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Walking the John o' Groats Trail

Coastal walking from Inverness to John o' Groats
Buch | Softcover
184 Seiten
2023
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78631-057-6 (ISBN)
CHF 29,90 inkl. MwSt
Guidebook to the John O' Groats Trail, a 235km long-distance walk from Inverness to John O' Groats in the far north of Scotland. The trail boasts stunning coastal scenery and fantastic cliff-top walking, while attractive towns and villages offer accommodation. It can be completed in around a fortnight.
A guidebook to walking the John o' Groats Trail between Inverness and John o' Groats at the northeastern tip of mainland Britain. Covering 233km (145 miles), this Scottish coastal trail takes 2 weeks to hike and is suitable for experienced walkers.


The route is described from south to north in 14 stages, each between 10 and 25km (6–16 miles) in length. Summary notes are also included for southbound walkers. An alternative start from Drumnadrochit is detailed, allowing walkers from the Great Glen to bypass Inverness.




Mapping is included for each stage
GPX files available to download
Detailed information on facilities, public transport and accommodation on route
Advice on planning and preparation

Andy Robinson is the author of The End to End Trail - Land's End to John o' Groats on Foot, and has worked together with Jay Wilson to create a guide to the John o' Groats Trail. Jay Wilson is the founding chair of the Friends of the John o' Groats Trail; he had the principal guiding role in the creation of the Trail.

Overview map

Key to stage overview maps

Key to stage maps

Route summary table

Introduction

The terrain in more detail

The hazards of the Trail

Transport links

Access considerations

Accommodation

Equipment

Wildlife

Climate and day length

Geology

Using this guide

The John o' Groats Trail

Stage 1 Inverness to Culbokie

Stage 2 Culbokie to Alness

Stage 3 Alness to Tain

Stage 4 Tain to Dornoch

Stage 5 Dornoch to Golspie

Stage 6 Golspie to Brora

Stage 7 Brora to Helmsdale

Stage 8 Helmsdale to Berriedale

Stage 9 Berriedale to Dunbeath

Stage 10 Dunbeath to Lybster

Stage 11 Lybster to Whaligoe

Stage 12 Whaligoe to Wick

Stage 13 Wick to Keiss

Stage 14 Keiss to John o' Groats

Bonus tracks

Stage A1 Drumnadrochit to Beauly

Stage A2 Beauly to Dingwall

Stage A3 Dingwall to Alness

Appendix A Useful contacts

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Cicerone guidebooks
Zusatzinfo 18 overview maps, 64 route maps and over 40 colour photos
Verlagsort Kendal
Sprache englisch
Maße 116 x 172 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Reiseführer Europa Großbritannien
Reisen Sport- / Aktivreisen Europa
ISBN-10 1-78631-057-0 / 1786310570
ISBN-13 978-1-78631-057-6 / 9781786310576
Zustand Neuware
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