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Some of Julie and Lance’s Walking Routes: kml and gpx

 

North Highlands:

Arkle (near Scourie): Linear walk. Return Distance 10-miles. Accent 3200ft. Around 5-hours.

Conditions: good track most of the way. At times steep walking, but no scrambling required.

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Beinn a’ Bha’ach Ard (near Cannich): Distance 10-miles. Accent 3000ft. Around 5-hours.

Conditions: a fine walk on some good tracks and open hill side.

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Ben Stack (near Scourie): Distance 7.5-miles. Accent 2500ft. Around 4-hours.

Conditions: one of the best small mountains in the British Isles, with fabulous views.

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Ben More Assynt and Conival (near Lochinver): Distance 11-miles. Accent 3800ft. Around 6-hours.

Conditions: one of the harder routes here; a great mountain walk.

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South Highlands:

 

 

Ben Ledi Circuit (near Callander): Distance 6.5-miles. Accent 2700ft. Around 4-hours.

Conditions: the track north of the summit can be very boggy.

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Ben Nevis via Carn Mor Dearg (near Fort William): Distance 13-miles. Accent 5400ft. Around 7.5-hours.

Conditions: the hardest route in our list, this is the best route up Britain’s highest summit.

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The Devil’s Ridge (near Fort William): Distance 6-miles. Accent 3700ft. Around 4-hours.

Conditions: a mountain ridge walk with a degree of exposure – a Scottish classic.

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Ben Vrackie (near Pitlochry): Distance 5.6-miles. Accent 2200ft. Around 3-hours.

Conditions: a well-marked route up to a prominent summit.

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Fife and Perthshire:

 

 

Darn Walk, Ben Gunn’s Cave (possibly the inspiration for R.L. Stevenson, Treasure Island) and Glen Road Loop (between Bridge of Allan and Dunblane): Distance 7-miles. Accent 900ft. Around 3-hours.

Conditions: easy track most of the way, but a bit fiddly connecting the end of Darn Walk to the start of Glen Road. Glen Road is now blocked to through traffic – dedicated to cycling and walking.

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Backwater Reservoir Circuit (near Kirriemuir): Distance 7.3-miles. Accent 700ft. Around 3-hours.

Conditions: easy track all of the way.

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Cuilt Circuit as an extension of Backwater, or as a separate route.

Distance 5.3-miles. Accent 600ft. Around 2-hours, or around 4.5-hours combined.

Conditions: easy track all of the way.

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Bishop Hill via Glen Vale and Carlin Maggie (near Auchtermuchty):

Distance 6.5-miles. Accent 1100ft. Around 3-hours.

Conditions: easy track all of the way.

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Loch Ordie and Deuchary Hill (near Dunkeld): Distance 14.5-miles. Accent 2200ft. Around 6-hours.

Conditions: a nice and varied walk near Dunkeld.

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Rocks of Solitude (near Edzell): Distance 6.5-miles. Accent 300ft. Around 2.5-hours.

Conditions: an easy walk to a picturesque gorge.

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The Borders:

 

Rhymer’s Route (near Melrose): Distance 11-miles. Accent 1500ft. Around 5-hours.

Conditions: well signposted on decent track throughout.

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Jedburgh to Harestanes and the Waterloo Monument. Distance 13-miles. Accent 1170ft. Around 5-hours.

Conditions: easy to follow and decent track.

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Kelso to Roxburgh. Distance 7-miles. Accent 400ft. Around 3-hours.

Conditions: easy to follow river bank walk.

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Glentress Circuit from Peebles. 6.5-miles. Accent 825ft. Around 3-hours.

Conditions: easy to follow track and river bank.

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Baddinsgill Circuit (near West Linton): Distance 9-miles. Accent 2000ft. Around 4-hours.

Conditions: a little tricky to follow with some tracks and open moor.

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Northumberland:

 

Davidson’s Linn and Border Walk (near Alwinton): Distance 10-miles. Accent 1800ft. Around 4.5-hours.

Conditions: Cheviot hills classic. Some good tracks and open moorland.

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Davidson’s Linn direct. Distance 9-miles. Accent 1600ft. Around 4-hours.

Conditions: as above but lower maximum elevation – less windy.

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Harthope Valley and Coldgate Circuit (near Wooler): Distance 9.5-miles. Accent 1270ft. Around 4-hours.

Conditions: a classic Cheviot walk. Happy Valley can be boggy.

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The Lake District:

 

Skiddaw via Ullock Pike (near Keswick): Distance 8.5-miles. Accent 2900ft. Around 4.5-hours.

Conditions: a mountain walk on some good tracks and open fell-side.

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Grisdale Pike from Braithwaite (near Keswick): Distance 7-miles. Accent 2370ft. Around 4-hours.

Conditions: a classic fell walk on good tracks throughout.

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Grasmoor and Whiteless Pike (near Buttermere): Distance 6-miles. Accent 2600ft. Around 3.5-hours.

Conditions: a classic fell walk on established tracks.

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Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks (near Buttermere): Distance 5-miles. Accent 2250ft. Around 3-hours.

Conditions: a classic Wainwright walk on established tracks.

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The Fairfield Horseshoe (near Grasmere):  Distance 10.5-miles. Accent 3250ft. Around 5.5-hours.

Conditions: a Lake District classic. Harder than the above walks, but very satisfying.

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Coniston Old Man (near Coniston): Distance 7.5-miles. Accent 2450ft. Around 4-hours.

Conditions: a less well-trod route up a classic Lake District hill.

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