Scottish Hill Tracks
Scottish Mountaineering Trust (Verlag)
978-1-907233-52-4 (ISBN)
This rich, sprawling network journeys through farmland and forest, moorland and coastline, bladed ridges and high plateaux, deep glaciated glens and peatlands-and much else besides. An additional section and six new routes in the Western Isles contribute to a collective tally of 194,000m of ascent and over 7,600km of ancient tracks. Many of these are identified as Heritage Paths-historic routes which follow in the footsteps of Roman legionaries, mediaeval pilgrims and traders, cattle drovers and funeral parties, amongst others.
Many changes have since been wrought upon Scotland's landscapes, and-100 years on from where its origins can be traced- this sixth edition offers a fresh perspective, with full resurveys of each of the 350 hill routes and 175 variants that crisscross the country's mountains, hills and uplands.
Take a deep lungful of fresh air and feel the excitement of wide horizons, wild places and adventurous days, with a hill path winding ahead to lead you there. In Scotland, we are, as my mother would say, 'blessed' with the riches of the natural world that beckon at our doorsteps. To answer the call of the wild and to step outside offers each one of us the potential of freedom-the freedom to roam, the freedom to explore and the freedom to get to know our own country and ourselves in a uniquely intimate way. - foreword extract by Paul Murton.
Founded in 1845, ScotWays is an independent charity which upholds and promotes public access rights in Scotland. We are widely recognised as experts in the law and practice of access, and we advise on access problems, provide information and training, and maintain a vast database of routes in Scotland. The publication of this ScotWays guide is made possible by the support and dedication of around 130 volunteers who covered over 7,600km by walking, running, cycling or riding. Both long-standing and new volunteers contributed invaluable information and photographs, enhancing the accuracy of the Scottish Hill Tracks routes and enriching the Catalogue of Rights of Way (CROW). Their observations on obstructions, signposts, deviations and wildlife have been essential, and ScotWays is deeply grateful to them and their supporters.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.09.2024 |
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| Verlagsort | Glasgow |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 203 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| ISBN-10 | 1-907233-52-0 / 1907233520 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-907233-52-4 / 9781907233524 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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