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 Always ensure you carry a map and compass and know how to use them. Many of the routes in this guide have sections without paths, and even on those that do it is easy to get lost, particularly in bad weather.

 Be sure to leave word with someone of where you are going and when you expect to return, and let them know when you do.

 Carry a first aid kit and a whistle to alert people to your location in an emergency. The internationally recognised distress call is six blasts on a whistle within a minute.

Access

The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 establishes a clear public right to access land in Scotland, meaning that so long as you act responsibly and do not interfere with the rights of the landowner, you are able to walk where you wish in the Scottish mountains.

The main potential access issue for most of the routes in this guide is deer stalking. The red-stag stalking season is from 1 July to 20 October, although the dates on which estates start stalking vary. The season for shooting hinds is from 21 October to 15 February. Roe-deer stalking is less common, but the roe-buck stalking season is from 1 April to 20 October and the doe-stalking season is from 21 October to 31 March.