The Isle of Mull

A comprehensive walking guide to the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides. Mull is easily accessible from Oban on the west coast of Scotland. The 47 routes described in this book range all over Mull and also onto Ulva, Gometra, Iona and Erraid, and walks range from 3 to 14 miles long and from short circuits to demanding mountain traverses, but without posing any technical difficulties. The landscape is wild and rugged and outstanding for observing wildlife - deer are commonplace, golden and sea eagles grace the air, otters frolic at the water's edge, dolphins and harbour porpoise slip effortlessly by. This guide is also full of information about all the islands' history and their much-studied and endlessly fascinating geology and will appeal to those who know the Mull well as much as those who are discovering it for the first time. All routes described step by step and illustrated with the latest OS mapping.

Table of Contents:
PREFACE INTRODUCTION History Geology Plants and wildlife When to go How to get there Getting around Accommodation Communications Using this guide Access in Scotland Stalking Safety Maps Paths THE WALKS 1 NORTH MULL 1.1 Tobermory and Aros Park 1.2 Rubha nan Gall 1.3 Ardmore 1.4 Glengorm Castle and Dùn Ara 1.5 Loch an Torr and Glen Gorm 1.6 Quinish Point and Mingary Aird 1.7 Quinish, Glen Gorm and Ardmore 1.8 'S Airde Beinn and Crater Loch 1.9 Calgary Bay and Caliach Point 1.10 Treshnish 1.11 Beinn na Drise and Beinn Bhuidhe 1.12 Loch Frisa 1.13 Speinne Mòr 1.14 Salen and Cnoc na Sróine Hill Fort 1.15 Mull Coast to Coast: Salen to Killiechronan 1.16 Glen Aros 2 CENTRAL MULL 2.1 Garmony Point and Fishnish 2.2 Glen Forsa 2.3 Beinn nan Lus and Beinn Bhuidhe 2.4 Beinn Talaidh 2.5 Loch Ba 2.6 Glen More to Loch Ba 2.7 Corra-bheinn and Cruachan Dearg 2.8 Beinn nan Gabhar and Beinn Fhada 2.9 Ben More from Dhiseig 2.10 A' Chioch and Ben More via Gleann na Beinne Fada 2.11 A' Chioch and Ben More from Glen More 2.12 The Fossil Tree 2.13 Druim Mòr and Torosay 2.14 Dùn da Ghaoithe 2.15 Dùn da Ghaoithe Ridge 3 ROSS OF MULL 3.1 Gualachaolish and Carn Ban 3.2 Glen More to Lochbuie 3.3 Lochbuie to Carsaig 3.4 Carsaig Arches 3.5 Ardalanish 3.6 Tireragan and Tràigh Gheal 3.7 Ardtun 4 THE ISLANDS Ulva and Gometra 4.1 Livingstone Croft Trail 4.2 Ormaig and Cragaig 4.3 Beinn Chreagach 4.4 Round Ulva 4.5 Gometra Iona 4.6 Dun I 4.7 A northerly circuit 4.8 Port na Curaich Erraid 4.9 Erraid APPENDIX 1 Essential and supplementary reading APPENDIX 2 Glossary of Gaelic words APPENDIX 3 Useful information and contact details INDEX

About the Author :
Terry Marsh is a well-known outdoor writer. As a leading light in the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild, he has written extensively about Scotland's national parks. He is the author of many Cicerone guides, including 'The Isle of Skye', now in its third edition.