Book description
A guide to the best walking routes in the mountains of Torridon in the
western Highlands of Scotland. Based around Shieldaig and Slioch, the 52
day walks include easy walks to routes up Torridon's best summits,
including nine Munros. The mountains of Torridon rarely have clearly
defined paths to their summits, but the many excellent stalkers' paths
take walkers deep into wild territory and often give them a flying
start. To explore this remote and much-loved area of the Highlands fully
you need to be prepared to free-range over heather, grass, rock and
marsh and this guide will help you find the best ways across the
landscape. This book makes Shieldaig its base and covers the 200 square
miles south west of Loch Maree and north of the
Achnasheen-Achnashellach-Lochcarron road, as well as Slioch and its
environs. It offers a wealth of routes of different grades and differing
characters. It is also beautifully illustrated with Peter Barton's
original drawings, alongside clear OS map extracts. Routes described
include 11 easy walks, 11 long or high-level walks, ascents of 32
summits over 2000ft and 5 outline suggestions for major ridge walks.
Peter Barton produced this much-loved guide in 1989, after retiring to
Torridon following a career in surgery. The guide has been revised and
updated, in keeping with Peter's original style, by Chris Lowe, an
author of wildlife guides to the region, with Jim Sutherland, local
guide.
