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A guide to Mountains and
Hills in Scotland with
Links, Images and
Reviews.
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. Below is the
3,316ft Beinn Ime by
Arrochar
village. 
There are 221
hills/mountains 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.
The highest Ben Nevis is
4,408 feet.
The links below take you
to maps, the map links lead
to information and multiple
images of hikes/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
the Corbetts 2,500 - 3,000
ft, with images: View Map.
A click on map showing
the Grahams 2,000 - 2,500
ft, with images: View Map.
A click on map showing
the Marilyns sub 2,000 ft,
with images: View Map.
The only mountain summit
that cannot be hiked to,
has to be climbed, is
Sgurr
Dearg, at 3,235 ft, on
the Isle of Sky: View Info &
Images.
Photo tours of mountains
and hills up to 3,700 ft in
Central Scotland: View Page.
Photo tours of mountains
up to 4,408 ft in the
Highlands of Scotland:
View Page.
Photo tours of mountains
and hills up to 2,800 ft in
Southern Scotland: View Page.
Photo tours of mountians
up to 3,200 ft in Cumbria
northwest England: View Page.
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 you can
backtrack to lower ground.
An Ordinance Survey
Map, Compass, or even
a Hand Held GPS
should be taken. If you are
on top of a mountain with
no map or compass when it
clouds over, you may soon
become disorientated and
not know which way is
north, south, east or west.
If this happens, you are
supposed to wait until the
cloud clears.
Snow and Ice conditions
should only be tackled with
the correct equipment and
know how to use it, such as
crampons and an ice axe.
Knowing how to use an ice
axe to stop a slide, can
mean the difference between
stopping, and sliding over
deadly cliffs. Video.
Overhangs of Ice and
Snow can break off when you
stand on them, so be
careful on ridges and
summits with overhangs, as
there may be no rock under
the ice and snow.
Adders are venomous
snakes, up to 2 feet in
length, found in the UK
from March to October, they
hibernate underground in
winter. These are the only
poisonous snakes in the UK,
recognized by a dark zig
zag pattern down their
back. They vary in colour
from the most common brown
to reddish, grey and black.
They are not normaly
aggressive, and it seems
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, gaiters or walking
trousers are normally
enough to prevent a bite
should you tread on one. I
looked for adders while
hiking over 100 hills in 6
months to get photos, and
only saw one. It soon
disappeared down behind a
rock, so did not manage to
get a photo. It is not
advised to sit in long
grass on the hills or
mountains. More Information
& Images.
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