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Difficulty

Rather than give any kind of grading of difficulty, the guide provides an overview of the type of terrain, gradient, exposure, length and need for navigation on each route, to allow you to judge for yourself how easy or difficult you will find a route. A very long walk without any exposure may be difficult for some, while a short walk down steep scree is easy, and vice versa. This allows you to match routes to your own skills and confidence.

Times

Timings given for each route are the walking time to complete the whole route. They are based loosely on 4km an hour plus 30 minutes for every 300m of ascent (Naismith’s Rule) and the author’s own timings. They do not include time for breaks, which should be added to give a clearer idea of the length of time needed. A 4hr30 route may appear short, but can easily become a full day out by the time you’ve stopped for lunch and had a couple of breaks.

Getting to routes

Details of the starting point for each route are given in the information box. In the majority of cases these refer to a car park, but where there is none, details of where you can park are given. Information on how to reach a route by public transport, where possible, is also included and while it is hard to reach many of Scotland’s mountains without the use of car, in an age of climate change we should all be encouraged to do so where we can.