Walking guide to the Orkney and Shetland Isles, Scotland

• Location
• Description
• Contents
• Introduction
• Sample Route
• Maps
• Reviews

Introduction 

Wildlife  
Archaeology and History  
The Walks  
Getting to the Northern Isles  
When to Go  
What to Take  
Maps and Access  
How this Guide Works   

ORKNEY

Walking on Orkney   

Orkney Mainland

Walk 1    Mull Head and the Brough of Deerness  
Walk 2    The Deerness Memorial  
Walk 3    Wideford Hill   
Walk 4    Ward Hill   
Walk 5    The Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness   
Walk 6    Skara Brae, Yesnaby and Stromness   
Walk 7    Marwick Head and the Kitchener Memorial 
Walk 8    Brough Head   
Walk 9    The Loch of Hundland and Mid Hill   
Walk 10    Fibla Fiold and Mid Tooin   

Southern Islands

Walk 11    South Ronaldsay – Hoxa Head   
Walk 12    Burray – the Hunda Reef   
Walk 13    Hoy – Heldale Water and Tor Ness   
Walk 14    Hoy – The Old Man of Hoy, St John’s Head and Cuilags from Rackwick   
Walk 15    Hoy – Ward Hill from Moaness   

Northern Islands

Walk 16    Rousay – Knitchen Hill and the Trumland RSPB Reserve   
Walk 17    Rousay – Mid Howe Broch and the Westness Walk   
Walk 18    Rousay – the Suso Burn and Kierfea Hill   
Walk 19    Rousay – Faraclett Head   
Walk 20    Eday – Ward Hill and War Ness   
Walk 21    Eday – Noup Hill and Red Head   
Walk 22    Eday – Fers Ness and West Side   
Walk 23    Westray – Inga Ness to Noup Head   
Walk 24    Papa Westray – Mull Head and the North Hill RSPB Reserve   
Walk 25    North Ronaldsay – Coastal traverse   

SHETLAND

Walking on Shetland    

Mainland South

Walk 26    Jarlshof and Sumburgh Head  
Walk 27    The Ness of Burgi Iron Age Fort   
Walk 28    Fitful Head   
Walk 29    Around Fora Ness   
Walk 30    St Ninian’s Isle over the tombolo  
Walk 31    To the Taing of Maywick   
Walk 32    Deepdale from Maywick   
Walk 33    Sandwick to No Ness   
Walk 34    The Helli Ness Peninsula   
Walk 35    Muskna Field from Wester Quarff   
Walk 36    Scrae Field and the White Stone of Toufield  

Southern Islands
Walk 37    Fair Isle – the Climb to Ward Hill   
Walk 38    Fair Isle – Malcolm’s Head   
Walk 39    Fair Isle – a West Coast traverse   
Walk 40    Mousa – the Mousa Broch and RSPB Reserve  
Walk 41    West Burra – Kettla Ness   
Walk 42    East Burra – Houss Ness and the Ward of Symbister   

Mainland Central

Walk 43    Lerwick Old Town and the Knab   
Walk 44    Scalloway to the Hill of Burwick   
Walk 45    Fora Ness   
Walk 46    Easter Skeld to Skelda Ness   
Walk 47    The Scord of Brouster   
Walk 48    Staneydale Temple  
Walk 49    Mu Ness to Deepdale over Sandness Hill   
Walk 50    Ness of Noonsbrough   
Walk 51    Scalla Field and the Butter Stone  
Walk 52    The North Nesting Coast   

Central Islands

Walk 53    Foula – the Daal to the Sneck Ida Smallie  
Walk 54    Foula – the Sneug   
Walk 55    Foula – the Noup   
Walk 56    Bressay – the Ward of Bressay and the Ord   
Walk 57    Noss – the Noss Head Nature Reserve   
Walk 58    Papa Stour – Virda Field and Mauns Hill   
Walk 59    Whalsay – the Ward of Clett   
Walk 60    Out Skerries – Housay and Mio Ness   

Mainland North

Walk 61    Lunna Ness   
Walk 62    Ness of Hillswick   
Walk 63    Esha Ness from Tangwick   
Walk 64    Ronas Hill – Highpoint of the Shetland Isles   
Walk 65    The Beorgs of Skelberry   
Walk 66    Point of Fethaland   

Northern Islands

Walk 67    Muckle Roe – South Ham  

Walk 68    Yell – the Old Haa and Heoga Ness  

Walk 69    Yell – Ward of Otterswick  

Walk 70    Yell – the White Wife  

Walk 71    Yell – Stuis of Graveland  

Walk 72    Yell – the Gloup and North Neaps  

Walk 73    Unst – Valla Field  

Walk 74    Unst – Keen of Hamar  

Walk 75    Unst – the Horns of Hagmark  

Walk 76    Unst – Wick of Skaw  

Walk 77    Unst – Hermaness National Nature Reserve  

Walk 78    Fetlar – Lamb Hoga   

Walk 79    Fetlar – Funzie Ness  

Walk 80    Fetlar – Vord Hill  

Appendix Route summary table