Suilven from Inverkirkaig
The usual way up Suilven is from Glencanisp, an approach I’ve taken many times. But a visit from friends gave us reason to try Suilven from a completely different angle …
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Quinag Point to Point Adventure
Most Quinag walks follow the same well-trodden circuit from the A894 car park — up Spidean Coinich, along the ridge to Sail Gharbh and Sail Ghorm, and back the way …
Ben Alder: Tour of the Ridges
This wild camping journey in Ben Alder Forest takes inspiration from Cicerone’s Scottish Wild Country Backpacking book. It starts from Dalwhinnie and takes in six of the area’s Munros: Ben …
A North Assynt Traverse from Foinaven To Quinag
Field notes from a tough but rewarding three-day long distance walk across north Assynt, taking on the Foinaven ridge and some of the lesser visited hills in this very remote …
Moine Mòr Munros via Glen Feshie Wild Camping Adventure
Here you’ll find my field notes from a three-day, 50km wild camping trip to some of the most remote hills in Scotland, including some of the highest in the UK. …
Gleann Leireag Walk from Tumore
Gleann Leireag (aka Glen Leireag) is a hauntingly atmospheric and remote glen on the western flanks of Quinag. While most visitors to this area head for the hills, we set …
Breabag Wild Camp From Inchnadamph to the Bone Caves
I’ve written before about wild camping around Breabag. This different route was a chance happening thanks to a visit with friends Charlie and Aileen from my Wiltshire days. We took …
Breabag, a quiet Corbett near Ben More Assynt
This is less of a trip report and more of a feature on one of my favourite local hills, Breabag, just south of Ben More Assynt. An ascent of Breabag …
Assynt Explore: Wild Camping Around Meall Horn
We had three dog-free days during a spell of some windy but reasonably good weather. The original plan was a circuit via Foinaven. But as this was our first backpacking …
Quinag from Tumore
Quinag’s dramatic western face is one of those hallmark views as you drive west from Lochinver. Its sheer, seemingly unscalable slopes make it look daunting for casual walkers, which explains …
Western Fannichs Munros – Meall a’ Chrasgaidh, Sgùrr nan Clach Geala , and Sgùrr nan Each
The Fannichs are a group of remote mountains in the northwest of Scotland near Ullapool. There are nine Munros in the Fannichs, and many require a rather long (and boggy) …
Arkle, Sutherland: Come for the Views, Stay for the Geology
Field notes from a hike up spectacular Arkle in Sutherland. With its fascinating geology and exciting ridge scramble, this is easily one of my favourite hills in Northwest Scotland! FYI: …
Scotland Crash Sites: The Mysterious B29 Superfortress in Succoth Glen
One Sunday last November 2022 we decided to seek out the remains of the American B29 Super Fortress that crashed near Strachur on 17th January 1949, just after the end …
Assynt Explore From Inchnadamph: Ben More Assynt South Top & Glen Oykel
The landscape around Ben More Assynt is a great area to explore on foot as there are numerous options all around depending on the weather and what you’re in the …
Northwest Scotland Wild camping: Glencoul, Glendhu, and Beinn Leoid
Assynt is one of my favourite places in Scotland for a backpacking trip. With few people and even fewer roads, it doesn’t take long to journey on foot into some …
Achmelvich Bay Walk via Alltan’abradhan
Achmelvich Bay is famed for its white sand beach at the south end of the bay. It’s a superb setting, popular with tourists, with a neighbouring caravan site adding to …
Ben More Assynt and Conival
Ben More Assynt and Conival are the only two Munros in Assynt and coincidentally, the closest Munros to our home base on the Stoer Peninsula. This there and back route …
Highlights From A North West Highlands Geopark Geotour
Just north of Ullapool in the far north of Scotland is the North West Highlands Geopark, a UNESCO status geopark comprising around 2000 square kilometres of coastline, beaches, mountains, peatland …
Glen Affric Munros + Wild Camp
My birthday tradition for years has been to start and finish the day in a tent, and so this year took me to Glen Affric, often described as “the most …
Mamores Traverse from Fort William to Corrour Station
The West Highland Train Line is one of the most scenic rail journeys in Scotland, travelling from Glasgow to Mallaig through mountains, moorland and lochs. The line also passes through …
Diary From a Northwest Highlands Road Trip
Highlights from a week in the northwest highlands…here’s my day-by-day notes from the trip where we took in some iconic hills including Suilven, Stac Pollaich, and Ben Nevis. To quote …
The Cobbler: Hike to a geological gem in Loch Lomond
The Cobbler (aka Ben Aurthur) is one of the most popular hills in the southern highlands and for good reason. Its distinctive “triple fang” outline is visible for miles and …
Cairngorm Glens Grand Traverse
I have a birthday tradition that involves starting and finishing the day in the outdoors (usually in a tent!) and 2022 was no exception. This year’s birthday getaway took me …
Bidean nam Bian and Stob Coire Sgreamhach
This was a weekend of many firsts, not least of which was our first time around this epic circuit in Glencoe via Bidean Nam Bian, the highest summit in our …