Full Description
Over 130 years ago, mountaineer Sir Hugh Munro published the first list of Munros - Scottish mountains with a height over 3,000 feet - and inspired the hobby of Munro 'bagging', a pastime which combines rugged adventure on a personal and literal journey around the Scottish Highlands with a nerdy compulsion to maintain a ticklist.
Peak Bagging Munros Volume 1 by Nicola Hardy (Munroist number 6,765) features 64 routes designed to link up the 141 most southerly Munros so you can enjoy the challenge of 'compleating' them at your own pace - over years, months or, in rare cases, even just a few weeks. It presents not only the most efficient routes, but does so in such a way that each route is a fantastic walk or run in its own right. The featured routes include the iconic Ring of Steall and Ben Nevis via the Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête, alongside classic entry-level walks up the likes of Ben Chonzie, Ben Lomond in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs and Mount Keen in the Cairngorms.
To assist you in building an itinerary, the routes are split into ten Highland hubs which include Glencoe, Fort William, Braemar and Pitlochry. These are chosen to be easy to access and with decent public transport links to help you make environmentally sustainable choices when you can. Base yourself in a Highland hub for a long weekend or a lengthier stay, springboard to Munro routes from each hub and return to access the recommended local facilities including shops, pubs and cafes.
In addition, the book is packed with useful information, including 1:40,000-scale maps, elevation profiles, route directions, public transport and parking details, refreshments, downloadable GPX files for each route, and custom timings for walkers, trekkers, fastpackers and runners. Along with stunning photography, there are rest day suggestions, accommodation ideas to suit multiple budgets and a series of supportive indices through which you can find suitable walks, whatever your current level of hillwalking experience.
Whatever your timescale for compleating Scotland's Munros, Peak Bagging Munros Volume 1 is the indispensable guide to this Scottish hill challenge.
Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
About the book
Safety
Glossary
Highland hub 1 - Arrochar
01 Beinn Bhuidhe
02 South-West Arrochar Alps
03 North-East Arrochar Alps
04 Ben Lomond
Highland hub 2 - Comrie
05 Loch Earn Munros
06 Ben Chonzie
Highland hub 3 - Oban
07 Ben More (Mull)
08 Beinn Sgulaird
09 Cruachan Horseshoe
10 Dalmally Munros
Highland hub 4 - Tyndrum
11 Queen of the Southern Highlands
12 Dalrigh Munros
13 Beinn Challuim
14 South-West Crianlarich Munros
15 Middle Crianlarich Munros
16 South-East Crianlarich Munros
17 Beinn Mhanach
18 Bridge of Orchy Munros
19 Achallader Munros
20 South Black Mount Munros
Highland hub 5 - Killin
21 Auchessan Munros
22 Glen Lochay Munros
23 Meall Ghaordaidh
24 Meall nan Tarmachan
25 Ben Lawers
26 North-East Ben Lawers Range
27 Loch an Daimh Munros
28 Glen Lyon Munros
Highland hub 6 - Glencoe
29 Ben Starav Three
30 South-East Glen Etive Munros
31 North-West Glen Etive Munros
32 Beinn a' Bheithir
33 Bidean nam Bian
34 Buachaille Etive Mòr & Buachaille Etive Beag
35 North Black Mount Munros
36 Sgorr nam Fiannaidh
37 Meall Dearg
38 East Mamores
Highland hub 7 - Fort William
39 Ben Nevis via the Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête
40 West Mamores
41 Ring of Steall
42 The Aonachs
43 The Grey Corries
44 West Loch Treig Munros
45 East Loch Treig Munros
46 Ardverikie Munros
Highland hub 8 - Corrour
47 Beinn na Lap
48 Munros North-East of Loch Ossian
49 Loch Ossian Munros
Highland hub 9 - Pitlochry
50 Meall Chuaich
51 Ben Alder Range
52 East Drumochter Munros
53 West Drumochter Munros
54 Schiehallion
55 Beinn Dearg
56 Càrn a' Chlamain
57 Beinn a' Ghlo
Highland hub 10 - Braemar
58 Carn Bhac
59 Spittal of Glenshee Munros
60 West Glen Shee Munros
61 East Glen Shee Munros
62 Glen Doll Munros
63 Lochnagar Horseshoe
64 Mount Keen
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