Backpacker's Britain - Central & Southern Scotland
Backpacker's Britain: Central and Southern Scottish Highlands
by Graham Uney
A guidebook covering 30 multi-day backpacking routes in Scotland. The walks range from 2 to 7 days in length throughout the Central and Southern Scottish Highlands, such as the classic through-route in the Cairngorms. The book gives you all you need to plan your next Scottish wilderness trip. More...
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Activities
Backpacking, trekking, walking, wild campingSeasons
April to June and September to December are the best times for avoiding midges. January to March Read More... will give very hard conditions with most routes snowbound.Centres
Fort William, Callander, Crianlarich, Loch Lomond, Aviemore, Inverness, Arran, Islay, MullDifficulty
Most routes are circular but a few are linear. From two-day backpacking routes to a seven-day Read More... traverse. Prior experience of mountain walking and wild camping and good fitness/navigation skills required.Must See
The Scottish 4000ers Traverse, The Cairngorms High Level Traverse, Arran's High HillsAfter a comprehensive introduction and a general location map, each walk begins with an information box, indicating the start and finish, the number of days needed and the daily distance. There is then an area summary and a walk summary followed by additional information including campsites, bothies and hostels. It's a really useful book for planning longer walks, which could encourage walkers to go that bit further, and sleep at night rather than walking right through the darkness.
Strider (Lond Distance Walker's Association) April 2009
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