Central and Southern Scottish Highlands – backpacking guide

Cover of Backpacker’s Britain: Central and Southern Scottish Highlands

A guide to backpacking in the Central and Southern Highlands of Scotland, with 30 trekking routes – ranging from 2 to 7 days in length - over the highest peaks in Britain. And these wild mountains, rocky coasts and long, winding glens are all within a couple of hours’ drive of Edinburgh or Glasgow.

Activities

Backpacking, trekking, walking, wild camping

Seasons

April to June and September to December are the best times for avoiding midges. January to March will give very hard conditions with most routes snowbound.

Centres

Fort William, Callander, Crianlarich, Loch Lomond, Aviemore, Inverness, Arran, Islay, Mull

Difficulty

Most routes are circular but a few are linear. From two-day routes to a seven-day 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 Hills

Backpacker’s Britain: Central and Southern Scottish Highlands

Author

Graham Uney

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

First

Published

11 Nov 2008

ISBN_13

9781852845278

Availability

Published

Price £12.00

This fourth book in the Backpacker’s Britain series takes trekkers, backpackers (and fellrunners) on a thorough exploration of the Central and Southern Highlands of Scotland with all its wild mountains, rocky coasts and long, winding glens. It offers a range of trekking routes from a superb traverse of all the 4000ft peaks, to classic through-routes in the Cairngorms and many weekend circuits over the highest peaks in Britain – all within a couple of hours’ drive of Edinburgh or Glasgow. Packed with information, this guide is all you need to plan your next wilderness trip.

30 multi-day backpacking routes, ranging from 7 days in length down to 2 (or perhaps 1 for very fit walkers and fellrunners)
routes in all the main mountain regions south of the Great Glen, including the Monadhliath, Cairngorms, Nevis range, Mamores, Glen Lyon Hills and Arrochar Alps
full information for each route about how to get there, accommodation at the start, campsites, bothies and hostels along the way and also contact details for the tourist information offices to find out more.