Wester Ross and Lochalsh: 40 Coast and Country Walks: Pocket Mountains - Softcover

Webster, Paul; Webster, Helen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907025057 ISBN 13: 9781907025051

Publisher: Pocket Mountains Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Wester Ross and Lochalsh are amongst the most popular areas for walks in the Scottish Highlands. The Lochalsh peninsula between the shores of Loch Duich and Loch Carron offers varied walking from villages such as Plockton as well as the region's main town at Kyle of Lochalsh.

Across the dramatic Mam Ratagan pass is the remote and secluded Glenelg peninsula, a tranquil and peaceful haven far from busy routes. Further north are Applecross and Lochcarron, with mountains that yield nothing in ruggedness to their more famous counterparts in Torridon, as well as attractive fishing villages and forest walks.

Finally around Gairloch is an area that has long been famous for its fine sandy beaches, many of them still very quiet. Inland is a vast area of little-visited, rocky peaks known to walkers as 'The Great Wilderness'. This latest pocket guide features 40 of the best walks in this popular area in an attractive and accessible format.

About this title

About the Authors

Paul has had a lifelong passion for walking and exploring the outdoors. The co-author and photographer of 21 books on Scottish walking, Paul was awarded the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year title in 2018. He lives in the Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands.

In 2003-4 Paul undertook a 4,000 mile continuous walk across Europe with his wife Helen.

He is the co-founder of the award-winning Walkhighlands website, a social network and free online guide for walkers in Scotland.

Helen's walking initiation began with enforced parental rambles and progressed through the Ten Tors expeditions on Dartmoor as a school pupil to the completion of a 4000-mile backpack across Europe with Paul in 2003-4. Helen is a firm believer that travelling on foot allows you to meet people and see things that would otherwise be overlooked and it's with this attitude that she co-founded the Scottish walker's website Walkhighlands in 2007. 

Originally from Devon, Helen has gradually been moving north and has lived and worked in the Scottish Highlands since 2005. She has co-authored 21 walking books about Scotland with Paul and is passionate about the need to conserve Scottish wild land while developing the local tourism industry to ensure that walkers visit time and time again to discover the huge variety of walks out there.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pocket Mountains Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1907025057
• ISBN 13: 9781907025051
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96