Article · 11 Jun 2022
Adventures on the Orkney and Shetland islands
Stephen Dunnett visits the magical Orkney and Shetland islands and suggests that with a bit of planning, you can have an adventure on par with destinations much further away than...
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Article · 19 Feb 2022
A 2-week adventure on The Southern Upland Way
Kathryn Shore was looking for a walking adventure with minimal disruptions. With the route already defined and the accommodation flexible, walking a National Trail with a tent...
Article · 29 Jan 2022
Walking the Skye Trail during Covid
The Skye Trail is not as well trodden as the West Highland Way or Great Glen Way but, as Henry Clifford found out, this creates an even more magical route
Article · 18 Dec 2021
Winter walking on South Uist
In the Hebrides, snow is rare and fleeting. In 2021 the first real winter conditions arrived on South Uist in late January - worth getting out the boots for an excursion to Thacla.
Article · 21 Aug 2021
Discovering the Isle of Rum
Ester Carlomagno spent two months living on the Isle of Rum, volunteering at the Rum National Nature Reserve, where she went walking whenever the weather allowed
Feature · 29 Nov 2020
Tackling the Cuillin Ridge traverse
After a failed attempt on the Skye’s Cuillin Ridge traverse in 2019, Caroline returned this year to have another go. Taking the Cuillin Ridge Light approach, she managed to complete the route in a day. Here, she tells the story of taking on the...
Feature · 7 Nov 2020
Great Mountain Days in Northern Scotland
Cicerone’s Business Development Director Joe Williams has recently been exploring the far north-west of Scotland. In this article, he describes some of the classic mountain walking routes in the area, gives a few tips and suggestions, and urges...
Article · 16 Sept 2020
Fastpacking the Great Glen Way
In May 2017, Josephine Anselin set out on a three-day solo fastpacking trip from Fort William to Inverness, running 79 miles (121km) coast to coast through the Scottish Highlands. Usually treated as a long-distance hiking route, the Great Glen Way...
Feature · 15 Feb 2020
The Cuillin Ridge Light
The Cuillin Ridge Light is the best ridge in the UK for mere mortals. It uses cunning and knowledge to take the easiest line, hard climbs are bypassed and the bar of necessary experience and skills is lowered. You still ascend the Munros, climb the...
Feature · 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.
Feature · 6 Oct 2019
Cycling the north coast of Scotland
The North Coast 500™ is a 500-mile lap of Scotland starting and finishing in Inverness, which many people choose to do as a cycle tour. James Cox and his companions looked at this route but decided instead to design their own, cycling 498 miles...
Article · 1 Sept 2019
9 reasons why the Isle of Mull is the best place in Scotland for low-level walking
The Isle of Mull is part of the Inner Hebrides, the group of islands that run up the spectacular west coast of Scotland from Arran to Skye. It sits approximately half-way up,...
Feature · 3 Aug 2019
A day of synchronicity on one of the Big Rounds
David Lintern has written the first guide to Britain's 24-hour mountain challenges. It's a book about people and places and the magic that happens when they meet on equal terms...
Article · 13 Jul 2019
Scotland south to north: Mull of Galloway Trail
Christine Gordon's latest challenge to walk the length of Scotland began with the Mull of Galloway Trail and the Loch Ryan Coastal Path. Well, actually, it began with tea and...
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 · 20 Feb 2019
The Great Outdoors Challenge: Prep and planning
Peter Aylmer prepares for the annual event that stretches coast-to-coast across the Scottish Highlands, where one of the first challenges is to make it into the ballot. Here he...
Feature · 19 Dec 2018
Helicopter Rescue in the Hebrides
A routine walk on the Isle of Lewis turned into a terrifying experience for Peter Edwards and some visiting friends when one of them fell 200ft off a cliff. It could have been a fatal accident, but for the commitment and bravery of the emergency...
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.
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...