A-Z of WALKS and CATEGORIES
Argyllshire
'The complexity of the garden means finding your way around could be quite difficult. This has been avoided by the map issued to each visitor on arrival, and the larger versions of the same ...
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'Sometimes still known as the Younger Botanic Garden, Benmore Botanic Garden covers an area of some 120 acres or 48 hectares. Set within a bowl of steeply rising mountains, Benmore enjoys a spectacular setting. Starting from the car park and visitor centre in the valley of the River Eachaig, the garden climbs the lower slopes of A'Chruach or Benmore Hill to a high point at a spectacular viewpoint 450ft above sea level ... '
Benmore Botanic Garden [RBGE]
'The story of "the most beautiful shortcut in the world" began in 1771 when James Watt surveyed the district to find a course for the canal, originally planned by John Rennie. Read More...
'Follow the towpath along a remote Scottish canal in an idyllic setting. Take in almost the entire route of this scenic canal - but cover no more than eight miles!'
'The basic ground rule for the walk is simple; deviation from the five degree line has to be minimised and the line must be contacted at least once every day of the walk. Although there are a numbe ...
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'The five degree west line of longitude runs from the southern tip of the Cowal Peninsula to Cape Wrath and traverses some of the finest walking terrain in Scotland. The route described here was pioneered by the author in 2004 and attempts to follow the five degree line as closely as possible from south to north. It represents one of the most challenging long distance walks in Britain.'
The Walks are: [1] & [2]: Old Ruined Village & Paddy's Point - - - : [3] Duncan Ban Monument - - - : [4] Old Military Road - - - : [5] Parish Church & 18th Century Villages - - - : [6] & [7] Ki ...
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'Walks In and Around Loch Awe: 9 Easy Walks from Dalmally Post Office.'
'The village of Kinlochleven is surrounded by stunning mountains and scenery. The West Highland Way passes through Kinlochleven from the renowned Devil's Staircase from Glencoe and the village is a popular stop off point for walkers and brings a steady stream of visitors looking for accommodation before setting off the following morning to Fort William. The walks in Kinlochleven have a character of their own ...'
Glencoe and Kinlochleven [Walkhighlands]
'More island than mainland, the wonderfully unexplored Kintyre peninsula boasts hidden coves, deserted beaches along the wild Atlantic coast, tiny fishing communities, gentle hills, fabulous local ...
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'Tarbert to Southend across the stunning Kintyre Peninsula.'
'Established at the turn of the century, The Cowal Way ... runs the length of the Cowal Peninsula, passing through some of the most beautiful and varied landscape in the Highlands. The Cow ...
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'Known as Argyll’s Secret Coast, the Cowal Peninsula is an easily accessible yet little known area. Only an hour or two from the central belt, Cowal offers a gateway to the beautiful coastlines, dramatic scenery and diverse wildlife of the Scottish Highlands.'
'As would be expected from a route that goes right across the country the scenery is varied. The Way starts at a rugged sea loch in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and ends on a sandy b ...
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'Coast to coast long distance route across central Scotland from Arrochar to St Andrews, linking many places associated with Mary Queen of Scots. The route is largely off-road, using existing paths and tracks with some stretches of quiet country lane and short pathless sections.'
'The Stevenson Way is not way-marked like the West Highland Way and is very much a wilderness walk. You must be: self-reliant; an experienced hill-walker; able to use a map & ...
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'A unique wilderness walk across the heart of Scotland ... Based on the book Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson ... Centred around real historical events ... A great way to explore Scotland.'
Ian Logan
'With Loch Lomond, The Gareloch and Loch Long as recurrent scenic backdrops, the Three Lochs Way takes you on a fascinating journey through place and time as it links a necklace of communi ...
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'Gentle pastoral landscapes around Balloch are gradually replaced by the scenic drama of mountain, crag and loch as the the Three Lochs Way crosses the Highland Boundary Fault and heads towards the mountains of the Southern Highlands.'
Helensburgh and District Access Trust
[A] Very Easy and Easy Walks - - - : [B] Medium Walks & Easy Hills - - - : [C] Harder Hillwalks & Munros.
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'Walking & hillwalking in the Trossachs National Park is the best way of seeing this beautiful area on your walking holiday. The Trossachs area is near Glasgow and Edinburgh by car and is a great place to start Hillwalking in the southern highlands. Mountains, lochs, forests, old railway lines, rocky mountain passes, drove roads, there is something for everybody on hill walking holidays in Scotland ...'
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