Hello, I'm looking for suggestions. I'm trying to encourage my teenage son out in to the mountains by taking him out to some "cool" or "awesome" peaks. Something exciting.

Where we are in the North East (Deeside), tends to have rolling hills, so might not be so thrilling for a teenage boy.

For reference, I'm thinking of: Clachnanben - granite tor Lochnagar - crags

Any other suggestions for the North East? Thanks

I will be in Glasgow for a week and a half i think and would like to give camping there a try. I know about trossachs and loch lomond near there but would like to go to other places. Ive only been at campings in the Netherlands so not extreme at all.

Dont know if its doable my biggest doubt is rain and wind and what tent i should get with a budget of about €500. Read a bit about staying dry on camping subs but havent found alot of information about gear recommendations.

Hi!

I was just wondering if you could help me identify this bug. We were not sure if these were ticks as they didnt quite match the characteristics.

Thank you!

I've got a trip roughly between 13th and 19th of October to come up to Scotland for some hiking.

At the moment it's a toss up between the Affric Kintail Way, or doing the WHW northbound, but starting after Loch Lomond (anything south of that doesn't really interest me!).

Which of these would you guys do?

I think I've got more time than I need for either of these, so I also have the option of jazzing up the WHW route using the "Not the WHW" book.

Thanks :)

Also open to other suggestions for the time I have available!

P.s. I have a car.

Hi! We’re currently in Glasgow and have planned parts of our itinerary, but still have a few free days ahead. - Free days from Aug 22nd to Aug 25th - Skye from Aug 26th through sept 2nd - Mull from sept 3rd to sept 7th - Free days from sept 7th to sept 9th (but plan on spending these days in the Highlands).

We are big hiking fans, and would love some recs for good day hikes. We were also wondering if spending the next days around Inverness was a good idea, since it feels like we have such little time in the Highlands. We’d like to visit places that tend to be less touristic, but still don’t want to miss out on the classic wonders of Scotland.

Cheers!

I’ll be in Scotland mid-October and would love recommendations for hikes that really show off the autumn colours. Ideally moderate trails (5-10 miles), with good access via public transport. Bonus if there’s a cosy pub nearby for after!

Last weekend was a fine one for a summit camp.

I'm wildcamping/backpacking with my friend the first week of September, and confirming my fears, the forecast calls for a fair amount of rain. Not the end of the world, but we would like to stay comfortable. We're bringing rain jackets, rain pants, handwarmers, and gaiters; any other recommendations? I figure a tarp wouldn't be worthwhile given a lack of trees to tie the ends to.

Cheers

Hi! I live in Edinburgh and don’t have a car, so I’m looking for ideas for longer day walks that are reachable by public transport and doable as a return trip the same day (I don’t mind an early start). I also don’t mind a long commute. I’ve already done most of the classic Edinburgh routes and know the Pentlands really well. I’m pretty fit and experienced with hillwalking, but I’ve run out of new ideas. Does anyone have recommendations for new places to explore?

We're returning to Scotland soon to finish the Cape Wrath trail we started last year (ended at Shiel Bridge and continued to hike the Skye trail).

We have about 3 to 4 days "spare" in case something goes wrong, we have to make a detour or are stuck somewhere without transportation or due to horrible weather. This way we can take the trail however it comes and we don't have worry or hurry.

Now should luck be on our side and we actually get to Cape Wrath in record time without any hickups and we still have those spare days, what should we do with them? Are there any day (or 2 day) hikes near Cape Wrath or Durness that are worthwile? Or something else we absolutely should do or see?

Might pass through Inverness on the way back so that could be an option for activities too, altough we prefer hiking.

Hey there! We are a couple of canadians flying to Scotland in two days. We’ll be traveling around the country and outside of our planned Skye Trail, we were wondering how easy it was to find good wild camping spots in the country side. We read that wild camping was legal in Scotland but how tolerated is it? Is there any kind of app or list where we can find these locations? Like here in Canada, we have the app "High Overlander" where people pin these places for future campers.

Thanks in advance!

