Walking on the Isle of Mull, Ulva, Gometra, Iona and Erraid
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The Isle of Mull
by Terry Marsh
Walking on the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland. Includes routes on Ulva, Gometra, Iona and Erraid. Walks range from 3 to 14 miles long and from short circuits to demanding mountain traverses, but without technical difficulties. The Isle of Mull is wild, rugged and great for wildlife spotting. More...
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Seasons
Walking possible throughout the year, although the winter months call for winter mountaineering Read More... skills and equipment on the higher mountainsCentres
Tobermory; smaller settlements at Dervaig, Salen, the ferryport Craignure, Bunessan and Read More... Ffionphort, the ferry point for Iona; accommodation plentiful, but camp sites and budget hostels few and far between.Difficulty
few technical difficulties; walks cross rough, trackless terrain requiring walkers to be properly Read More... equipped and able to use map and compass.Must See
Mull’s only Munro, Ben More, and a fine cast of lower heights; great glens for linear walks as Read More... good as anything on mainland Scotland; spectacular coastline; wildlife.The Isle of Mull is rugged, in many parts untamed and trackless, and everywhere it offers walkers of all abilities something special. That wildness also makes Mull, and its outlying islands, outstanding places to spot creatures such as eagles, otters, dolphins and porpoises.
The routes in this new guide range from 5 to 22km (3 to 14 miles) and from short circuits close to civilisation to truly remote and demanding mountain treks.
- 47 walks right across Mull and also on Ulva, Gometra, Iona and Erraid
- illustrated step-by-step with colour OS mapping
- packed with information about the islands’ history and their much-studied and endlessly fascinating geology













