Article · 6 Apr 2022
The Skye Trail: Everything you need to know
The Isle of Skye holds a special place in many people’s hearts. Its majestic mountains, stunning coastline, and Gaelic language and culture draw people back time and time again...
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Article · 26 Feb 2022
How to photograph the northern lights
Seeing the northern lights can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Photographing this spectacular, natural phenomenon is difficult, but James Rushforth has this advice.
Article · 7 Nov 2020
Great Mountain Days in Northern Scotland
Cicerone’s Director Joe Williams described some of the classic mountain walking routes in far north-west of Scotland, gives a few tips and suggestions, and urges everyone to make the journey north.
Feature · 27 Sept 2020
How to walk across Scotland
The best walks go all the way across, says Cicerone author Ronald Turnbull. Having crossed Highland Scotland nine times, he offers a few suggestions for a successful and enjoyable trip.
Article · 22 Aug 2020
Scottish Borders – attracting walkers for over 3000 years
Away from the crowds, the Scottish Borders offer a wide variety of walking, from gentle riverbanks to wild moorland above the 600m mark. Cicerone author Ronald Turnbull follows...
Feature · 15 Feb 2020
The Cuillin Ridge Light – what you need to know
Imagine seeing the distant jagged skyline of Skye's Cuillin Ridge from Elgol, seeing the first peak Gars-bheinn, then tracing the route along to the finish on Sgurr nan Gillean...
Article · 26 Jan 2020
Where Seabirds Land: Walking on Orkney
When Cicerone author Alex Kendall travelled to Orkney to walk among its world-famous ancient sites, he experienced Scottish coastal walking at its best and the company of its ever-present wildlife. Read about his experience here.
Feature · 12 Jan 2020
Successfully traversing Skye's Cuillin Ridge in winter
A climb of alpine proportions, epic scenery, and mile after mile of ridge make the Cuillin Ridge an adventurous and highly sought-after route that, says Adrian Trendall, should...
Article · 6 Oct 2019
Cycling the North Coast 500: everything you need to know
The North Coast 500 cycle route (NC500) is a 500-mile lap of Scotland starting and finishing in Inverness, Cyclists will be treated to mile upon mile of unspoilt wilderness with a...
Feature · 18 Aug 2019
Walking in Jura's geological wonderland
Cicerone author Peter Edwards rarely used to take the time to appreciate the environment around him when out on the hills, but a trip to the Isle of Jura in the Southern Hebrides prompted a change in his attitude.
Feature · 22 Jun 2019
The Great Outdoors Challenge: A first-timer reflects
In the second of his two articles, Peter Aylmer looks back on his first TGO Challenge experience. Would the landscape, the camaraderie and the weather live up to expectations?
Article · 15 Jun 2019
Classic Galloway: from Loch Trool over Merrick and Craignaw
If you like your wild landscapes really wild, if you like your lakes to have whooper swans in the middle and no ice-cream vans around the edge, if you like to have one foot on...
Feature · 15 Sept 2018
Conquering my fear on the Aonach Eagach ridge
Alice Stearn decided to face her fear of scrambling by attempting to conquer the infamous Aonach Eagach ridge.
Article · 9 Sept 2018
An introduction to the Southern Upland Way (Scotland’s Coast to Coast Walk)
The Southern Upland Way has it all – elegant border towns, the Galloway hills and plenty of wild camping opportunities. If you choose this trail for your annual walking holiday...
Feature · 2 Sept 2018
Hiking the Great Glen Way: a perfect introduction to long-distance walking in the UK
Jonathan Cook hikes his first long-distance National Trail, The Great Glen Way, which runs from coast to coast in the Scottish Highlands. Along the way he samples some of the most...
Feature · 12 Aug 2018
How to go ultrarunning with your partner – Ben Nevis Ultra Recce
Cicerone’s Joe Williams and his partner Caroline Holmes did a long training run on the route of the Ben Nevis Ultra, Skyline Scotland’s new race. In poor weather and with some...
Feature · 21 Apr 2018
Winter climbing in Scotland - an Easter weekend report
Armed with a box of maps and guidebooks, Joe Williams and Caroline Holmes decided to head to the Scottish Highlands for the Easter long weekend. They managed to do the traverse of...
Article · 15 Apr 2018
The Lochaber 4000s
There are only nine mountains over 4000ft in the UK, and they are all in Scotland. It’s a big but manageable day to walk the four in Lochaber in one go but Alex Kendall gives it a try.
Feature · 7 Feb 2018
Five quite different ways of having fun in Lomond and Trossach
Ronald Turnbull explores various hill and valley outings in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
Feature · 6 Mar 2017
Dipping a toe in the Cairngorms – a backpacking adventure in the Scottish mountains
If you are looking for a chance to escape the office and find real remoteness in the UK, then the Cairngorms are calling! Few other places in Britain bring out that primal feeling...