Hello all. I’ll visit Scotland and stay in Glasgow for a few days next week. I’d like to do some outdoor trips in Loch Lomond national park and wonder if this is a reasonable itinerary for one day:

1. Early train from Glasgow to Balloch
2. Bus from Balloch to balmaha
3. Hike to Conic Hill then back
4. Return bus to Balloch
5. Rent a bike
6. Ride on west Loch Lomond cycle path (not all the way, likely)
7. Train back to Glasgow

Thanks!

Unbelievable how much of Scotland is torched each year so the rich can shoot wee birds.

I started kayaking this year and done quite a few kayak trips in the loch, I now looking for some river to kayak on so a bit more changing sceneries compare to loch. Any recommendation in Scotland? Preferably somewhere I can put in from a car park and take out near a bus/train station, or vise versa. I have a DS inflatable kayak so no white water please. Thank you!

Hi. Looking to walk my dog in the shade of the tree lined glen. OS shows a footpath but is it still there? Aerial views don't show much.

Hi! So I'm heading to Scotland for roughly a week at the end of September. I'd wanted to stay at Kingshouse but it didn't work out, so I had a plan to stay four nights in Inverness (because I did really want to see the town) and do maybe two hikes out from there using public transit. But trying to research the public transit options has not been very hopeful...a lot of the hiking destinations seem to be 'bus to this point then you have to take a taxi'. Meall Fuar-mhonaidh for example, the closest bus stops as I could figure out was still a two hour walk to the trail head. Same with Glen Affric? And I'm finding it a little overwhelming to figure out how to book a taxi...and I would imagine I'd need to book one to get me back to. but Google isn't being super helpful.

Am I looking at the wrong hikes? Are there actually fun hikes you can do that I could reach with public transit? Or I'm just missing something about how the taxi services work and how one would arrange that? Is Inverness the wrong place to go? Or do I really just have to be brave and rent a car if I want to get any hiking done (I'm American so driving in another country and one that drives on the opposite side of the road that I'm used to scares me). Sorry if this is a big info dump, it's doing my head in trying to figure a plan out and the biggest issue with solo travelling is no one to bounce ideas off of.

It's not too late to pivot on the Inverness plan. But I loved hiking in Scotland, it's my favorite thing I've ever done. I want to do some hiking.

Edit: could also just use feedback on the South Loch Ness Trail? I could just do that instead of Inverness, assuming I can find openings at the places to stay along the route? Would you recommend that trail?

Can anyone help me identify this bird feather?

Spotted in the highlands

Hi all, I just left scotland this morning and enjoyed myself thoroughly. I want to try come back to do some winter camping.

I have a full UL three season set up already and a thermarest x therm.

My trekking pole tent really did not like the storm last week and my quilt is a katabatic flex rated to -1C.

I want a four season tent and have been looking at the tarptent scarp 2. Are there any better alternatives? I want a tent that isn’t flappy as I had trouble sleeping some nights last week.

My current quilt is only -1C and will have drafts. I also have a synthetic 0C snugpak mummy bag. Can I just use the quilt over the mummy bag and will that be enough? Will I need a vapour barrier layer or something? If I want a single warm bag what should I look for?

I have 55L and 75L trekking bags. Will I need something bigger than those?

I have a fire maple remote canister stove which runs in propane butane mix. I assume I’ll need a new stove.

I have a pair of kahtoola Microspikes but no walking axe.

I have a pair of hiking boots but will I need a larger size to fit an extra pair of socks in?

What are the main differences in equipment between 3 season and Scottish winter equipment? Is there anything else I’d need?

Does anyone know if Melgarve Bothy on the southside of the Corrieyairack Pass is open? Hoping to use it in 2 weeks time.

Cheers

Hi all! Heading to Drumnadrochit in around 5 days. What are the midges like at the moment? We are camping - have nets / long sleeve and spray but just not sure what we’re walking into! (Photo of new forest for attention!) Thanks.

Hey guys,

I will be close to Crieff next week and planning to bring my flyfishing equipement. Any recommendations on flies for there? As far as my research goes permits can be purchased online.

Thanks