Walking on the Isle of Arran - A Walker's Guidebook

45 walks selected to show the variety of Arran – from its mountain ranges, moorlands and forests to its coastline and dramatic cliffs, as well as the island’s rich historical heritage. Also includes nearby Holy Isle. Many routes overlap, allowing opportunites to create longer walks throughout the island.

The maps used throughout this guidebook are extracted from the Ordnance Survey Landranger sheet 69. The scale is 1:50,000, which is perfectly adequate for exploring the whole of the Isle of Arran. The Ordnance Survey Explorer sheet 361 also covers the Isle of Arran. The scale is 1:25,000, which offers more detail, especially in complex areas such as forests and farmland, or on rocky ridges in the high mountains. The map is printed on both sides of the sheet, with a very generous overlap between the northern and southern halves of the island. Ordnance Survey maps can be obtained widely from bookshops, or ordered through the website www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk.

Harvey Map Services produce a two-sided map of the Isle of Arran. One side of the map shows the whole of the island at a scale of 1:40,000, while the other side of the map shows the mountainous northern half of the island at a scale of 1:25,000. There are also small street plans of Brodick, Lamlash and Whiting Bay. Fine attention to detail on this map extends to showing the full extent of boggy ground around the island. Harveys first mapped the Isle of Arran in 1980 for the arduous Karrimor Mountain Marathon. Harvey maps are printed on waterproof paper and can be obtained from good bookshops, or ordered through the website www.harveymaps.co.uk.