The Isle of Mull

Most walks in this guide, in whole or in part, cross tough, trackless terrain, but there are few technical difficulties and experienced walkers properly equipped will find them hugely rewarding. They range from 5 to 22km (3 to 14 miles) and from short circuits close to civilisation to long, remote and demanding mountain traverses. Mull's only Munro, Ben More, is supported by a fine cast of lower heights and threaded between them great glens, once used by drovers and their cattle, provide linear walks as good as anything on mainland Scotland. The coastline, ranging from sandy flats to exquisite raised beaches backed by cliffs once washed by the sea, is spectacular. The island is rugged, in many parts untamed and remote, elsewhere tranquil and exquisitely beautiful, and that wildness makes it an outstanding location for wildlife too.

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.