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"Practical and easy-to-use guides full of relevant information and advice."
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This long-distance walk from Drymen to Pitlochry was developed by Rucksack Readers in partnership with walking enthusiasts. It runs for 79 miles (126 km) along some of Scotland's finest lochs and glens, using historic footpaths, a cycle route, forest tracks and some minor road. Many places are linked with Scotland's most famous outlaw, Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734). The Way offers superb views, and is less crowded and less strenuous than the West Highland Way. It is not fully waymarked as such, but the book gives detailed directions and most of the route is straightforward. Walkers are advised always to carry a compass, but are unlikely to need it unless walking an exposed section in winter. This book contains all you need to plan and enjoy your holiday: background on Rob Roy MacGregor, history, heritage and wildlife; summary of each section showing distance, terrain and food/drink stops; drop-down map showing the whole route in five panels (1:110,000); visitor attractions and hills to climb (Munros, Corbetts and Grahams); planning information for travel by car, train, bus or plane; foreword by Lord Steel of Aikwood; in full colour, with over 60 photographs; waterproof paper throughout.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Rob Roy Way: From Drymen to Pitlochry (Rucksack Readers) (Spiral-bound)
The Rob Roy Way is the newest of the Scottish long distance walks and Ms Megarry has wasted no time in producing another of her excellent little guides for it.The Rucksack Readers format is tried and tested and has proved an excellent companion to anybody setting out on one of these walks. Whether you are a long distance walker, or looking for an interesting and challenging day trek in Central Scotland, this is an invaluable guide. The sturdy, water resistant construction of the book, and its compact size make it ideal to go in the rucksack. The information offered is excellent and covers everything from planning, equipment and travel to places of interest along the way, history and wildlife. The photographs are excellent, whetting the appetite even before the walk. The maps fold down from the back and are clear and easily read. This new addition to Ms Megarry's Rucksack Readers series is another must have for anyone interested in walking in Scotland.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Rob Roy Way: From Drymen to Pitlochry (Rucksack Readers) (Spiral-bound)
I used the Rucksack Readers guide to the Great Glen Way and found some of the descriptions vague, but the guide generally OK. The GGW is however waymarked, the Rob Roy Way is not. I believe this is why the directions here proved to be inadequate in some places. Directions like "after 5 minutes.." are a bit of a joke as it depends on your walking speed, and the guide seems to vary its definition of "straight on", sometimes to mean 'continue in the direction you're travelling' and sometimes to mean 'do not deviate from the path'. This is a bad inconsistency. There is some good history in the guide, and suggestions for planning and side-trips, but it is in no way comprehensive. It feels like someone has done the walk, made some rough notes, and decided to cash in.WARNING: Do not attempt the walk with this guide alone, but be sure to have with you OS Explorer maps 347, 365, 378 and 386, and a compass. On the first day we had to resort to GPS to navigate forest roads, this guide was next to useless. In fact it would be better to read this, highlight the route on an OS map, and leave the guide at home. As for the route itself, some good Trossachs scenery, in particular Loch Tay, but a lot of walking on tarmac (mainly cycle route 7).
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Rob Roy Way,
By Pink Polly (Surrey. UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Rob Roy Way: From Drymen to Pitlochry (Rucksack Readers) (Spiral-bound)
The book, whilst interesting, was not precise enough to use as a guide, you definitely will need OS maps as well, particularly the Killin-Ardenaig stretch. Accurate distances would have been better rather than in a "short while" or "walk 5 minutes". The times they did use distances they swapped from imperial to metric and back again. A little more accuracy and it would be a good guide.
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