Walking on the Orkney and Shetland Isles

Graham Uney's work is split between writing and photographing for books and magazines and leading trips for Wilderness Scotland. Graham also runs navigation and rock climbing and winter skills courses for Wild Ridge Adventure (www.wildridgeadventure.com).

Introduction
Wildlife
Archaeology and History
The Walks
Getting to the Northern Isles
When to Go
What to Take
Maps and Access
How this Guide Works
ORKNEY
Walking on Orkney
Orkney Mainland
Walk 1 Mull Head and the Brough of Deerness
Walk 2 The Deerness Memorial
Walk 3 Wideford Hill
Walk 4 Ward Hill
Walk 5 The Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness
Walk 6 Skara Brae, Yesnaby and Stromness
Walk 7 Marwick Head and the Kitchener Memorial
Walk 8 Brough Head
Walk 9 The Loch of Hundland and Mid Hill
Walk 10 Fibla Fiold and Mid Tooin
Southern Islands
Walk 11 South Ronaldsay - Hoxa Head
Walk 12 Burray - the Hunda Reef
Walk 13 Hoy - Heldale Water and Tor Ness
Walk 14 Hoy - The Old Man of Hoy, St John's Head and Cuilags from Rackwick
Walk 15 Hoy - Ward Hill from Moaness
Northern Islands
Walk 16 Rousay - Knitchen Hill and the Trumland RSPB Reserve
Walk 17 Rousay - Mid Howe Broch and the Westness Walk
Walk 18 Rousay - the Suso Burn and Kierfea Hill
Walk 19 Rousay - Faraclett Head
Walk 20 Eday - Ward Hill and War Ness
Walk 21 Eday - Noup Hill and Red Head
Walk 22 Eday - Fers Ness and West Side
Walk 23 Westray - Inga Ness to Noup Head
Walk 24 Papa Westray - Mull Head and the North Hill RSPB Reserve
Walk 25 North Ronaldsay - Coastal traverse
SHETLAND
Walking on Shetland
Mainland South
Walk 26 Jarlshof and Sumburgh Head
Walk 27 The Ness of Burgi Iron Age Fort
Walk 28 Fitful Head
Walk 29 Around Fora Ness
Walk 30 St Ninian's Isle over the tombolo
Walk 31 To the Taing of Maywick
Walk 32 Deepdale from Maywick
Walk 33 Sandwick to No Ness
Walk 34 The Helli Ness Peninsula
Walk 35 Muskna Field from Wester Quarff
Walk 36 Scrae Field and the White Stone of Toufield

Southern Islands
Walk 37 Fair Isle - the Climb to Ward Hill
Walk 38 Fair Isle - Malcolm's Head
Walk 39 Fair Isle - a West Coast traverse
Walk 40 Mousa - the Mousa Broch and RSPB Reserve
Walk 41 West Burra - Kettla Ness
Walk 42 East Burra - Houss Ness and the Ward of Symbister

Mainland Central
Walk 43 Lerwick Old Town and the Knab
Walk 44 Scalloway to the Hill of Burwick
Walk 45 Fora Ness
Walk 46 Easter Skeld to Skelda Ness
Walk 47 The Scord of Brouster
Walk 48 Staneydale Temple
Walk 49 Mu Ness to Deepdale over Sandness Hill
Walk 50 Ness of Noonsbrough
Walk 51 Scalla Field and the Butter Stone
Walk 52 The North Nesting Coast
Central Islands
Walk 53 Foula - the Daal to the Sneck Ida Smallie
Walk 54 Foula - the Sneug
Walk 55 Foula - the Noup
Walk 56 Bressay - the Ward of Bressay and the Ord
Walk 57 Noss - the Noss Head Nature Reserve
Walk 58 Papa Stour - Virda Field and Mauns Hill
Walk 59 Whalsay - the Ward of Clett
Walk 60 Out Skerries - Housay and Mio Ness
Mainland North
Walk 61 Lunna Ness
Walk 62 Ness of Hillswick
Walk 63 Esha Ness from Tangwick
Walk 64 Ronas Hill - Highpoint of the Shetland Isles
Walk 65 The Beorgs of Skelberry
Walk 66 Point of Fethaland
Northern Islands
Walk 67 Muckle Roe - South Ham

Walk 68 Yell - the Old Haa and Heoga Ness

Walk 69 Yell - Ward of Otterswick

Walk 70 Yell - the White Wife

Walk 71 Yell - Stuis of Graveland

Walk 72 Yell - the Gloup and North Neaps

Walk 73 Unst - Valla Field

Walk 74 Unst - Keen of Hamar

Walk 75 Unst - the Horns of Hagmark

Walk 76 Unst - Wick of Skaw

Walk 77 Unst - Hermaness National Nature Reserve

Walk 78 Fetlar - Lamb Hoga

Walk 79 Fetlar - Funzie Ness

Walk 80 Fetlar - Vord Hill


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