Travel · Hillwalking in Scotland
I enjoy getting out into the mountains and hills of Scotland, from the high plateau of the Cairngorms to the stunning ridges of the North-West Highlands. Before getting a car I explored Royal Deeside which is served by the excellent Stagecoach Buses running between Aberdeen and Braemar. For £14 you can purchase an Explorer ticket which can be used all day on any of their buses. I have used the 201 which runs hourly on a Saturday with the first bus departing Aberdeen at 07:45. I now have a car which is allowing me to get further afield and explore more remote areas of the country.
I am also a member of the Stocket Hillwalking Club, a very friendly group of Aberdeen-based walkers who hire a coach out for a monthly day walk. You can find out more about them on the Stocket Hillwalking Club website.
The reports page contains a record of my walks including a link to photos and my journal entry as well as route guides and other useful bits of information. I am also plotting my start points on a map for future use, this can be found here. For wild camping related stuff, which I am just getting into, see this dedicated wild camp page.
My photos have been featured in this guide to a traverse of Liathach on the excellent Walk Highlands website.
See my equipment list on this page
Statistics
| Year | Distance | Ascent | Munros |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.8 miles | 4,356 m | 7 |
| 2009 | 293.4 miles | 24,378 m | 22 |
| 2008 | 29 | ||
| 2007 | 1 | ||
| Totals335.2 miles | 28,734 m | 59 |
Links to Useful Information
Mountain Weather Service
Met Office Mountain Weather Forecast
Map of Scottish Mountain Webcams
Ordnance Survey
Scottish Mountaineering Club
Mountaineering Council of Scotland
Books
The Munros is an excellent book produced by the Scottish Mountaineering Club. It is a guide to each and every one of Scotland's highest mountains.
The Munros by Cameron McNeish is another excellent guide to Scottish mountains with suggested routes, walking times and stunning photography.
The Cairngorms, a Pathfinder Guide published by Jarrold, is a handy guide to a wide variety of popular routes in the Cairngorms covering everything from an afternoon stroll to a full day's expedition. It includes highlighted routes with maps taken from the Ordnance Survey and points out interesting features along the way.
Guide to Scottish Mountain Ridges, a Cicerone Guide