Walking in Torridon - Walks in the Mountains of Torridon

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Paperback - PVC

Published

14 Apr 2010

Edition

Second

ISBN

9781852844660

ISBN (10)

1852844663

Size

17.2 x 11.6 x 1.9cm

Weight

290g

Pages

224

Originally Published

14 Apr 2010

Walking in Torridon

by Chris Lowe, Peter Barton, Jim Sutherland

A guidebook to the best walking routes in the mountains of Torridon in the western Highlands of Scotland. Based around Shieldaig and Slioch, the 52 day walks described include easy walks to routes up Torridon's best summits, including nine Munros and suggestions given for 5 ridge walks. More...

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Seasons

It is possible to walk in the mountains of Torridon year-round; winter on the west coast is often Read More... fairly mild, although equipment is needed for snow and ice; high summer is full of midges

Centres

Shieldaig, Slioch and Torridon

Difficulty

walks of all grades; most avoid anything particularly difficult or technical

Must See

Munros, sea lochs and wilderness!

Overview map

Editor’s Preface to the New Edition
Introduction – Peter Barton
Geology and vegetation – Chris Lowe

Easy Walks

EW1   The Falls of Balgy and Loch Damh (Shieldaig)
EW2   The Shieldaig Peninsula (Shieldaig)
EW3   West Lodge, Loch Torridon and Loch Torridon Hotel (Shieldaig)
EW4   Coire Mhic Nobuil (Alligin)
EW5   Ardheslaig to Kenmore (Applecross Peninsula)
EW6   Coulin Estate: Loch Clair and Loch Coulin (Glen Torridon)
EW7   Torridon (Fasag) to Inveralligin (north shore Upper Loch Torridon)
EW8   Heights of Kinlochewe (Incheril)
EW9   Toscaig to Airigh-drishaig (southern Applecross)
EW10   The Coire an Laoigh of Beinn Eighe (Glen Torridon)
EW11   The Cold Hollow of Fuar Tholl (from Achnashellach)

Long and High Level Walks

W1   Coire Mhic Fhearchair (ascent of Beinn Eighe)
W2   Walk round Beinn Alligin
W3   An Staonach–An Fur Ridge
W4   The Great Corries of Beinn Bhan
W5   Walk round Beinn na h-Eaglaise
W6   Walk to Applecross or around Croic Bheinn
W7   Heights of Kinlochewe and Gleann Bianasdail
W8   An Sgurr (Kishorn)
W9   Seana Mheallan (Glen Torridon)
W10   Three Flowerdale Miniatures: Meall a’ Ghlas Leothaid, Meall na Meine and Meall Lochan a’ Chleirich
W11   Through Walks

Mountain Ascents over 2000ft

Introduction

Liathach
Beinn Eighe

Northern Group

N1   Beinn Alligin
N2   An Ruadh Mheallan
N3   Beinn Bhreac
N4   Slioch
N5   Beinn a’ Chearcaill
N6   Beinn an Eoin
N7   Baosbheinn
N8   Beinn Dearg
N9.   Meall a’ Ghuibhais (mountain trail)

Southern Group

S1   Beinn Damh
S2   Beinn Liath Mhor
S3   Sgorr nan Lochan Uaine
S4   Beinn Liath Bheag
S5    Sgurr Dubh
S6   Beinn na h-Eaglaise
S7   Beinn Shieldaig
S8   Beinn Bhan
S9   Sgurr a’ Gharaidh
S10   Glas Bheinn
S11   Sgorr Ruadh
S12   Fuar Tholl
S13   Maol Chean Dearg
S14   Meall nan Ceapairean
S15   Meall Dearg
S16   Beinn a’ Chlachain
S17   An Ruadh Stac
S18   Sgurr a’ Chaorachain
S19   Meall Gorm
S20   Carn Breac
S21   Beinn na Feusaige