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PREFACE

Connoisseurs of the Scottish Highlands will know that north-west Scotland provides some of the most magnificent mountain and coastal scenery in the world.

North of the Great Glen the sea-lochs cut deep into the western seaboard, giving fjord-like scenery, and islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides have a magic of their own. This side of the Great Glen most of the mountains are rocky and rise steeply from a rough and wild landscape dotted with sparkling lochs and lochans. Along the western seaboard there are far more Corbetts than Munros and most of these are magnificent mountains. In fact, there are no Munros at all in the wild Ardgour or Moidart, nor on the islands of Harris and Rum, and in the far north and west few of the spectacular isolated peaks composed of Torridonian sandstone reach Munro status.

A list of the 50 best walks on the Corbetts would contain at least 45 from north of the Great Glen!

You will find that most of the peaks in Volume 2 of this guide are tougher and more committing than the peaks described in Volume 1 and many could be daunting for the inexperienced walker in bad weather.

This guide is aimed at the walker who wants the most interesting route on the mountain, but even the peak bagger looking for the shortest way up might get more out of his ‘tick’ by following the routes suggested here.

Brian Johnson

Glen Barisdale, Knoydart (Route 31)