All-in-one, practical guide to walking the Great Glen Way long-distance footpath.
The trail begins where the West Highland Way ends - at Fort William - and follows the Great Glen faultline to finish at Inverness after 79 miles (127km). The trail passes Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and Loch Ness and also follows the towpath of the Caledonian Canal.
It's a relatively easy week-long walk amongst beautiful Highland scenery but there's a high level option between Fort Augustus and Drumnadrochit that gives even better mountain views.
?This 2nd edition has been re-walked and fully updated.
Includes 38 detailed walking maps in two-colour style: the largest-scale maps available - at just under 1:20,000 (8cm or 31/8 inches to 1 mile) these are bigger than even the most detailed walking maps currently available in the shops.
Unique mapping features - walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest. These are not general-purpose maps but fully edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers.
With accommodation, pubs and restaurants in detailed guides to 15 towns and villages including Fort William and Inverness.
Itineraries for all walkers - whether hiking the entire route or sampling highlights on day walks or short breaks.
Detailed public transport information - Buses and trains for all access points.
Practical information for all budgets.
What to see; where to eat with reviews (cafes, teashops, pubs, restaurants, takeaways); where to stay with reviews (hostels, campsites, bunkhouses, B&Bs, hotels).
Downloadable GPS waypoints also included.
Written by Scottish hillwalker Jim Manthorpe.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Reviews for the previous edition: 'The perfect companion' - Adventure Travel; 'A definitive guide to the trail and would recommend it, both for planning your walk but also during it.' Backpack magazine;
Reihe
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Hindhead, Surrey
Großbritannien
Editions-Typ
Produkt-Hinweis
Broschur/Paperback
Fadenheftung
Illustrationen
40 colour photos, 4pp colour flower guide, 38 black and white large-scale trail maps and 10 town plans, 8 colour stage maps and 2 overview maps.
Maße
Höhe: 187 mm
Breite: 118 mm
Dicke: 12 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-912716-10-4 (9781912716104)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Jim Manthorpe has trekked in many of the world's mountainous regions from Patagonia to the Himalaya and Scandinavia to the Canadian Rockies. He is the author of four other Trailblazer guidebooks: Scottish Highlands, South Downs Way, Pembrokeshire Coast Path and Tour du Mont Blanc. He has also researched and updated numerous other Trailblazer titles. Jim lives on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands and also works as a wildlife cameraman and film-maker.
INTRODUCTION
The Great Glen Way
About the Great Glen Way 7 – History of the Great Glen Way 8
How difficult is it? 10 – How long do you need? 12 – When to go 13
PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK
Practical information for the walker
Route finding 17 – Accommodation 18 – Food and drink 21
Money 23 – Other services 24 – Information for foreign visitors 24
Walking companies 26 – Walking with a dog 28
Other options for the Great Glen Way 28
Budgeting 29
Itineraries
Village and town facilities 30 – Which direction? 31
Suggested itineraries 32 – Day and weekend walks 33
Hillwalking side trips 34
What to take
Keep your luggage light 34 – How to carry it 34 – Footwear 35
Clothes 36 – Toiletries 37 – First-aid kit 37 – General items 37
Camping gear 38 – Sources of further information 38 – Money 39
Maps 39 – Recommended reading 40
Getting to and from the Great Glen Way
National transport 41 – Getting to Britain 42
Local transport 43 – Public transport map 45
PART 2: MINIMUM IMPACT WALKING
& OUTDOOR SAFETY
Minimum impact walking
Economic impact 47 – Environmental impact 48 – Scottish outdoor
Access code 50 – Access 51
Outdoor safety
Avoidance of hazards 53 – Weather forecasts 54 – Water 54
Blisters 54 – Bites 55 – Hypothermia 56 – Hyperthermia 57
Dealing with an accident 57
PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT & NATURE
Conserving Scotland's nature
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) 59 – The Great Glen Fault 59
Campaigning & conservation organisations 59
PART 3: THE ENVIRONMENT & NATURE (continued)
Flora and fauna
Trees 61 – Flowers 65 – Mammals 67 – Reptiles 70
Butterflies 70 – Birds 70
PART 4: ROUTE GUIDE AND MAPS
Using this guide 74
Fort William 76
Fort William to Gairlochy 81 (Lochyside 82 – Caol 82
Corpach 86 – Banavie 87 – Gairlochy 87 – Spean Bridge 90)
Gairlochy to junction by Laggan Locks 94
Side trip to the Loch Lochy munros 98
Junction by Laggan Locks to Fort Augustus 101 (Junction by Laggan Locks to Aberchalder via Laggan and Loch Oich 101
Laggan 101 – Junction by Laggan Locks to Aberchalder via Invergarry, Invergarry link route 105 – Invergarry 106 – Aberchalder to Fort Augustus 110 – Fort Augustus 111)
Fort Augustus to Invermoriston 116 (High route from Fort Augustus to junction of routes 118 – Low route from Fort Augustus to junction of routes 120 – Junction of routes to Invermoriston 120
Invermoriston 120)
Invermoriston to Drumnadrochit 123
Drumnadrochit 131
Drumnadrochit to Inverness 136
Inverness 144
APPENDICES
A: Gaelic 151
B: GPS Waypoints 153
C: Taking a dog along the Way 155
D: Glen Nevis and Ben Nevis 157
E: Map key 165
F: Distance charts 166
INDEX 170
OVERVIEW MAPS & PROFILES 177
