Torridon - A Walker's Guidebook

The guidebook has 52 walking routes up and around Torridon's mountains and moors on Scotland's west coast. The region of Torridon offers a great deal of potential for the walker. Expeditions ranging from low-level and fairly easy walks to ascent routes of Torridon’s best 32 summits, including nine Munros. 52 walks, many free-ranging over heather, grass, rock and marsh. Sketch maps show the route, plus stalker's and the other paths.

Torridon

A Walker’s Guide

Author

Peter Barton

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852840228

Availability

Temporarily out of stock

Price

£10.00

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Seasons

Year-round. Winter on the west coast often fairly mild, although equipment needed for snow and ice. High summer full of midges.

Centres

Shieldaig and Torridon. Some other small villages with or without facilities.

Difficulty

Walks of all grades; most avoid anything particularly difficult.

Must See

Munros, sea lochs, wilderness!

INTRODUCTION TO REPRINT 2004

INTRODUCTION

EASY WALKS
1.   Falls of Balgy and Loch Damh (Shieldaig)
2.   The Shieldaig Peninsula (Shieldaig)
3.   West Lodge. S. Shore Upper Loch Torridon (Shieldaig)
4.   Coire Mhic Nobuil (Alligin)
5.   Ardheslaig to Kenmore, old bridle path (Applecross Peninsula)
6.   Coulin Estate, Loch Clair and Loch Coulin (Glen Torridon)
7. Torridon (Fasag) to Inveralligin (N. Shore Upper Loch Torridon)
8.   Heights of Kinlochewe (Incheril)
9.   Toscaig to Airigh-drishaig (S. Applecross)
10. Coire an Laoigh of Beinn Eighe (Glen Torridon)
11. The cold hollow of Fuar Tholl (from Achnashellach)

LONG AND HIGH LEVEL WALKS
1.   Coire Mhic Fhearchair
2.   Walk round Beinn Alligin
3.   An Staonach - An Fur ridge
4.   The Great Corries of Beinn Bhan
5.   Walk round Beinn na h- Eaglaise
6.   Applecross / Croic Bheinn
7.   Heights of Kinlochewe / Gleann Bianasdail
8.   An Sgurr (Kishorn)
9.   Seana Mheallan (Glen Torridon)
10. Three Flowerdale minatures
11. Through walks

MOUNTAIN ASCENTS OVER 2,000 ft
Introduction
Liathach
Beinn Eighe

NORTHERN GROUP
1.   Beinn Alligin
2.   An Ruadh Mheallan
3.   Beinn Bhreac
4.   Slioch
5.   Beinn a’Chearcaill
6.   Beinn an Eoin
7.   Beinn Dearg
8.   Baosbheinn
9.   Meall a’Ghuibhais (mountain trail)

SOUTHERN GROUP
1.   Beinn Damh
2.   Beinn Liath Mhor
3.   Sgorr nan Lochan Uaine
4.   Beinn Liath Bheag
5.   Sgurr Dubh
6.   Beinn na h-Eaglaise
7.   (Beinn Shieldaig)
8.   Beinn Bhan
9.   Sgurr a’Gharaidh
10. Glas Bheinn
11. Sgorr Ruadh
12. Fuar Tholl
13. Maol Chean Dearg
14. Meall nan Ceapairean
15. Meall Dearg
16. Beinn a’Chlachain
17. An Ruadh Stac
18. Sgurr a’Ghaoiachain
19. Meall Gorm
20. Carn Breac
21. Beinn na Feusage