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 HillsINTRODUCTION
Background
How to Use this Guide
Getting Around and Accommodation
Safety in the Hills
Navigation
Equipment
Food
Access and the Backpacker
Wildlife and Wildflowers
A Note on Measurements
THE ROUTES
Route 1 The Monadhliath from Aviemore to Kingussie
Route 2 Through Glen Roy
Route 3 Glen Einich and the Great Moss
Route 4 Through the Lairig Ghru
Route 5 The Lairig an Laoigh
Route 6 The Eastern Cairngorms
Route 7 The Cairngorms High Level Traverse
Route 8 The Glen Muick High Level Circuit
Route 9 Glen Lee and Glen Mark
Route 10 Mount Battock and Clachnaben from Glen Esk
Route 11 Jock’s Road and Tolmount
Route 12 The Glenshee Munros
Route 13 The Blair Atholl Munros
Route 14 The Grampian Glens Grand Traverse
Route 15 The Scottish 4000’ers Traverse
Route 16 The Ben Alder Forest
Route 17 The Glen Nevis High Level Traverse
Route 18 Fort William to Dalwhinnie
Route 19 Glen Coe from Appin
Route 20 Mull’s Wilderness Coast
Route 21 The Black Mount
Route 22 Across Rannoch Moor
Route 23 The Crianlarich Munros
Route 24 Ben Vorlich from Glen Artney
Route 25 Ben Lawers and Meall nan Tarmachan
Route 26 The Trossachs from Balquhidder
Route 27 The Munros of Glen Creran
Route 28 Ben Lomond and the shores of Loch Lomond
Route 29 The East Coast of Islay
Route 30 Arran’s High Hills
Appendix 1 Useful Websites
Appendix 2 Bibliography
Appendix 3 Route Summary Table
Appendix 4 Glossary of Common Terms












