Walking on Harris and Lewis - Richard Barrett

Walking on Harris and Lewis

30 Routes in the Outer Hebrides

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Buch | Softcover
192 Seiten
2013
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-567-4 (ISBN)
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A handy pocket-sized guidebook to 30 day walks on the Isle of Harris and Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides. Walks range from all-day routes in the high hills to shorter, lower-level walks that visit the world-famous heritage sites and antiquities. Includes the An Cliseam horseshoe, the stone circles of Calanais and Butt of Lewis lighthouse.
This walking guide describes 30 day walks all over the Isle of Harris and Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides. All easily accessible from Stornaway or Tarbet. Routes vary from short strolls to long wilderness hikes, high-level and low-level, and include the An Cliseam horseshoe, visits to ancient historic monuments like the stone circles of Calanais and the famous Butt of Lewis lighthouse, all illustrated with OS maps and dramatic photography. The routes in this guide range from 4km to 22km and take in most of the main summits as well as lots of the antiquities and other places of interest. A list of all the Marilyns (British hills of any height with a drop of at least 150m on all sides) on Harris, Lewis and St Kilda is included at the back. Much of the Long Island, as its known, is remote and walkers are not likely to encounter anyone else in their explorations, so these walks are for well-equipped, experienced hikers with good navigational skills. Tips are also included about walking on St Kilda, Berneray, Taransay, The Shiant Islands and The Flannan Isles, along with a short Gaelic glossary and route summary table.

Richard Barrett spent his working life as a professional marketer, but still found time for climbing, winter mountaineering and sea kayaking. Having fallen in love with the Harris Hills in 2007, he is now set to relocate to Màraig in North Harris, where he and his wife are building a guest house. This is his first book for Cicerone.

Introduction

So what is an island?
Geology
Flowers and vegetation
Wildlife
Getting there
Getting around
Where to stay
Safety considerations
Midges
Footwear
Access
Place names
How to use this guide

Harris

Introduction
1 Ceapabhal and Toe Head
2 Roineabhal from Roghadal
3 Coast to Coast on the Coffin Route
4 Beinn Dhubh
5 The Scholar's Path
6 Scalpay
7 Circuit of Tòdun from Urgha
8 Cleit Ard
9 Liuthaid and Mullach a' Ruisg
10 The Skeaudale Horseshoe
11 An Cliseam Horseshoe from àird a' Mhulaidh
12 Stulabhal, Tèileasbhal and Uisgneabhal Mòr
13 Muladal, Ulabhal, Oireabhal and Cleiseabhal
14 Tiorga Mòr
15 Huiseabhal Mòr, Oireabhal and Huiseabhal Beag

Lewis

Introduction
16 Ceann Loch Resort from Loch Ròg Beag
17 Griomabhal, Naideabhal a-Muigh and Laibheal
18 Mealaisbhal, Cracabhal and Laibheal a Tuath
19 Tamanasbhal, Teinneasabhal, Tahabhal and Tarain
20 Suaineabhal from Cairisiadar
21 Bhalasaigh to Bostadh on Great Bernera
22 Around Calanais
23 Dun Chàrlabhaigh and the Gearrannan Blackhouses
24 West Side Coastal Path
25 Beinn Bhragair
26 Around the Butt of Lewis
27 Heritage Trail between Tolstadh and Port Nis
28 A walk to the tidal island of Eilean Chaluim Chille
29 The deserted village of Stiomrabhaigh
30 Beinn Mhòr

Walks on St Kilda and Other Islands

Appendices

Appendix 1 Route Summary Table
Appendix 2 Common Gaelic/Norse terms
Appendix 3 Further Reading
Appendix 4 Marilyns on Harris, Lewis and St Kilda

Erscheint lt. Verlag 13.5.2013
Zusatzinfo over 80 colour photos and 32 colour maps
Verlagsort Kendal
Sprache englisch
Maße 116 x 172 mm
Gewicht 240 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Reiseführer Europa Großbritannien
Reiseführer Europa Schottland
ISBN-10 1-85284-567-8 / 1852845678
ISBN-13 978-1-85284-567-4 / 9781852845674
Zustand Neuware
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