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Cicerone Walking On Jura Islay Colonsay: Guide to walking on the Southern Hebrides - Jura, Islay, Colonsay and Oronsay - Scotland, UK - featuring one classic 5-day trek along the west coast of Jura and 11 day walks across the islands, include a round of the Paps of Jura. True wilderness walking, rough terrain, spectacular coastline. Bases include Port Askaig, Port Ellen and Scalasaig. The Southern Hebrides are an undiscovered walker‘s paradise – the west coast of Jura with its dramatic geology, glorious empty beaches and abundant wildlife, Islay famous for its birdlife, its historical sites and its distilleries and Colonsay with a tranquil character all its own, echoing much of the natural splendour of its neighbours. The terrain can be tough and trackless but the clear descriptions in this guide will introduce experienced walkers to some of the finest wilderness walking in the British Isles.; 12 walks and treks across all 3 islands; detailed information on cultural and natural history; illustrated with OS mapping and inspiring photography; £12.95

Cicerone Winter Climbs In The Cairngorms: A practical guidebook to the best winter climbing routes in the Cairngorms, on Creag Meagaidh noted for its classic ice climbs, Lochnagar and Braeriach. Routes include a wide range of grades, lengths and styles, from straightforward to exceptionally difficult. Scottish winter climbing is world renowned for its adventure and quality of experience. In three separate sections, the northern and southern areas of the Cairngorms National Park as well as the peak of Creag Meagaidh to the west of the main range, this guidebook offers a selection of some of the best winter climbing routes to be found in this beautiful mountain environment in the heart of Scotland.The granite peaks of the Cairngorms have extensive areas of high plateau and four peaks over 4000ft, while Creag Meagaidh is noted for its classic ice climbs. The guide also covers the well-known routes on the magnificent cliffs of Lochnagar and Creag an Dubh Loch, as well as the more remote and serious climbs on the corries of Braeriach and Beinn a'Bhuird.The major climbing venues of the Cairngorms have some of the finest winter routes in Britain. Some are easily accessible, others extremely remote, but the climbing is always superb. From long, varied routes to short, technical tests and a range of pure ice climbs as well as mixed routes to rival any others in the country, the Cairngorms is an exceptional range with something to suit all winter climbers.; routes illustrated in 51 colour photo topos; includes a wide range of grades, lengths and styles, from straightforward to exceptionally difficult; all climbs require a solid mountaineering background; £16.95

Cicerone Scotlands Best Small Mountains: When Sir Hugo Munro compiled a list of Scottish mountains over 3000ft back in 1891, he could hardly have predicted the enthusiasm that would arise for climbing them all. But the popularity of Munro-bagging has left many of Scotland’s finest mountains overlooked by walkers.This book sets out to champion some of those smaller peaks, selected for their character, location, views and sheer beauty. From the surreal landscape of The Storr in Skye to the imposing and rugged ridges of Quinag in Sutherland, this guide is, in its own way, an antidote to Munro-bagging. profiles and ascents of 40 mountains, right across Scotland a range of routes and alternatives for all abilities, illustrated with OS mapping; £12.95

Cicerone Speyside Way New Ed: The River Spey, famed both for its salmon and for its distilleries, flows almost a hundred miles, from the Monadhliath Mountains, past the Cairngorms to the Moray Firth.The Speyside Way official long-distance trail, offers easy walking on good paths and along disused railway lines. It runs for 66 miles from Aviemore to the old port of Buckie on the Moray coast, together with a 20-mile extension back to Newtonmore it makes a perfect easy week’s walk. Experienced walkers will also be able to reach the source of the river to follow it all the way downstream on various good routes.This guidebook also describes routes to the source of the Spey and linking routes to other official trails – the Dava Way and the Moray Coast Trail.Many sections of the three trails are also suitable for mountain bikes and information for cyclists is also included. full descriptions of the three long distance trails in the Moray region: the Speyside Way, Dava Way and Moray Coast Trail, as well as a combination of the 3 - the Moray Way extra information for mountain bikers, who can tackle most of the routes described background information about the many world-renowned whisky distilleries passed along the way; £12.95

Cicerone Coast To Coast Walk: This guidebook describes the Coast to Coast walk popularised by Wainwright. The walk from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay on Yorkshire’s east coast is now one of the most popular long-distance walks in Britain. At 178 miles (300km) long, the trail can be easily walked within a two-week holiday period. The guide is in three sections. The first gives the route description, from west to east, annotated with notes of geological, historical, industrial and sociological interest, together with information on natural history. The second section gives the route description only in an east to west direction, cross-referenced to the points of interest. The final section comprises a description of variant routes and lists some useful addresses.; £12.95