Rum Cuillin traverse, Skye's Trotternish Ridge
Edition: First
Number of pages: 272
Size: 24.0 x 17.0 x 1.9cm
Weighs 760g
Contents
Introduction Getting around Camps, bivvies, bothies and howffs Maps and guidebooks Scrambles Seasonal variations Hazards Access – the legal situation The hill environment Using this guide Northwest Highlands 1 Ben Hope and Ben Loyal 2 Ben Klibreck 3 Foinaven 4 Ben More Assynt, Conival and Breabag 5 Suilven and Canisp 6 Seana Bhraigh and Càrn Bàn 7 The Beinn Dearg four 8 Traverse of the Fannaichs 9 An Teallach and the Beinn Deargs 10 Fisherfield Six 11 Beinn Eighe 12 Liathach and Beinn Alligin 13 Coulin Forest 14 Circuit of Loch Monar 15 Loch Mullardoch hills 16 Carn Eige, Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan and more 17 Cluanie Horseshoe from Glen Affric 18 Beinn Fhada, The Brothers and the Five Sisters 19 South Glen Shiel Ridge to The Saddle 20 Ladhar Bheinn and Loch Hourn 21 The Sgurr na Ciche range – a Rough Bounds round 22 Glen Finnan circuit 23 Beinn Odhar Bheag and the Rois-Bheinn group Lochaber, The Central and Southern Highlands 24 Creag Meagaidh 25 Ben Alder and the Geal-chàrn group 26 Lochaber Traverse 27 The Mamores 28 Glen Coe circuit 29 Black Mount Traverse 30 Glen Etive hills 31 Ben Cruachan, Beinn Eunaich and Beinn a’ Chochuil 32 Achallader’s five Munros 33 Tyndrum’s five Corbetts 34 Ben Lui, Ben Oss and Beinn Dubhchraig 35 Crianlarich hills 36 Arrochar ‘Alps’ 37 Ben Lawers group and the Tarmachan Ridge Cairngorms 38 Beinn a’Ghlo, the Tarf and the Tilt 39 Munros of Glen Feshie 40 Cairngorms 4000-ers 41 Beinn a’ Bhuird and Ben Avon 42 Lochnagar via The Stuic 43 Glen Clova circuit Galloway 44 Galloway hills The Islands 45 Glen Rosa circuit, Arran 46 Cuillin Traverse, Rum 47 Bla Bheinn, Sgurr na Stri and Sligachan, Skye 48 Trotternish Ridge, Skye 49 An Cliseam range, Harris 50 Uig hills, Lewis
Appendix 1 Walk Summary Table Appendix 2 Key Summits and Ranges Appendix 3 Further Reading Appendix 4 Useful Contacts and Websites
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