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How to get outside in Scotland

Love getting outside? From Munro bagging to Stand Up Paddleboarding, here is how to explore Scotland outdoors!

Hills for Beginners in Scotland

Are you thinking of starting hill walking in Scotland? Before rushing off to bag a Munro, here are my recommended hills for beginners in Scotland.

The Best Short Walks in Scotland

I love getting outside for a ‘wee walk’. From loch side strolls to waterfall walks, here are my favourite wee walks in Scotland.

The best hikes in Scotland

There are hundreds of amazing walks right across the country from the Highlands to the Lowlands – but the best walks take a little more effort, here are my favourite day hikes in Scotland.

The best Munros for Beginners

It is the drama of the mountains which give the Scottish Highlands their character and with 282 Munros (mountains over 3000ft) to ‘bag’, climbing them is a national pastime – here are 10 Munros to climb.

The best loch walks in Scotland

With over 32,000 lochs in Scotland to explore, from the famous to the familiar, here are my favourite loch walks in Scotland.

HOW TO CLIMB A MUNRO

A beginners guide to climbing Scotland’s Munros – mountains over 3000ft

Hills for Beginners in Scotland

Are you thinking of starting hill walking in Scotland? Before rushing off to bag a Munro, here are my recommended hills for beginners in Scotland.

The best Munros for Beginners

It is the drama of the mountains which give the Scottish Highlands their character and with 282 Munros (mountains over 3000ft) to ‘bag’, climbing them is a national pastime – here are 10 Munros to climb.

SCOTLAND’S BEST HILLS

How to climb Schiehallion

How to climb Schiehallion or the Fairy Hill of the Caledonians, a great beginners’s Munro in Perthshire.

How to climb Ben Hope, Sutherland 

Ben Hope – the most northerly of all the Munros, is mighty isolated mountain with a a fabulous viewpoint across the far north of Scotland. Here is how to climb it.

How to climb Ben Vorlich [Loch Lomond]

Standing tall above the north end of Loch Lomond is the mighty Ben Vorlich (‘Hill of the Bay’) one of the the Arrochar Alps. Here is how to climb it.

How to climb Conic Hill, Loch Lomond

Rising just 350m above Loch Lomond, Conic Hill gives up one of the best views in Scotland – and achieved without much effort at all. Here is how to climb it.

How to climb the Pap of Glencoe

Giving a truly stunning view over the giant peaks of the Mamores, Ben Nevis and down to Loch Linnhe, here is how to climb the Pap of Glencoe.

How to climb the Cobbler [& thread the needle!]

Famous for its distinctive shape and rocky crags and the challenge of ‘threading the needle’, climbing the Cobbler is a great introduction to the hills in Scotland. Here is how to climb it.

How to climb Stac Pollaidh, Assynt

Assynt’s landscape of otherworldly rock formations is literally jaw-dropping – Suilven, Cul Mor, and one of the most popular hills to climb in Scotland – Stac Pollaidh.  Here is how to climb it.

Suilven: Climbing the lonely mountain

Above turquoise waters and white sandy beaches rise the otherworldly rock formations of Assynt in the Scottish Highlands. Climb the mighty Suilven for one of best hillwalking days in the whole of Britain.

Corrie Fee, The Cairngorms

On the southern edge of the Cairngorm National Park is Corrie Fee, Scotland’s most dramatic glacial valley. Let’s explore!

How to climb Ben Ledi, Callander

The Trossachs has beautiful woodlands, the pretty towns of Callendar and Aberfeldy, and one of my favourite hills in Scotland, Ben Ledi.