Backpacker’s Britain: Northern Scotland

The guidebook covers 30 multi-day backpacking routes in northern Scotland's highlands and islands. Routes take walkers along rugged coastlines from the Shetland Islands to the Rough Bounds of Knoydart, and across mountain ridges from northern Skye to Glen Affric. Routes of 2, 3 and 5 days.

The Highlands of Scotland are one of Britain's great wilderness areas, particularly in the Far North. Backpackers venturing into these remote lands get a true sense of being away from it, and this book gives a superb starting point for those wanting to explore this wonderful mountain region. A total of 30 multi-day backpacking routes are described, along rugged coastlines from the Shetland Islands to the Rough Bounds of Knoydart, and across mountain ridges from the northern tip of Skye to the great trench of Glen Affric. Most routes take just 2 or 3 days to complete, but for those wanting an even wilder experience a handful of longer routes are also included. Covers all the main mountain regions north of the Great Glen, as well as many magnificent coastal walks on the islands of Shetland, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides, Skye and Rum. Accommodation information provided, as well as details of good camp sites, bothies and hostels for use during the walk itself. This is the third volume of Cicerone's Backpacker's series, and follows Volume 1: Northern England and Volume 2: Wales, both also by Graham Uney.

INTRODUCTIONBackgroundHow to Use This GuideGetting Around and AccommodationSafety in the HillsNavigationEquipmentFoodAccess and the BackpackerFlora and FaunaTHE ROUTESRoute 1 Shetland - Esha NessRoute 2 Shetland - Mainland SouthRoute 3 Shetland - YellRoute 4 Orkney - Western MainlandRoute 5 Lewis - Western MountainsRoute 6 North Harris - Mountains and MoorlandsRoute 7 South Uist - the Wild Eastern CoastRoute 8 Cape Wrath and Sandwood BayRoute 9 Ben HopeRoute 10 InverpollyRoute 11 Assynt from InchnadamphRoute 12 The Munros of the Inverlael ForestRoute 13 Fisherfield and LettereweRoute 14 The Applecross PeninsulaRoute 15 The Fannichs TraverseRoute 16 Torridon from ShieldaigRoute 17 Coulin Forest from TorridonRoute 18 The Strath Carron Munros from CraigRoute 19 The Head of StrathcononRoute 20 The High Traverse of Glen AffricRoute 21 Beinn Fhada and A'Glas BheinnRoute 22 The High Traverse of Glen ShielRoute 23 Shiel Bridge to GlenfinnanRoute 24 The Mountains of KnoydartRoute 25 Skye - the Black Cuillin Lochs and BealachsRoute 26 Skye - the Red CuillinRoute 27 Skye - the Trotternish Ridge TraverseRoute 28 Exploring RaasayRoute 29 Discovering RumRoute 30 Through the Cona GlenAPPENDIX I Useful ContactsAPPENDIX 2 BibliographyAPPENDIX 3 Route Summary TableAPPENDIX 4 Glossary