Walking guide to Jura, Islay, Colonsay - Hebrides, Scotland, UK

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18 May 2010
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9781852846107
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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.3cm
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250g
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208
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18 May 2010

Walking on Jura, Islay and Colonsay

by Peter Edwards

Guide to walking on the Southern Hebrides - Jura, Islay, Colonsay and Oronsay - Scotland, UK - featuring one classic 5-day trek along the west coast of Jura and 11 day walks across the islands, include a round of the Paps of Jura. True wilderness walking, rough terrain, spectacular coastline. Bases include Port Askaig, Port Ellen and Scalasaig. More...

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Seasons

spring and autumn are the best seasons, though many routes can be tackled all year round; winter Read More... can be wet and wild with short days and in summer midges and bracken can be a real problem

Centres

Jura – Feolin, Craighouse, Tarbert, Ardlussa, Kinachdrachd, Glengarrisdale, Ruantallain, Cruib, Read More... Glenbatrick Bay
Islay – Port Askaig, Port Ellen, Port Charlotte, Bowmore, Bridgend, Ballygrant, Bunnahabhain, Ardbeg Colonsay – Scalasaig, Oronsay, Kilchattan, Kiloran

Difficulty

the west coast of Jura or the round of the Paps are only for fit, experienced walkers and Read More... competent navigators; day walks on Islay and Colonsay are more accessible but demanding in terms of terrain and distances, only for well-equipped walkers able to navigate

Must See

5-day trek along the west coast of Jura; the round of the Paps of Jura; dramatic coastal Read More... landscapes garlanded; magnificent white sandy beaches; Atlantic-battered cliffs
 
 

Bernard Crick, ‘Orwell on Jura’, Spirit of Jura (Polygon, 2009)

A G Dawson, ‘West coast of Jura’, Geological Conservation Review, Volume 6: Quartenary of Scotland, Chapter 11: Inner Hebrides, 1993

Roger Deakin, Waterlog (Chatto and Windus, 1999)

David J Horne, The Geology of Jura (D G B Wright, Isle of Jura)

Geological Conservation Review, Volume 28, Coastal Geomorphology of Great Britain, Chapter 6; ‘Gravel and ‘shingle’ beaches’

John Mercer, Hebridean Islands: Colonsay, Gigha, Jura (Blackie, 1974)

Roger Redfern, Walking in the Hebrides (Cicerone, 1998)

Gordon Wright, Jura: A Guide for Walkers (D G B Wright, Isle of Jura)

Peter Youngson, Jura: Island of Deer (Birlinn, 2001)
 

 
 
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