Walking in Torridon

This guidebook contains 52 day walks in Torridon, a remote and much-loved area of the Scottish Highlands. Based around Shieldaig and Slioch, the routes are split into 3 sections: easy walks, long and high level walks and mountain ascents over 2000ft including 9 Munros, and 5 outline suggestions for major ridge walks.

A guidebook to the best walking routes in the mountains of Torridon in the western Highlands of Scotland. Based around Shieldaig and Slioch, the 52 day walks include easy walks to routes up Torridon's best summits, including 9 Munros.This book makes Shieldaig its base and covers the 200 square miles south west of Loch Maree and north of the Achnasheen - Achnashellach - Lochcarron road, as well as Slioch and its environs. The guidebook offers a wealth of routes of different grades and differing characters between 2 and 14 miles in length. It is also beautifully illustrated with Peter Barton's original drawings, alongside clear OS map extracts. Routes described include 11 easy walks, 11 long or high-level walks, ascents of 32 summits over 2000ft and 5 outline suggestions for major ridge walks.The mountains of Torridon rarely have clearly defined paths to their summits, but the many excellent stalkers' paths take walkers deep into wild territory and often give them a flying start. To explore this remote and much-loved area of the Highlands fully you need to be prepared to free-range over heather, grass, rock and marsh and this guide will help you find the best ways across the landscape.

Overview mapEditor's Preface to the New EditionIntroduction - Peter BartonGeology and vegetation - Chris LoweEasy WalksEW1 The Falls of Balgy and Loch Damh (Shieldaig)EW2 The Shieldaig Peninsula (Shieldaig)EW3 West Lodge, Loch Torridon and Loch Torridon Hotel (Shieldaig)EW4 Coire Mhic Nobuil (Alligin)EW5 Ardheslaig to Kenmore (Applecross Peninsula)EW6 Coulin Estate: Loch Clair and Loch Coulin (Glen Torridon)EW7 Torridon (Fasag) to Inveralligin (north shore Upper Loch Torridon)EW8 Heights of Kinlochewe (Incheril)EW9 Toscaig to Airigh-drishaig (southern Applecross)EW10 The Coire an Laoigh of Beinn Eighe (Glen Torridon)EW11 The Cold Hollow of Fuar Tholl (from Achnashellach)Long and High Level WalksW1 Coire Mhic Fhearchair (ascent of Beinn Eighe)W2 Walk round Beinn AlliginW3 An Staonach-An Fur RidgeW4 The Great Corries of Beinn BhanW5 Walk round Beinn na h-EaglaiseW6 Walk to Applecross or around Croic BheinnW7 Heights of Kinlochewe and Gleann BianasdailW8 An Sgurr (Kishorn)W9 Seana Mheallan (Glen Torridon)W10 Three Flowerdale Miniatures: Meall a' Ghlas Leothaid, Meall na Meine and Meall Lochan a' ChleirichW11 Through WalksMountain Ascents over 2000ftIntroductionLiathachBeinn EigheNorthern GroupN1 Beinn AlliginN2 An Ruadh MheallanN3 Beinn BhreacN4 SliochN5 Beinn a' ChearcaillN6 Beinn an EoinN7 BaosbheinnN8 Beinn DeargN9. Meall a' Ghuibhais (mountain trail)Southern GroupS1 Beinn DamhS2 Beinn Liath MhorS3 Sgorr nan Lochan UaineS4 Beinn Liath BheagS5 Sgurr DubhS6 Beinn na h-EaglaiseS7 Beinn ShieldaigS8 Beinn BhanS9 Sgurr a' GharaidhS10 Glas BheinnS11 Sgorr RuadhS12 Fuar ThollS13 Maol Chean DeargS14 Meall nan CeapaireanS15 Meall DeargS16 Beinn a' ChlachainS17 An Ruadh StacS18 Sgurr a' ChaorachainS19 Meall GormS20 Carn BreacS21 Beinn na FeusaigeMajor Ridge WalksAppendix 1 Deer StalkingAppendix 2 Useful Information