This comprehensive book is an excellent planning resource for those who
wish to venture into the Scottish mountains. Whether you are planning a
walk, scramble, climb or ski tour this larger format guide has all the
information the independent mountain lover needs.
The guide covers all the mountainous areas of Scotland from south to
north, divided into seven regions. Each regional chapter covers
individual glens important for mountain-goers, groups of hills that form
coherent massifs and individual hills of significance.
However, this is
not a route guide and detailed descriptions are not provided. The aim
of the book is to inspire and entertain as well as inform; to show
first-time visitors just what the Scottish mountains have to offer and
provide a new perspective for those who have been before.
In the descriptions author Chris Townsend has given his opinions as
to the relative qualities of the walks, glens, lochs, mountains and the
landscape in general and highlighted those he thinks are the best the
area has to offer.
CHAPTER 1: The Southern Uplands
1:1 The Southern Upland Way
1:2 The Galloway Hills
1:3 The Carsphairn Hills
1:4 The Lowther Hills
1:5 The Tweedsmuir Hills
1:6 The Moorfoot and Lammermuir Hills
1:7 Outliers
Access, Bases, Maps and Guides
CHAPTER 2: The Southern Highlands
2:1 The Campsie Fells
2:2 The Ochils
2:3 The Rob Roy Way
2:4 The West Highland Way
2:5 Ben Lomond and Loch Lomond
2:6 The Arrochar Alps
2:7 The Ben Lui Hills
2:8 The Trossachs
2:9 Ben More, Stob Binnein and the Crianlarich and Balquhidder Hills
2:10 The Loch Earn and Crieff Hills
2:11 The Glen Lochay Hills
2:12 The Bridge of Orchy Hills
2:13 Ben Lawers and the Tarmachans
2:14 Glen Lyon, Schiehallion and Aberfeldy
Access, Bases, Maps and Guides
CHAPTER 3: The Central Highlands
3:1 Ben Cruachan and Glen Strae
3:2 Glen Etive
3:3 The Black Mount
3:4 The West Highland Way
3:5 Glen Coe
3:6 Beinn a’Bheithir and Glen Creran
3:7 Rannoch Moor
3:8 The Mamores
3:9 Ben Nevis
3:10 The Aonachs and the Grey Corries
3:11 Loch Treig
3:12 Loch Ossian
3:13 The Ben Alder and Laggan Hills
3:14 The West Drumochter Hills
3:15 The Monadh Liath
3:16 Creag Meagaidh and the Loch Laggan Hills
3:17 Glen Roy
3:18 Long Walks
Access, Bases, Maps and Guides
CHAPTER 4: The Cairngorms
4:1 East Drumochter, The Gaick and Minigaig
4:2 Glen Tilt
4:3 Pitlochry and Killiecrankie
4:4 Glen Shee and the Cairnwell Pass
4:5 The Angus Glens: Glen Clova, Glen Doll and Glen Esk
4:6 Deeside
4:7 Strathspey
4:8 The Lairig an Laoigh Area
4:9 The Ben Macdui and Cairngorm plateau
4:10 Lairig Ghru
4:11 Glen Feshie
4:12 The Speyside Way
Access, Bases, Maps and Guides
CHAPTER 5: The Western Highlands
5:1 Ardgour, Morvern, Sunart and Moidart
5:2 Glenfinnan and Loch Eil
5:3 The Great Glen
5:4 Loch Arkaig, Glen Kingie, Glen Pean and Glen Dessary
5:5 Knoydart
5:6 The Glenelg Peninsula
5:7 North Loch Quoich and South Glen Shiel
5:8 Kintail and North Glen Shiel
5:9 Glen Affric and North Strath Cluanie
5:10 Glen Cannich, Glen Strathfarrar, Loch Monar, Strathconon and Glen Carron
5:11 The Cape Wrath Trail: Fort William to Achnashellach
Access, Bases, Maps and Guides
CHAPTER 6: The Northern Highlands
6:1 Applecross and Coulin
6:2 Torridon
6:3 Letterewe, Fisherfield and Dundonnell: Loch Maree to Loch Broom
6:4 The Fannaichs
6:5 Beinn Dearg and Easter Ross
6:6 Coigach and Assynt
6:7 The Far North
6:8 The Cape Wrath Trail: Achnashellach to Cape Wrath
6:9 The Sutherland Trail: Lochinver to Tongue
Access, Bases, Maps and Guides
CHAPTER 7: The Islands
7:1 Arran
7:2 Jura
7:3 Mull
7:4 Rum
7:5 Skye
7:6 Harris
7:7 South Uist
