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The crossing from Oban to Coll takes between 2½hrs and 3hrs (depending on the vessel).

The crossing from Oban to Tiree goes via Coll and takes between 3½hrs and 4hrs (depending on the vessel).

Check the Caledonian MacBrayne website – www.calmac.co.uk – for timetables or call the port office at Oban on 01631 566688.

Flybe fly to and from Tiree from Glasgow Airport every day except Sunday; flights take approximately 50mins: www.flybe.com. Hebridean Airways fly to and from Tiree from Connel Airport near Oban on Monday, Wednesday and some Fridays. Flights take 35mins direct or 1hr via Colonsay: www.hebrideanair.co.uk, or Tel 01236 780120.

Maps, route finding and access

Heading north-east along the coast of Rum, Bloodstone Hill in the background (Walk 3, Day 3)

This guidebook includes detailed descriptions of 16 coastal and hill routes on these often rugged and sublimely beautiful islands. Some of the walks included here have not appeared in any previous guide: none of them with the Ordnance Survey route maps and detailed route descriptions in this guidebook. These are mostly demanding routes in terms of the terrain, length of route or both. The terrain covered is extremely varied, often challenging and mostly without waymarks or established footpaths. But the rewards are plentiful, as these routes traverse some breathtakingly beautiful scenery alive with a profusion of plants and wildlife and full of historical interest.