Backpacker's Britain: Northern Scotland

30 short backpacking routes north of the Great Glen

Graham Uney (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2010
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-458-5 (ISBN)

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The guidebook covers 30 multi-day backpacking routes in northern Scotland's highlands and islands. Routes take walkers along rugged coastlines from the Shetland Islands to the Rough Bounds of Knoydart, and across mountain ridges from northern Skye to Glen Affric. Routes of 2, 3 and 5 days.

The Highlands of Scotland are one of Britain's great wilderness areas, particularly in the Far North. Backpackers venturing into these remote lands get a true sense of being away from it, and this book gives a superb starting point for those wanting to explore this wonderful mountain region. A total of 30 multi-day backpacking routes are described, along rugged coastlines from the Shetland Islands to the Rough Bounds of Knoydart, and across mountain ridges from the northern tip of Skye to the great trench of Glen Affric. Most routes take just 2 or 3 days to complete, but for those wanting an even wilder experience a handful of longer routes are also included. Covers all the main mountain regions north of the Great Glen, as well as many magnificent coastal walks on the islands of Shetland, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides, Skye and Rum. Accommodation information provided, as well as details of good camp sites, bothies and hostels for use during the walk itself. This is the third volume of Cicerone's Backpacker's series, and follows Volume 1: Northern England and Volume 2: Wales, both also by Graham Uney.

Graham Uney's love of the mountains has taken him to all corners of the UK and further afield to the Himalayas, North Africa and Europe. He indulges in his passions for backpacking, hill walking, rock climbing, winter mountaineering, orienteering and wildlife watching at home in the highlands of Scotland.

INTRODUCTION
Background
How to Use This Guide
Getting Around and Accommodation
Safety in the Hills
Navigation
Equipment
Food
Access and the Backpacker
Flora and Fauna

THE ROUTES
Route 1 Shetland - Esha Ness
Route 2 Shetland - Mainland South
Route 3 Shetland - Yell
Route 4 Orkney - Western Mainland
Route 5 Lewis - Western Mountains
Route 6 North Harris - Mountains and Moorlands
Route 7 South Uist - the Wild Eastern Coast
Route 8 Cape Wrath and Sandwood Bay
Route 9 Ben Hope
Route 10 Inverpolly
Route 11 Assynt from Inchnadamph
Route 12 The Munros of the Inverlael Forest
Route 13 Fisherfield and Letterewe
Route 14 The Applecross Peninsula
Route 15 The Fannichs Traverse
Route 16 Torridon from Shieldaig
Route 17 Coulin Forest from Torridon
Route 18 The Strath Carron Munros from Craig
Route 19 The Head of Strathconon
Route 20 The High Traverse of Glen Affric
Route 21 Beinn Fhada and A'Glas Bheinn
Route 22 The High Traverse of Glen Shiel
Route 23 Shiel Bridge to Glenfinnan
Route 24 The Mountains of Knoydart
Route 25 Skye - the Black Cuillin Lochs and Bealachs
Route 26 Skye - the Red Cuillin
Route 27 Skye - the Trotternish Ridge Traverse
Route 28 Exploring Raasay
Route 29 Discovering Rum
Route 30 Through the Cona Glen

APPENDIX I Useful Contacts
APPENDIX 2 Bibliography
APPENDIX 3 Route Summary Table
APPENDIX 4 Glossary

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.8.2010
Zusatzinfo	80 colour photos and 40 maps
Verlagsort	Kendal
Sprache	englisch
Maße	116 x 172 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien
	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Schottland
ISBN-10	1-85284-458-2 / 1852844582
ISBN-13	978-1-85284-458-5 / 9781852844585
Zustand	Neuware