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Hill walking in Scotland is an extremely
popular leisure activity with locals and
visitors from around the world. There are
283 mountains above 3,000 feet known as
Munros, over 4,000 people have now
claimed to have climbed them all. There
are 221 hills between 2,500 & 3,000ft
known as Corbetts and about 1,000 hills
about 2,000ft. Most have fairly safe
walks to the top and can be completed to
the top and back between 3 and 8 hours.
Also, altitude sickness begins at about
8,000 feet so all are below that with the
highest Ben Nevis being 4,408 feet. The
difference between a mountain and a hill
is normally regarded as a mountain has
steeper sides and a distinctive peak,
some hills are as high as some
mountains.
The links below from the maps and to
pages lead to information and multiple
images of walks/climbs.
The images and info are normally under
Walk Reports. When using the maps, click
on the red marker for a mountain then on
the mountain name to get to the walk
reports for that mountain with info and
multiple images.
A list of Scottish Mountains by most
climbed with photos: View
List.
A click on map showing all the Munros,
above 3,000 ft, with images: View
Map.
A click on map showing all the
Corbetts 2,500 - 3,000 ft, with images:
View
Map.
A click on map showing all the Grahams
2,000 - 2,500 ft, with images: View
Map.
A click on map showing all the
Marilyns sub 2,000 ft, with images:
View
Map.
The only mountain summit that cannot
be walked to, has to be climbed, is
Sgurr Dearg, at 3,235 ft, on
the Isle of Sky:
View Info
& Images.
A page giving photo tours of hills up
to 2,500 ft and walks in
Ayrshire/Southwest Scotland: View
Page.
A short list of Mountains in Scotland,
England & Wales hand picked not to be
missed: View
Page.
Things to look out for:
Clouds rolling in can make the descent
tricky so pay attention to the track you
followed up so it makes the descent
safer.
Adders are small venomous snakes, up
to 2 feet in length, found in the UK
countryside from March to October, they
hibernate underground in winter. These
are the only poisonous snakes in the UK,
recognizable by the dark zig zag pattern
down their back. They vary in colour from
the most common brown to reddish, grey
and black. They are not aggressive and
nobody has died from an adder bite for
over 20 years. Most people bitten by
adders have normally been tying to handle
them. Hiking boots with thick socks or
walking trousers are normally enough to
prevent a bite should you tred on one.
More
Information & Images.
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