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A guidebook to 100 graded routes including of the finest mountain walking in Scotland around Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, on either side of Loch Leven. This area offers the UK's greatest concentration of really magnificent mountains. From the Black Mount to the Grey Corries, from Ben Nevis to Buachaille Etive Mor, this is country for linking high peak to high peak along sharp and sometimes rocky ridges. Here too are low-level walks between, rather than over, these most spectacular of summits. Gentle footpaths from the Caledonian Canal to the Nevis Gorge and the birch woods of Kinlochleven are just the start. Beyond are great through-routes along empty glens by lonely bothies to the edges of Rannoch Moor. The area is notable for tent or bothy treks that are short (2-4 days), and well supplied with villages, railways and bus stops, but still serious in terms of remoteness and scenery. The region's 43 Munro summits are covered, including three scrambles. Low and mid-level routes are illustrated with 1:50,000 OS Landranger mapping
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Ronald Turnbull lives close to the Carsphairn and Lowther Hills. He was one of the first people to walk the Southern Upland Way. He is a runner as well as a walker, and in 1986 was awarded the Long Distance Trophy of the Fell Running Association for a non-stop journey over the 148 hills of Southern Scotland. Outside the Southern Uplands he walks, climbs, runs and writes about the Highlands and sometimes England.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
First of all this book is useful and worth buying. The author has a good writing style and obvious knowledge. There may be better options but I don't regret purchasing it and it was useful for route planning a walk into the Mamores from Kinlochleven.
The main problem with the book is that there are just too many walks. I suspect the author was trying hard to get to 100 walks for marketing but actually it would be a better book with just 50 walks and better description of each walk and more background information. The 'summit summary' overview maps for some areas (particularly Mamores where he has 19 routes) can get crowded and sometimes hard to follow with multiple overlapping walks. There are some small areas from O/S maps as well as his own overview maps (which are larger scale and don't have contours) but you really need a proper 1:25000 map as well as the book.
The Cicerone format of small books with plastic covers lets you take the book on the hill but limits the size of illustrations and maps. With a larger format book with bigger maps and pictures you can just photocopy the 1 or 2 pages for the actual walk you are doing and stick them in your map case to keep dry so the small size is not a critical advantage.
The main problem with the book is that there are just too many walks. I suspect the author was trying hard to get to 100 walks for marketing but actually it would be a better book with just 50 walks and better description of each walk and more background information. The 'summit summary' overview maps for some areas (particularly Mamores where he has 19 routes) can get crowded and sometimes hard to follow with multiple overlapping walks. There are some small areas from O/S maps as well as his own overview maps (which are larger scale and don't have contours) but you really need a proper 1:25000 map as well as the book.
The Cicerone format of small books with plastic covers lets you take the book on the hill but limits the size of illustrations and maps. With a larger format book with bigger maps and pictures you can just photocopy the 1 or 2 pages for the actual walk you are doing and stick them in your map case to keep dry so the small size is not a critical advantage.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Great book, covers a large area around the Westarn Highlands. The routes are well described and gives you a good idea of what to do. well worth the money
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is all you need as a walking guide and top tip reference. Its' colour maps and referencing to ordnance survey mapping boost you with confidence when reading through the various routes, informing you of the most minuscule detail to make your walk the most enjoyable.I found this book to be a great aid to choosing walks in the Lochaber region.
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